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.
On the Straight and Narrow (IHT)
"It is back to the straight and narrow in New York Fashion Week. No more loose and sloppy casual clothes, easy sportswear or girlish frills. Women — grown-up women — are being asked to smarten up."
Who Buys These Clothes? They Do (WSJ)
"Many of the runway styles are actually purchased by a small group of customers, not all of them from the isle of Manhattan. And unlike celebrities and socialites, who often get designer clothes at no charge in exchange for publicity, these customers pay full price."
Puma feels pinch of higher wage, commodity costs (Reuters)
"German sportswear maker Puma joined rivals Adidas and Nike in warning of price rises for its products as a result of rising commodity and wage costs... the rising costs meant net profit would not grow as fast as sales in 2011, and margins would be lower."
Sally Singer Talks T (WWD)
"'For me, it's what I want from The New York Times on a weekend... I want a good, sexy, neurotic story about New York literary life in the Seventies. I want the New York Review of Book parties. I want a little Farrar, Strauss and Giroux. You have that literary dream of New York.'"
Anna Wintour talks exclusively to Telegraph TV (Telegraph)
"Anna Wintour... talks about Alexander McQueen's legacy and her favourites memories of his shows. She expalins why Rodarte, the avant-garde American label has the potential to be another 'McQueen' or 'Galliano' and reveals why she loves London's street style."
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.