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.
Robin Derrick
Billion-Dollar Beauty Brands Face Exit Conundrum
A new breed of buzzy beauty brands are using social media to drive rapid growth. But can they credibly command technology-style valuations?
Power Moves | Robin Derrick Exits Spring Studios, Richemont Adds to Board of Directors
This week, Robin Derrick departs Spring Studios after 7 years, while Richemont nominates a new executive director.
Can a New Campaign Buoy Style.com?
Style.com is launching a shoppable campaign to better demonstrate its content-commerce proposition and carve out a clear brand identity.
Role Call | Becky Smith, Creative Director
Becky Smith, a creative director at Spring Studios and founder of Twin magazine, says pick your colleagues and collaborators carefully as they often shape your career path.
Week in Review | Bespoke Luxury Summit, Coco Rocha, Refinery29, Fashion Resale Sites, Hood By Air, Behind China's Slowdown, Charles & Keith, Robin Derrick
BoF editor-in-chief Imran Amed recaps the week in the business of fashion.
News & Analysis
BoF Exclusive | Robin Derrick Speaks to CSM's New Magazine, 1Granary
To mark the launch of 1Granary, a new title produced by the students of London's Central Saint Martins, BoF brings you an exclusive excerpt from the magazine's interview with creative director and Saint Martins alumnus Robin Derrick.
BoF Exclusive | Robin Derrick Speaks to CSM's New Magazine, 1Granary
To mark the launch of 1Granary, a new title produced by the students of London's Central Saint Martins, BoF brings you an exclusive excerpt from the magazine's interview with creative director and Saint Martins alumnus Robin Derrick.
BoF Exclusive | The Ever Changing Face of Beauty iPad App
LONDON, United Kingdom — As guests arrived at BoF 's 5th birthday party in New York earlier this month, many of them came in with breathless reports
How Commercial Content is Changing Editorial
NEW YORK, United States — What began as a trickle is now starting to look more like a mass exodus. Jeremy Langmead, formerly of Esquire, is now at
Company Snapshot
After decades at the helm of British Vogue’s art direction team, he left to join an agency helping brands develop campaigns.
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.