The Business of Fashion
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Safilo "good investment" - Italy's Della Valle (International Business Times)
"The Della Valle family's stake in Italian debt-laden eyewear maker Safilo is a "good investment" and the company could do "great things" with a local rival, Diego Della Valle said in a Saturday newspaper interview."
Retail like-for-likes rise 2.8 percent in September (Drapers)
"Clothing and footwear sales grew in September, led by a strong performance from kidswear and back-to-school ranges."
Paris Fashion Week Goes Online (Business Week)
"The industry will either have to change the traditional runway show schedule, moving shows closer to the launch date for new collections, or prepare limited-edition collections that will be available at the time of the show. They could even offer customers the opportunity to click and buy—instantly—selected items in their shows."
The Department Store opens in New Zealand (Stuff)
"Karen Walker admits we're in a recession. But given sales across all areas of the fashion designer's business were up 35 percent last year, she uses another, more Darwinian term to describe the current economic climate: "It's also an edit," she says."
The house of Rocha (Independent)
"In the heart of Dublin, a gentle, inspirational, passionate man is the centre of a mysterious and extraordinary creative hub that is in turn the centre of a €200m-a-year Irish business."
From analysis of the global fashion and beauty industries to career and personal advice, BoF’s founder and CEO, Imran Amed, will be answering your questions on Sunday, February 18, 2024 during London Fashion Week.
The State of Fashion 2024 breaks down the 10 themes that will define the industry in the year ahead.
Imran Amed reviews the most important fashion stories of the year and shares his predictions on what this means for the industry in 2024.
After three days of inspiring talks, guests closed out BoF’s gathering for big thinkers with a black tie gala followed by an intimate performance from Rita Ora — guest starring Billy Porter.