Shares of Versace Owner Capri Seen Falling 30% If Deal With Coach Owner Tapestry Fails
Since the merger announcement, Capri has reported weaker-than-forecast earnings twice, spurring concern about its performance in the coming quarters.
Chen Man
Inside China's New Capitals of Content
'Influencer cities' from Chongqing to Wuhan are favourites for content creators and their followers, but there’s more at play beyond the geotags.
Condé Nast’s Farfetch Share Sale Is Much Ado About Nothing
Like other early investors, the publisher simply moved to realise its post-IPO gain, selling its shares earlier this year for around $380 million, following the end of the 180-day lock-up period.
Rihanna's Latest Cover Provoked Cries of Cultural Appropriation, but Chinese Netizens Disagree
The bulk of Chinese social media finds no offence with the star’s latest cover for Harper’s Bazaar China, but do their perceptions of cultural appropriation differ from the West?
Why Gamers Mean Big Business
The success of recent Chinese marketing campaigns targeting female gamers suggests that fashion and beauty brands have underestimated the channel’s potential. Read China Decoded to make sense of the market.
Success and Struggle for China's Creative Class
China’s fashion designers are making serious inroads abroad but why aren’t more of its photographers, stylists and other fashion creatives making a bigger global impact?
The China Edit | Global Stocks Slide, Hong Kong Retail Slows, Chen Man's Photography
The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.
Vogue China: Past, Present and Future
As Vogue China marks its tenth year, BoF speaks to editor-in-chief Angelica Cheung, Condé Nast International CEO Jonathan Newhouse and Condé Nast China President Liz Schimel, to discuss the evolution of the magazine.
The China Edit | Chen Man, Great Mall of China, Alibaba
The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.
Fashion for Nepal and BoF's Hiring Plans
BoF editor-in-chief Imran Amed recaps the week in the business of fashion.
Chen Man’s Visual Revolution
As an artist and fashion photographer, Chen Man has built up an oeuvre best known for its high-impact, unapologetic transgression of China’s cultural boundaries.
Chen Man, the Chinese Princess of Fashion Photography
"'Europeans watch Farewell My Concubine and come to China with all these romantic expectations,' she says, 'but when they arrive they’re met with
Company Snapshot
One of China’s most prolific and notable photographers, she employs hyper-realistic techniques to dramatic, eye-popping effect.
The News in Brief
Celine Adds To Fragrance Line-Up
The new scent, Zouzou, is the fashion house’s first new perfume since 2022.
Unilever Sales Rise More Than Expected, Led by Beauty
Unilever Plc sales jumped more than expected in the first quarter as Chief Executive Officer Hein Schumacher pushes ahead with his turnaround plan and shoppers come back to premium brands.
Biden Signs Possible TikTok Ban Into Law; ByteDance Vows Legal Challenge
President Biden signed the bill that gives China-based ByteDance 270 days to divest TikTok’s US assets or face a ban.
Google Postpones Phasing Out of Ad Cookies in Chrome Browser
The Alphabet Inc. company said in a blog post Tuesday that it’s still working with the ad industry and regulators on the plan.
Sales at Italy’s Moncler Up 16% in First Quarter Boosted by China
Overall revenues for the three months through March totalled 818 million euros ($874 million), above a company-provided analyst consensus of 786 million euros.
PZ Cussons to Sell St Tropez, May Exit Africa
Embattled by weak demand and currency issues in Nigeria, the company is looking to slim down in order to return to growth.
EU Parliament Approves New Business Supply Chain Audit Law
EU lawmakers backed the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive by 374 votes to 235 against, with 19 abstentions.