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.
Steven Kolb
Partner Content
Inside BoF and Shop With Google’s New York Fashion Week Dinner
Designers Tory Burch, Jason Wu, Phillip Lim, Prabal Gurung, Sergio Hudson and Brendon Babenzien, together with Steven Kolb, Laurent Claquin, Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, Julie Gilhart, and more, joined BoF’s Imran Amed and Google’s Stephanie Horton.
Inside BoF and Shop With Google’s New York Fashion Week Dinner
Designers Tory Burch, Jason Wu, Phillip Lim, Prabal Gurung, Sergio Hudson and Brendon Babenzien, together with Steven Kolb, Laurent Claquin, Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, Julie Gilhart, and more, joined BoF’s Imran Amed and Google’s Stephanie Horton.
The CFDA Launches Metaverse Education Programme
The program aims to inform US fashion talent about the metaverse and web3, and connect CFDA members with tools and resources to launch their own projects.
New York Fashion Week Will Be A Packed Return to Live Shows
The schedule, which CFDA released in an official capacity with IMG for the first time, includes a lineup of stalwarts as well as young designers.
Luxury
Will Covid-19 Change Fashion Shows Forever?
After the cancellation of this season’s traditional men’s fashion week in Paris, Virgil Abloh’s recent Louis Vuitton outing in Shanghai offered a savvy template for how to stage a fashion show in a world reshaped by globalisation, the internet and coronavirus. What does it mean for fashion week?
Will Covid-19 Change Fashion Shows Forever?
After the cancellation of this season’s traditional men’s fashion week in Paris, Virgil Abloh’s recent Louis Vuitton outing in Shanghai offered a savvy template for how to stage a fashion show in a world reshaped by globalisation, the internet and coronavirus. What does it mean for fashion week?
Power Moves | CFDA Names New President, PVH Corp Hires New Chief Human Resources Officer From Nike
This week, the Council of Fashion Designers of America promoted CaSandra Diggs to president of its organisation, while PVH Corp named Julie Fuller chief human resources officer.
Black Professionals Petition CFDA Over ‘Hasty Attempts’ to Counter Racism
A group of 250 professionals submitted a four-part proposal, named after black designer Patrick Kelly, the first American to be admitted to the Chambre Syndicale du Prêt-à-Porter.
Vogue and the CFDA Set Up Shop on Amazon
Through the fundraising initiative A Common Thread, 20 independent New York brands will begin selling their collections on the e-commerce marketplace as part of an effort to help struggling designers.
Tom Ford Hints at a Post-NYFW Future
The designer did what he does best: got people talking.
Did Tom Ford Betray New York Fashion Week? Not So Fast.
The CFDA chairman’s decision to do what’s best for his label and show in Los Angeles may spark the ‘creative destruction’ that American fashion needs in order to progress.
What Happened to New York Fashion?
With more absences on the New York Fashion Week calendar than ever before, BoF looks back at a decade of changes and turmoil in America’s fashion capital.
Op-Ed | Inclusivity Demands More Than a Show
The fashion industry has staged an extraordinary consumer-facing performance of inclusivity, but its power structure remains anything but inclusive, argues Jason Campbell.
The CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Announces 2019 Finalists
The latest group of emerging American designers — with a range of experience and focus points, from streetwear to sustainability — will compete for mentorship, exposure and cash in the 16th iteration of the program.
Company Snapshot
As chief executive of the CFDA, he is a driving force behind New York Fashion Week and many initiatives for young designers.
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.