Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been devastating for businesses in Kyiv and changed the dynamics of the fashion industry in Moscow more profoundly than anyone expected early last year.

Having previously held buying roles at the likes of Net-a-Porter and Threads Styling, Linda Ayepe shares the importance of researching niche trends and finding job opportunities outside of a fashion capital.

After years of speculation, designer e-tailers are finally consolidating in an effort to increase profits and gain market share. BoF’s Robert Williams and Tamison O’Connor unpack what’s in store for major players including Farfetch, YNAP and MatchesFashion.

Luxury brands and startups are making apparel for fast-growing sports like pickleball, rugby, skiing and boxing.

Fashion-tech visionaries gathered this week in New York for a BoF Professional Summit to assess and debate the industry’s next wave of technological transformation.

As top luxury brands pull back from wholesale, e-tailers like Mytheresa, Matchesfashion and Net-a-Porter are adding online concession to their business models rather than to lose access to Gucci loafers and Balenciaga hoodies.

Whether or not brands keep doing business in Russia is largely being driven by logistical challenges rather than moral commitments.

As Ukraine faces its darkest hour, the country’s fashion community is asking the wider industry to act.