default-output-block.skip-main
BoF Logo

The Business of Fashion

Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.

What You May Have Missed

BoF brings you the top eight fashion news and analysis stories of the week.
By
  • BoF Team

LONDON, United Kingdom — This week, as Dior celebrates its 70th anniversary, BoF gained exclusive access to the new archive conceived to sustain the meaning and might of the multi-billion dollar brand. Elsewhere, we spoke to the industry's most sought-after hairdresser, Guido Palau, about  staying calm during fashion week, as well as meeting the top six MA graduates from Central Saint Martins. Also, a look at how Hermès might be moving away from the core strategy that made it so successful.

1. BoF Exclusive | Marking 70 Years of Dior with a New Strategic Archive

The accessories room at Dior's new archive | Source: Courtesy

As Dior celebrates its 70th anniversary, BoF gains exclusive access to a new archive conceived to sustain the meaning — and might — of the multi-billion-dollar brand.

2. Is Hermès Drifting?

Orange Hermès Birkin | Source: Hermès

Hermès appears to be moving away from the core strategy that made it special — and wildly successful.

3. Guido Palau, an Eye in the Fashion Week Hurricane

Guido Palau backstage at Alexander Wang | Source: Courtesy

Fashion's most sought-after hairdresser opens up to BoF about his creative process and staying calm amidst the storm of New York Fashion Week.

4. Transgender Movement Inspires Indian Fashion

Hijras in Kochi India | Photo: Amanda Fordyce

India’s ‘third gender’ community and transgender women are finding work and a welcome from the nation’s fashion industry.

5. Meet the Class of 2017: Central Saint Martins' Top 6 MA Graduates

(Clockwise R-L) Joshua Walters, Markus Wernitznig, Laura Lowena and Emma Chopova, Robert Wallace, Laura Newton and Oliver Thame | Image: Tuo Yi for BoF

BoF spotlights the six most promising graduate designers presenting their collections today at Central Saint Martins' MA runway show.

6. Is Brand Consolidation Working?

Campaign images clockwise from top left: Marc Jacobs, Burberry, Dolce & Gabbana, D&G, Burberry Prorsum, Marc by Marc Jacobs | Source: Courtesy

Marc Jacobs, Burberry, Dolce & Gabbana and others have cleaned up their brand architecture, unifying multiple sub-labels under a single name — with uncertain results.

7. The Decline of the Liberal West Poses Major Threat to Fashion

Source: Shutterstock

A turn away from the liberalism that has underpinned political and economic policy in the US and Europe for over 50 years has serious consequences for the global fashion industry.

8. 6 Lessons For Building a Winning Accessories Business

Source: Costanza Milano for BoF

In a rough retail environment, shoes and handbags benefit from higher margins and fewer discounts. BoF quizzed independent shoe and handbag designers at New York Fashion Week to understand what’s working.

In This Article

© 2024 The Business of Fashion. All rights reserved. For more information read our Terms & Conditions

More from News & Analysis
Fashion News, Analysis and Business Intelligence from the leading digital authority on the global fashion industry.




view more

Subscribe to the BoF Daily Digest

The essential daily round-up of fashion news, analysis, and breaking news alerts.

The Business of Fashion

Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
CONNECT WITH US ON
BoF Professional Summit - New Frontiers: AI, Digital Culture and Virtual Worlds - March 22, 2024
© 2024 The Business of Fashion. All rights reserved. For more information read our Terms & Conditions, Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy and Accessibility Statement.
BoF Professional Summit - New Frontiers: AI, Digital Culture and Virtual Worlds - March 22, 2024