Opinion

Op-Ed | Fashion Needs to Stop Dismissing ‘Made In India’

2 September 2019 • By Shivam Punjya

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Op-Ed | Fashion Needs to Stop Dismissing ‘Made In India’

It is time to stop stigmatising brands because of where they’re made and blindly believing that ‘Made in the West' is always best.

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Op-Ed | New York Fashion Week Has a Donald Trump Problem

9 August 2019 • By Phillip Picardi

9 August 2019 • By Phillip Picardi

The protests against Stephen Ross have so far targeted Equinox and SoulCycle — but the billionaire’s reach also extends into the upper echelons of the American fashion industry.

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Op-Ed | New York Fashion Week Has a Donald Trump Problem

The protests against Stephen Ross have so far targeted Equinox and SoulCycle — but the billionaire’s reach also extends into the upper echelons of the American fashion industry.

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Op-Ed | Why Black Beauty Editors (Still) Work Twice as Hard as Their White Peers

22 July 2019 • By Jamé Jackson

Op-Ed | Why Black Beauty Editors (Still) Work Twice as Hard as Their White Peers

For people of colour, being a beauty editor at a major title often comes with the unspoken job of representing their race on mastheads that are still overwhelmingly white, without additional pay or benefits, argues Jamé Jackson.

News & Analysis

Op-Ed | Nordstrom Really Needs an Anniversary Sale Win

12 July 2019 • By Bloomberg

12 July 2019 • By Bloomberg

The deals bonanza represents an especially important test for the department store.

News & Analysis

Op-Ed | Nordstrom Really Needs an Anniversary Sale Win

The deals bonanza represents an especially important test for the department store.

Op-Ed | Bret Easton Ellis: Is Inclusivity Good for Fashion?

10 July 2019 • By Bret Easton Ellis

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Op-Ed | Bret Easton Ellis: Is Inclusivity Good for Fashion?

In a controversial essay in the latest issue of Vogue Italia, American novelist Bret Easton Ellis argues that inclusivity is destroying what made the fashion world so alluring in the first place.

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The Path to a Better Prada

27 June 2019 • By Luca Solca

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BoF Professional Exclusive

The Path to a Better Prada

The Italian luxury brand is a step behind its peers, but a management overhaul could be transformative, argues Luca Solca.

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Op-Ed | Amazon’s New AI Feature Shows Fashion Growing Pains

21 June 2019 • By Bloomberg

21 June 2019 • By Bloomberg

The site still isn’t a great shopping experience for more fashion-oriented purchases.

Op-Ed | Amazon’s New AI Feature Shows Fashion Growing Pains

The site still isn’t a great shopping experience for more fashion-oriented purchases.

Op-Ed | Welcome to the Big Flat Now

9 July 2018 • By Thom Bettridge, Joerg Koch and Lucas Mascatello

9 July 2018 • By Thom Bettridge, Joerg Koch and Lucas Mascatello

We operate in a creative industry that is borderless, fluid and makes us more free than we have ever been, argue Thom Bettridge, Joerg Koch and Lucas Mascatello.

Op-Ed | Welcome to the Big Flat Now

We operate in a creative industry that is borderless, fluid and makes us more free than we have ever been, argue Thom Bettridge, Joerg Koch and Lucas Mascatello.

Retail's Innovation Problem

10 May 2018 • By Doug Stephens

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Retail's Innovation Problem

If retail’s battle cry is truly ‘innovate or die,’ why are so many choosing death?

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Op-Ed | Ironic Fashion Is Nothing New

30 March 2018 • By Eugene Rabkin

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Op-Ed | Ironic Fashion Is Nothing New

For many fashion commentators, the irony of designers like Jeremy Scott, Demna Gvasalia and Virgil Abloh feels fresh, but we’ve been here before, observes Eugene Rabkin.

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