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.
Brazil's prosperity bursts forth on catwalk (AFP)
"Brazil kicked off Latin America's premier fashion event, Sao Paulo Fashion Week, Wednesday, with parades showcasing its economic prosperity and optimism."
S&P removes upscale Barney's from CreditWatch (Business Week)
"Standard & Poor's on Thursday affirmed its corporate credit rating on Barney's New York and removed it from CreditWatch...The rating agency also lowered its issue-level rating to 'CCC-' from 'CCC' and revised its recovery rating to '5' from '3', saying the company's value has diminished over the past few years."
Model students rewarded at Graduate fashion week gala (Guardian)
"Rebecca Thomson, a 22-year-old graduate of the Manchester School of Art, claimed top prize in the gala show at Graduate fashion week last night for a collection that mixed hand-pleated details with jogging bottoms - a look the designer dubbed 'casual couture'"
Why fashion on screen lacks style (Independent)
"As a film on Isabella Blow is planned, Geoffrey Macnab argues that haute couture and cinema are more likely to clash than complement."
Designer from Nepal who cracked New York (AFP)
"The young Nepalese fashion designer Prabal Gurung has been courted by the world's top style magazines and won plaudits for his creations from some of Hollywood's best-known actresses.But it was not until Michelle Obama attended a function wearing a dress he designed that his parents, who live in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu, finally believed he had made it."
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.