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.
Lunch with the FT: Alexandra Shulman (FT)
"But she is a big deal, and this is a big year for her and for Vogue. It's Shulman's 20-year anniversary as editor, this month she's publishing her first novel, Can We Still be Friends, and Vogue is staging its first festival."
Discount fashion chains feel the pinch (FT)
"In a market under pressure there are winners and losers. Fashion-conscious consumers are still making purchases but cutting back on the number as household budgets are squeezed, placing a strain on retailers whose model relies on selling cheap items in bulk."
H&M March same store sales up 16 pct (Reuters)
"Warm weather fuelled the biggest rise in monthly sales at Hennes & Mauritz for five years in March, although the world's second-biggest fashion retailer signalled a weaker start to April as colder temperatures returned."
Jon Moulton's Better Capital buys fashion brand Jaeger (Telegraph)
"Better Capital said in a statement it had bought the secured debt and a 90pc of the high-end fashion brand, which saw it profits fall by two-thirds last year as the downturn on the British high street took its toll."
Goot, Lee pull out of Fashion Week (Sydney Morning Herald)
"Two big-name Australian designers announced their withdrawal from this year's Australian Fashion Week this morning, a mere fortnight before the prestigious industry-only event in Sydney is scheduled to start."
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.