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.
Slow Month for Retailers, but Strong Finish Is Seen (NY Times)
"Major sectors like apparel, luxury goods and jewelry experienced slight sales declines...but retailing analysts said the declines were minor and that many consumers were saving their powder for the day after Thanksgiving, the blowout shopping day known as Black Friday."
Cellphones That Speak Luxury (IHT)
"The market for mobile phones is 30 years old, at best, dating from the first commercial cellular system installed by N.T.T. in Tokyo, in 1979. Compare that with 300 years for watches. Consider it a sign, then, of cellphones' burgeoning promise in luxury circles that among the players who have staked fresh claims in the market this year are Swiss watchmakers."
Diamonds: An Investor's Best Friend? (WSJ)
"They are rare, beautiful, valuable and a girl's best friend but traditionally diamonds haven't really been considered an asset class in their own right. Diamonds do not have the "safe haven" status of gold, and their prices are more volatile than the precious metal."
Cerruti Opening Furniture Store (WWD)
"He might have sold his fashion label nearly a decade ago, but that's not stopping Nino Cerruti from pulling up a chair in Miami — literally... After being renamed Cerruti Baleri earlier this year, the family-run firm combines more than a century's worth of textile manufacturing know-how, fashion design and the craft of furniture design."
Gucci brothers design handbags (Grazia)
"If you can name-drop 'Gucci' in your new fashion line, you've pretty much got a sure fire recipe for success... Alessandro and Guccio Gucci, great-grandsons of Guccio Gucci who founded the iconic fashion house in 1921, want to make their own mark with their collection."
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.