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Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Gap earnings rise but sales fall (Drapers)
"Total international sales fell slightly to $505 million over the fourth quarter."
US economy contracts 6.2% (FT)
"The US economy contracted by an annualised 6.2 per cent in the final quarter of last year, revised government figures showed on Friday, the sharpest quarterly contraction since 1982 and a sign of an even deeper recession."
Reiss plans young, cheaper sub-brand (Drapers)
"Premium high-street chain Reiss is launching a younger, lower-priced sub-brand for Autumn to widen its customer base."
Despite IT Bankrupcty, Just Cavalli Presents Collection (New York Times)
With the collapse of its manufacturing firm Ittierre, Just Cavalli forges on with a presentation in Milan.
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.
Photographer Misan Harriman, artists Rita Ora and Billy Porter and designer Diane von Furstenberg shared their experiences translating pain into art and impact.
Designers Jonathan Anderson and Diane von Furstenberg, actor-filmmaker Dan Levy, Uniqlo’s John C Jay and others spoke about the state of creation in an age of artificial intelligence and corporate mediocrity.
Generative AI is already changing fields such as design and marketing, and while it presents a number of very real threats, it also holds potential benefits for all of humanity.