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What Happened to Rethinking the Fashion System?

17 July 2020 • By Vikram Alexei Kansara

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What Happened to Rethinking the Fashion System?

For brands big and small, there is real value in rethinking the industry’s traditional system of showing, delivering and discounting collections to better match today’s globalised, digital world. But meaningful change may take 12 to 24 months.

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See You in September?

26 June 2020 • By Vikram Alexei Kansara

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See You in September?

Major European luxury brands are placing bets on a September fashion month that is sure to be unlike any other, if it actually happens.

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Why Fashion 'Seasons' Are Obsolete

1 May 2020 • By Vikram Alexei Kansara

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Why Fashion 'Seasons' Are Obsolete

This week, Saint Laurent said it would skip Paris Fashion Week and set its own schedule for showing collections for the rest of the year, raising deeper questions about following universal fashion seasons in a global market.

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Gucci Is Pulling Further Back from Wholesale, and 6 Other Key Takeaways From Kering's Q1 Results

22 April 2020 • By Chantal Fernandez

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Gucci Is Pulling Further Back from Wholesale, and 6 Other Key Takeaways From Kering's Q1 Results

Kering Chief Financial Officer Jean-Marc Duplaix was hesitant to draw any conclusions about how a global recovery might look like from the few weeks of partially reopened stores in China.

The BoF Podcast: A Fashion Month Unlike Any Other

6 March 2020 • By BoF Team

6 March 2020 • By BoF Team

As wildfires swept across Australia and the coronavirus spread across the globe, Imran Amed and Tim Blanks reflect on how the world’s uncertainties have informed the Autumn/Winter 2020 season.

The BoF Podcast: A Fashion Month Unlike Any Other

As wildfires swept across Australia and the coronavirus spread across the globe, Imran Amed and Tim Blanks reflect on how the world’s uncertainties have informed the Autumn/Winter 2020 season.

Ready-to-Wear Autumn 2020

Shiny Erotic Definitions at Saint Laurent

26 February 2020 • By Tim Blanks

If loving this is wrong, I don’t wanna be right.

Ready-to-Wear Autumn 2020

Shiny Erotic Definitions at Saint Laurent

If loving this is wrong, I don’t wanna be right.

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Brands Beware: The Digital Grey Market Is Growing

30 January 2020 • By Sarah Shannon

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Brands Beware: The Digital Grey Market Is Growing

Online grey market vendors are offering hefty discounts on luxury products via websites that mimic official e-tailers. How can they be stopped?

News & Analysis

Saint Laurent to Open New Leather Goods Factory in Italy

10 January 2020 • By Reuters

10 January 2020 • By Reuters

The Kering-owned house announced it will open a new site in the industrial district of Scandicci by 2022, a move estimated to create 300 more jobs.

News & Analysis

Saint Laurent to Open New Leather Goods Factory in Italy

The Kering-owned house announced it will open a new site in the industrial district of Scandicci by 2022, a move estimated to create 300 more jobs.

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Artful Attenuation at Saint Laurent

25 September 2019 • By Tim Blanks

Anthony Vaccarello has proved himself accomplished at turning a relatively limited repertoire into a fully-fledged and remarkably convincing performance.

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Artful Attenuation at Saint Laurent

Anthony Vaccarello has proved himself accomplished at turning a relatively limited repertoire into a fully-fledged and remarkably convincing performance.

Op-Ed | The Return of the Hyper-Sexualised Male

21 August 2019 • By Liroy Choufan

Op-Ed | The Return of the Hyper-Sexualised Male

Ironically, while the world of womenswear is focused on body diversity and toning down sexual objectification, menswear is celebrating a hyper-sexualised Adonis, observes Liroy Choufan.