Can a luxury label make its lipsticks and handbags feel part of the same universe, no matter where or how customers encounter them? BoF breaks down what it takes to create coherency.

Luxury brands and retailers have been transforming stores into home-like spaces to build deeper connections with customers. Now fast-fashion is following suit.

Perhaps no other brand is as deft as Chanel at extracting juice from ingénue endorsements. But as younger consumers turn away from traditional celebrities in favour of digital influencers, how will fashion’s most powerful luxury house adjust its strategy?

For the past two years Chanel has quietly reported revenue declines as well as double-digit drops in profitability. What does it mean for the future of the world’s most famous fashion brand?

As Comme des Garçons prepares to open its latest Dover Street Market in Singapore, there's evidence that the island city-state is becoming increasingly important on the global retail map.

Christian Dior is struggling to find a creative director more than six months after the abrupt departure of Raf Simons.

Christian Lahoude, architect and founder of Christian Lahoude Studio, says "good retail design is when a space makes you feel something that connects with the brand."

How Kyoto-based Hosoo is diversifying its traditional kimono business into art, fashion and interiors, and serving clients like Louis Vuitton, Dior and Chanel.