Philipp Plein is going for it, and some of the industry’s biggest brands have considered accepting Bitcoin, Ethereum and other blockchain-based payments. But the risks might still outweigh the benefits for more established players.
BoF sat down with Oksana Moroz-Hunt, president and founder of Sanahunt, to learn how the largest luxury store in Ukraine is developing its menswear business.
The Tuscan company received three binding offers for taking over the whole group, one binding proposal for just some assets, as well as a non-binding expression of interest.
Security guards ushered employees out of stores on Friday, and the Italian fashion house's US CEO has resigned alongside other senior-level executives. The brand is seeking an agreement with creditors to stay afloat as it searches for an investor.
Security guards ushered employees out of stores on Friday, and the Italian fashion house's US CEO has resigned alongside other senior-level executives. The brand is seeking an agreement with creditors to stay afloat as it searches for an investor.
This week, everyone will be talking about how Kering will address its various Gucci-related controversies, London Fashion Week kicking off with yet another Brexit vote and Frieze Los Angeles joining a crowded fashion calendar. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.
This week, everyone will be talking about how Kering will address its various Gucci-related controversies, London Fashion Week kicking off with yet another Brexit vote and Frieze Los Angeles joining a crowded fashion calendar. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.
The longtime fashion executive may have optimised Apple’s retail strategy for the wrong things.
The German designer’s over-the-top aesthetic has passionate devotees, but some are starting to say it’s too much.
The sportswear firm has won an injunction to stop fashion designer Philipp Plein from selling clothes in Germany bearing a tiger logo similar to its own leaping cat.
This week, Axel Dreher will succeed Ashish Sensarma as CEO at Wolford, while Zuhair Murad has tapped former Jil Sander CEO Alessandro Cremonesi to helm its ready-to-wear and accessories divisions.
The cult fashion collective is leaving Paris for a ‘clean slate’ — and a favourable tax regime — in Switzerland’s largest city.
This week, Mark Breitbard has been appointed as chief executive officer of Banana Republic, and Mac Cosmetic's creative director, James Gager, has left his post to join parent company Estée Lauder.
Plein's shows have become legendary for all the wrong reasons: they are aggressive, loud and unforgivingly late. Moving the spectacle to NYC changed none of that.
Along with his luxe leather and studded hightops, the German designer is known for his extravagant runway shows featuring rollercoasters, robots and cage fights alike.
Rising prices of personal care products could quash Americans’ habit of buying big-brand-name items for their household pantries, posing a threat to Procter & Gamble, one of the world’s biggest makers of packaged goods.
The merger arbitrage investor community turned increasingly bearish on the deal last week, as they interpreted some comments from FTC officials at a conference as negative for the deal.
The value of retail purchases, unadjusted for inflation, increased 0.7 percent from February, Commerce Department data showed Monday.
The merger, which would bring top luxury labels such as Tapestry’s Kate Spade, Stuart Weitzman and Capri’s Jimmy Choo and Versace under one roof, still awaits approval from the United States.
E-commerce marketplace Verishop bought data analytics firm Trendalytics in a cash and equity deal that closed in March. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
French fashion house Balmain has appointed Matteo Sgarbossa as chief executive, effective May 6.
The world’s second-largest economy has struggled to mount a strong and sustainable a post-pandemic bounce, burdened by a protracted property downturn, mounting local government debts and weak private-sector spending.
The Birkin bag maker’s sales are set to hit the “symbolic” €20 billion ($21.3 billion) level by 2027 or before, according to an Apr. 12 note by Thomas Chauvet.
