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.
<span class="post-quotemark">"</span>Private equity is about financial engineering, and that model is very difficult to apply to fashion and luxury, when it can take 30 years to really build a brand. It's very stressful on a company to keep going through" the break-ups and new make-ups that are involved with continual changes of ownership.
<em><span id="1870"><a bof-track="" class="kws_link imp clk profile_id_1870" content="Credited with driving the global success of Jimmy Choo, she has launched her eponymous 'buy now, wear now' brand." data-e="profile.link" data-id="1870" href="http://www.businessoffashion.com/community/people/tamara-mellon" img="profiles/asset/1870/ee17c6b1915cc6e52f10f0c43c4ce158573dca5f.jpeg" profile-popover="" subtitle="Founder & President, Tamara Mellon" title="Tamara Mellon">Tamara Mellon</a></span>, President and Chief Creative Officer of Jimmy Choo, <a href="http://blogs.ft.com/material-world/2011/05/22/tamara-mellon-makes-new-love-match-predicts-luxuryprivate-equity-divorce/" target="_blank">speaking</a> to <span id="488"><a bof-track="" class="kws_link imp clk profile_id_488" content="Her amusing and intelligent discourse on the business of fashion and luxury has made her a well-respected industry authority." data-e="profile.link" data-id="488" href="http://www.businessoffashion.com/community/people/vanessa-friedman" img="profiles/asset/488/23b450fdb674146a41a4c0441d2009ac7c69003e.jpeg" profile-popover="" subtitle="Fashion Director & Chief Fashion Critic, The New York Times" title="Vanessa Friedman">Vanessa Friedman</a></span> of the Financial Times, following the announcement of the acquisition of the luxury shoe brand by German luxe group Labelux from Towerbrook Partners, a private equity firm.<br> </em>
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.
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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.