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Tom Ford is the jewel in Estée Lauder’s crown — and it only cost $2.8 billion to keep it there.
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Tim Blanks sits down with the American designer to discuss creativity and cancel culture, fashion and mortality, the future of the Tom Ford brand and his new book, courtesy of ES Magazine.
By entering into a rare licensing agreement with the French fashion house, the beauty conglomerate would be looking to repeat the success it had turning Tom Ford Beauty into a billion-dollar business.
What started with a single fragrance has expanded into cosmetics and, soon, skincare. Estée Lauder sees Tom Ford Beauty becoming its new $1 billion brand.
The beauty influencer is hoping her 20 million-strong following can cut through the category’s oversaturation with Only Sunshine, a tropical scent launched with indie brand Snif.
Ulta Beauty becomes the first US specialty beauty retailer to launch on TikTok Shop, making the case for partnership rather than competition with the platform’s beauty e-commerce business.
In Full Coverage, Priya Rao looks at the world’s buzziest luxury department stores in Paris.
For centuries, perfumers have aged fragrances to get their best scent expressions. More recently, time is becoming a crucial marketing tool.
From the impact of the war in the Middle East to the future of Saks to the Kering conundrum, Imran Amed shares his intel and insight from the trenches of the latest ‘fashion month.’
Owner Lanvin Group said it is ‘fully committed’ to the French label’s development under creative director Peter Copping, with CEO Andy Lew in charge of management.
In a post-fashion month debrief, BoF founder Imran Amed and editor-at-large Tim Blanks assess how the biggest houses are bedding in under new creative leadership at Chanel, Gucci, Dior and more.
From $50 cashmere to Dom Pérignon champagne, the everything store for the aspirationally bougie is outrunning the ghosts of DTC past.
