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As Sies Marjan Closes, What Is to Blame? The Pandemic or the Fashion System?

15 June 2020 • By Lauren Sherman

15 June 2020 • By Lauren Sherman

The five-year old label, backed by billionaire Nancy Marks, is shutting its doors due to the ramifications of Covid-19. But independent fashion brands were hurting long before the lockdowns.

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As Sies Marjan Closes, What Is to Blame? The Pandemic or the Fashion System?

The five-year old label, backed by billionaire Nancy Marks, is shutting its doors due to the ramifications of Covid-19. But independent fashion brands were hurting long before the lockdowns.

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How to Recession-Proof Your Business

10 June 2020 • By Cathaleen Chen

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How to Recession-Proof Your Business

During times of economic uncertainty, brands should opt for a leaner business so that each dollar earned — and saved — goes a long way.

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How Successful Beauty Founders Are Managing the Crisis

29 May 2020 • By Rachel Deeley

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How Successful Beauty Founders Are Managing the Crisis

BoF spoke to five experienced entrepreneurs about how they steered their businesses through times of adversity — and how they are managing now in the face of Covid-19.

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What It's Really Like to Be an Independent Fashion Brand During the Pandemic

1 May 2020 • By Rachel Deeley

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What It's Really Like to Be an Independent Fashion Brand During the Pandemic

A fledgling ready-to-wear label, a wholesale-dependent contemporary player and a venture capital-backed start-up share honest details as they battle for survival.

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Governments Have Promised Small Business Loans. Getting Them Isn’t Easy.

8 April 2020 • By Rachel Deeley

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Governments Have Promised Small Business Loans. Getting Them Isn’t Easy.

On both sides of the Atlantic, programmes offering billions of dollars in government loans to small businesses have made for powerful headlines. But these loans, typically distributed by commercial banks, come with plenty of hurdles for those who need funding most.

A Quick Guide to Financial Support for Small Fashion Businesses

31 March 2020 • By Rachel Deeley

A Quick Guide to Financial Support for Small Fashion Businesses

BoF breaks down the emergency loans, grants and other measures designed to support small businesses suffering from the impact of coronavirus in key fashion markets.

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#BoFLIVE Wrap-Up: Protecting Your Business During Coronavirus

26 March 2020 • By BoF Team

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#BoFLIVE Wrap-Up: Protecting Your Business During Coronavirus

BoF Executive Editor Lauren Sherman speaks with correspondents Chantal Fernandez and Cathaleen Chen about how to plan for the future in such an uncertain time.

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How to Launch an Influencer Brand in 2020

4 February 2020 • By Chantal Fernandez

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How to Launch an Influencer Brand in 2020

The market for products fronted by social media stars is crowded, but the upside can be massive. What are the ingredients to a successful launch?

Why Floral Dresses Are the Trend That Just Won’t End

22 January 2020 • By Tamison O'Connor

Why Floral Dresses Are the Trend That Just Won’t End

Printed dresses may not be groundbreaking, but they are a moneymaker. Here's how labels have really capitalised on the category.

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How Big Brands Can Adopt a Start-Up Mindset

20 January 2020 • By Sarah Brown

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How Big Brands Can Adopt a Start-Up Mindset

In beauty’s entrepreneur-driven era of personal connection and authenticity, nothing’s less cool, or more (perhaps unfairly) maligned than being part of the system. Sarah Brown talks to the pros about how to rethink business as usual.