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The State of Fashion 2019: An ‘Urgent Awakening’ for the Industry

BoF and McKinsey & Company's latest State of Fashion report forecasts a year of slowing growth, a paradigm shift between consumers and the fashion system, and a tipping point as Greater China overtakes the US as the world’s largest fashion market.
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Farfetch’s First Major Post-IPO Move: What Does It Mean?

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The BoF Podcast: Casey Gerald: 'The Way We're Taught to Live Has Got to Change'

The author and entrepreneur shares his personal and emotional process of writing his memoir in the final presentation at VOICES.
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News & Analysis

LVMH to Buy Belmond Hotel Group for $2.6 Billion

The acquisition is one of Bernard Arnault’s biggest and comes as consumers shift spending toward trips, health clubs, restaurants and entertainment and interest in shopping malls dwindles.
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Report: Diesel Founder Interested in Roberto Cavalli

Renzo Rosso is interested in buying the luxury brand through his OTB holding company, according to Italian paper Il Sole 24 Ore.
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Cultural Appropriation: Theft or Innovation?

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Some see cultural appropriation as inherently disrespectful, while others see it as vital to creative expression and innovation. Who’s right?

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