This week, Tranoï trade show names the successor to former president David Hadida, while Issey Miyake promotes Satoshi Kondo to head designer.

To have one meeting place where real human connections can be made, minimising chaos and the dilution of the remaining value of fashion week, is good for business.

In the wake of encouraging sales growth reported by LVMH, Tiffany & Co and Burberry, retailers are hoping that Spring Festival will be the silver lining brands need to counter dark clouds looming over the economy. Read China Decoded to make sense of the market.

Hong Kong has long been a key player in the global fashion business, but as the creative industries become ever stronger on the Chinese Mainland, the city is losing its influence.

The fashion market in Latin America is bigger than the Middle East and growing as fast as Asia. But will industry leaders continue to invest as much as the region needs to realise its full potential?

Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.

Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.

BoF sits down with Armand Hadida — founder of L’Éclaireur and the artistic director of Tranoï, the Paris trade show that made its New York debut this past weekend — to discuss his sharp eye and the language of retail.