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.
The gospel according to Forever 21 (Guardian)
"This is the American fashion chain run as a family business, the chain that, thanks to its "pile very high, sell very cheap" operation, has been a phenomenal success, with profits (in 2008) of $135m despite the fact that nothing it sells costs more than $65."
Mulberry Tops Fashion Retailers on Sales Boom (Bloomberg)
"The 40-year-old British luxury-handbag maker, is the world's best-performing fashion retail stock over the past year... Investors are betting Mulberry...will join the likes of Burberry Group Plc as an iconic luxury brand."
Designs on Doha (FT)
"Muslimah dress restrictions have paved the way for an accessories boom in the Middle East. For affluent young women here, however, designer accessories are not symbolic of money or aspiration but are simply the norm. So they increasingly seek out unfamiliar territory in the form of emerging designers."
Sitting in the lap of luxury (China Daily)
"While consumers in Japan, the United States and Europe are scrimping on luxury goods, the swelling ranks of big spenders in China are taking in whatever the "haute" houses in Paris or Milan can serve up... Luxury brands feel no constraint in boosting their prices to cover rising costs and foreign exchange losses."
Designers Revisit Copyright Protection (On the Runway)
"...Five years into a campaign by the Council of Fashion Designers of America to enact some sort of protection for original designs...One of the biggest differences in the new bill is that designers would have to prove that a copy is "substantially identical" to their originals, rather than "substantially similar."
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.
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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.