The Business of Fashion
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
"Why Has Apple Been Poaching Fashion Execs?" (The Business of Fashion)
"Before the launch of Apple's Watch, the company made a slew of fashion and luxury hires. But the moves at the notoriously secretive Apple are about more than wearable tech."
"Who What Wear Closes $8 Million Series B From Amazon, Others" (TechCrunch)
"Who What Wear, the shoppable fashion site with 3.8 million uniques, has today announced the close of an $8 million Series B round with participation from Amazon and Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments."
"Will 'Uber for Models' Disrupt the Industry?" (The Business of Fashion)
"New apps like Swipecast connect models eager to maximise their income with clients who want a cheaper and easier alternative to traditional agencies. But will they really change the game?"
"A Facebook for Watch Geeks" (The New York Times)
"Together, Mr. Rose and Mr. Clymer intend to push Hodinkee beyond its blog origins to become a one-stop destination and social network for watch geeks."
"Will Luxury Smartwatches Work?" (The Business of Fashion)
"Several luxury watchmakers have jumped on the wearable tech bandwagon."
"StyleLounge, The European Metasearch Engine For Clothing And Lifestyle Products, Raises €2.3M" (TechCrunch)
"Germany's StyleLounge, which operates a metasearch engine for clothing and lifestyle products, has raised a Series A round of funding."
The crypto market’s dramatic decline hasn’t totally curbed its wild spending, though it does look to be shifting its predilection for loud luxury toward a more discrete sense of style.
Games have become a cultural force in their own right and the preferred entertainment of Gen-Z, which accounts for a fast-growing share of fashion sales.
BoF Careers provides essential sector insights for fashion's technology and e-commerce professionals this month, to help you decode fashion’s commercial and creative landscape.
A new washing machine Samsung developed with Patagonia raises the question of how fashion can best combat its rampant microfibre pollution problem.