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Luxury Makes Gains Despite Chaos

6 October 2020 • By Pierre Mallevays

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Luxury Makes Gains Despite Chaos

The market proved resilient through WHO warnings of a Covid spike in Europe, huge uncertainty over Brexit and the US elections, and the collapse of the sector’s biggest deal, as investors set their eyes on 2021.

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Is Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty Lingerie Turning Its Hype Into Sales?

1 October 2020 • By Chantal Fernandez

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Is Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty Lingerie Turning Its Hype Into Sales?

With the brand’s second fashion-music bonanza set to stream on Amazon this Friday, BoF examines how Savage X Fenty is performing in a competitive market.

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The Risks and Rewards of Live Shows at Paris Fashion Week

27 September 2020 • By Brian Baskin

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The Risks and Rewards of Live Shows at Paris Fashion Week

This week, everyone will be talking about the start of Paris Fashion Week, Savage X Fenty: The Sequel and rising pressure to rid fashion's supply chain of forced labour. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

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What Will Vetements Be Like Without Demna?

12 January 2020 • By Brian Baskin

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What Will Vetements Be Like Without Demna?

This week, everyone will be talking about the men's shows at Paris Fashion Week, an agreement to end the US-China trade war and Fenty Beauty's first mascara. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

Why the Basic Bitch Ruled This Decade

5 December 2019 • By Rachel Deeley

Why the Basic Bitch Ruled This Decade

As part of our series reflecting on the 2010s, BoF explores how the ‘basic’ stereotype was a phenomenon that shaped the fashion trends of the past decade — for better or worse.

Bottega Veneta Sweeps The Fashion Awards

3 December 2019 • By Sarah Kent

3 December 2019 • By Sarah Kent

At the star-studded gala, guests including Donatella Versace, Tom Cruise and Rihanna celebrated fashion’s hottest talents and looked to a more inclusive future.

Bottega Veneta Sweeps The Fashion Awards

At the star-studded gala, guests including Donatella Versace, Tom Cruise and Rihanna celebrated fashion’s hottest talents and looked to a more inclusive future.

News & Analysis

As Victoria’s Secret Weighs What’s Next, Rihanna May Be Onto Something

14 September 2019 • By Bloomberg

14 September 2019 • By Bloomberg

The once-dominant lingerie brand is retrenching as new rivals present clear and focused messages that are resonating with consumers.

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As Victoria’s Secret Weighs What’s Next, Rihanna May Be Onto Something

The once-dominant lingerie brand is retrenching as new rivals present clear and focused messages that are resonating with consumers.

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Rihanna: 1; Victoria’s Secret: 0

11 September 2019 • By Chantal Fernandez

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Rihanna: 1; Victoria’s Secret: 0

With her Savage x Fenty extravaganza, the pop superstar-turned-fashion entrepreneur upended the lingerie mega-show format invented by Victoria's Secret. BoF speaks to Rihanna about the show and her goals for the brand.

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Rihanna Opens a New Front in the Lingerie Wars

8 September 2019 • By Brian Baskin

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Rihanna Opens a New Front in the Lingerie Wars

This week, everyone will be talking about Rihanna's Savage X Fenty spectacle in New York and a hyper-politicised London Fashion Week. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

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Rihanna Takes Aim at Victoria’s Secret

30 August 2019 • By BoF Team

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Rihanna Takes Aim at Victoria’s Secret

The superstar’s Savage x Fenty lingerie line, which just raised $50 million in new funding, is gaining ground on the declining but still-dominant mall brand. Her inclusive, Amazon-streamed answer to the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show could provide a boost.