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.
Li Edelkoort
The Steps Fashion Must Take to Hit Its Sustainability Goals
A year of climate disasters, greenwashing scams and labour scandals highlights that business as usual just won’t cut it.
Op-Ed | An Enlightened Post-Pandemic Consumer? Don’t Count on It.
Some believe coronavirus will prompt fashion consumers to reassess their values and shift spending away from fast fashion and luxury megabrands. They are wrong, argues Eugene Rabkin.
Luxury
The BoF Podcast: Li Edelkoort Says the Coronavirus Is a Representation of our Conscience
In the latest special edition of the BoF Podcast, the Dutch trend forecaster says that the coronavirus pandemic is bringing to light what is wrong with society, teaching us to slow down and to change our ways.
The BoF Podcast: Li Edelkoort Says the Coronavirus Is a Representation of our Conscience
In the latest special edition of the BoF Podcast, the Dutch trend forecaster says that the coronavirus pandemic is bringing to light what is wrong with society, teaching us to slow down and to change our ways.
News & Analysis
The BoF Podcast: Trend Forecaster Li Edelkoort on Hybridity in Education
Speaking in conversation with Imran Amed, the futurist course designer outlines the need for interdisciplinary studies when teaching generation next, and why the fashion industry needs to return — quite literally — to the roots of textile creation.
The BoF Podcast: Trend Forecaster Li Edelkoort on Hybridity in Education
Speaking in conversation with Imran Amed, the futurist course designer outlines the need for interdisciplinary studies when teaching generation next, and why the fashion industry needs to return — quite literally — to the roots of textile creation.
Li Edelkoort Reads Her Anti-Fashion Manifesto
Trend forecaster Li Edelkoort spoke in December at VOICES, BoF's new annual gathering for big thinkers.
Li Edelkoort: ‘Fashion is Old Fashioned’
Trend forecaster Li Edelkoort presented key excerpts from her ‘Anti-Fashion’ Manifesto, challenging an industry she described as ‘no longer part of the avant-garde.’
Company Snapshot
The Dutch trend forecaster and dean of hybrid studies at Parsons advises fashion companies and brands around the world on their business and sustainability practices.
The News in Brief
Chanel CEO Says Price Hikes Driven by Inflation, Craftsmanship
The luxury goods maker is seeking pricing harmonisation across the globe, and adjusts prices in different markets to ensure that the company is”fair to all [its] clients everywhere,” CEO Leena Nair said.
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.