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.
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(IHT)
"H&M has a particular reason to welcome the [Lanvin] collection to Paris: a new 2,800-square meter... store on the Champs-Élysées, designed by the French architect Jean Nouvel — the first time a 'fast fashion' chain has followed the architectural route."
Coach Gallops Into Europe (IHT)
"Mr. Frankfort, chairman and CEO of the American accessories company, was on a whirlwind tour of Europe recently, taking in both Coach's first move into France at Printemps and a Spanish collaboration with the department store El Corte Inglés."
2010 FN Power 100 (WWD)
"Leaders began to regroup, restrategize and [find] innovative ways to conquer the retail market. It's no wonder footwear has been a leading category, rebounding much faster than apparel and, oftentimes, saving the bottom lines of department stores."
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Fast Retailing's Uniqlo Posts Store-Sales Decline (Bloomberg)
"Fast Retailing Co., Asia's biggest clothing chain operator, posted the smallest sales decline in three months for its Uniqlo stores in Japan as cold weather in the final week of October spurred demand for winter apparel."
100 Years of WWD (NY Times)
"Women's Wear Daily, the quippy and quirky trade paper of the garment industry, marked its centennial with a commemorative magazine out Monday that traces the evolution of fashion and also of its own coverage of fashion."
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.