Frédéric Malle Steps Down From Namesake Brand
Frédéric Malle announced on Apr. 18 that he will be leaving his brand Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle at the end of June.
Richard Quinn
Partner Content
How London Designers Are Evolving for Success Today
BoF sits down with Steven Stokey-Daley, Nensi Dojaka, KNWLS' Charlotte Knowles and Alexandre Arsenault, Chet Lo, Emma Chopova and Laura Lowena, and Richard Quinn to discover how they are growing their businesses in a time of uncertainty.
How London Designers Are Evolving for Success Today
BoF sits down with Steven Stokey-Daley, Nensi Dojaka, KNWLS' Charlotte Knowles and Alexandre Arsenault, Chet Lo, Emma Chopova and Laura Lowena, and Richard Quinn to discover how they are growing their businesses in a time of uncertainty.
What the Queen Means to Designers
Queen Elizabeth was an inspiration for fashion designers from Vivienne Westwood to Alessandro Michele to Richard Quinn. Will any British royal have the same influence again?
Entrepreneurship
British Fashion Council Aims to Raise £50 Million For Struggling Designers
As the BFC announces its first 37 Foundation Fashion Fund recipients, the organisation wants British government and larger industry players to step up to support their smaller counterparts amid the Covid-19 crisis.
British Fashion Council Aims to Raise £50 Million For Struggling Designers
As the BFC announces its first 37 Foundation Fashion Fund recipients, the organisation wants British government and larger industry players to step up to support their smaller counterparts amid the Covid-19 crisis.
5 Key Takeaways from Milan Fashion Week
BoF breaks down the need-to-know insights that emerged from what turned out to be a week filled with drama and surprise.
The Extraordinary Ambition of Richard Quinn
The designer created a dreamhouse populated by fantastical creatures whose detachment from quotidian reality was absolute.
JW Anderson and Rimowa Join Moncler Genius Lineup
Following rumours of a possible Kering takeover, Moncler has turned to LVMH to find the next guest talent for its collaborations model.
Moncler’s Genius Talent Pipeline: Who Should be Next?
The luxury outerwear brand’s innovative marketing model relies on a constant rotation of buzzy talent. BoF spotlights potential future candidates.
London’s Young Designers Face Brexit
Just two weeks before the United Kingdom is set to break with the European Union, BoF talks to London’s young designers about their hopes, fears and plans.
Announcing Duke & Dexter, Dreems, Sea, Lingua Franca and Phillipa Lepley
Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.
Fashion Week
Roksanda and Richard Quinn Bring Art to Their Fashion
Roksanda Ilincic united painterly prints informed by the decaying layers of art posters with more utilitarian pieces, while Quinn put on a show complete with members of London’s Philharmonic Orchestra and a gaggle of feathered-bonneted schoolgirls.
Roksanda and Richard Quinn Bring Art to Their Fashion
Roksanda Ilincic united painterly prints informed by the decaying layers of art posters with more utilitarian pieces, while Quinn put on a show complete with members of London’s Philharmonic Orchestra and a gaggle of feathered-bonneted schoolgirls.
British Fashion Exploits, Celebrates and Fetishises the Working Class
From hero worship and ‘class appropriation’ to subtle snobbery and downright discrimination, British fashion has an odd relationship with social class.
Brexit at the Cliff Edge: What Fashion Needs to Know
March 29th was meant to be the day the UK left the European Union. Instead, the Brexit drama is far from over and global fashion brands operating in the country face a prolonged period of uncertainty.
Company Snapshot
The emerging designer was brought into the global spotlight when Queen Elizabeth II sat front-row at his London Fashion Week show.
The News in Brief
With Succession in Focus, LVMH Adds Alexandre and Frédéric Arnault to Board
The two brothers join older siblings Antoine and Delphine, meaning that 4 out of Arnault’s 5 heirs now serve on the board. Bernard Arnault, age 75, has placed his controlling interest in LVMH in a stock-share partnership aimed at perpetuating family control.
Arnault Says He Hopes Tensions With China on Luxury Quiet Down
Billionaire Bernard Arnault said he hopes a planned visit to France next month by China’s Xi Jinping will help smooth trade relations between Paris and Beijing.
Vita Liberata Bought Back By Founder
Alyson Hogg, who founded the luxury tanning brand in 2003, has reacquired it from Crown Laboratories.
Swiss Watch Exports Plunge as China and Hong Kong Demand Dries Up
Monthly Swiss watch exports suffered their biggest decline since 2020 as demand for premium and luxury timepieces in key markets including China and Hong Kong plunged.
Asos Says It Will Take ‘Necessary Actions’ After 18% Drop in Sales
Asos has said it will take “necessary actions” to transform its fortunes after the fast fashion retailer’s first-half losses widened and sales fell by nearly a fifth.
TikTok Divest-or-Ban Bill Heads to Fast Track in US Congress
The effort to force TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance Ltd to divest its ownership of the social media platform would quickly become law under a plan outlined Wednesday by House Speaker Mike Johnson.
Lagardère Group Launches Egyptian Edition of Elle Magazine
The French publisher has appointed Tunis-based firm Nissa Editions Group as the local licensing partner and Cairo-based fashion media veteran Susan Sabet as both managing director and editor-in-chief of the new title.