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For up-and-coming designers, fashion month began with a whimper — and in some cases, outright tears.
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Founder and creative director Catherine Holstein has learned firsthand that with great success comes even greater scrutiny. At her downtown Manhattan office, she opened up about what drives her designs, what’s next for the buzzy label and why she’ll never leave New York.
Above all, this New York Fashion Week will be remembered for floor-sweeping leather coats and ‘Queen Bey,’ writes Lynn Yaeger.
On the first three days of New York Fashion Week, runways full of perfectly respectable clothes were punctuated by flashes of something more eloquent, writes Lynn Yaeger.
Choosing who comes next is the important decision a designer can make. And at the New York-based brand, the appointment of creative director Wes Gordon has led to a rise in sales as the “ladies who lunch” aesthetic returns to the cultural conversation. Gordon and president Emilie Rubinfeld sat down with BoF to discuss how the brand pulled off the transition.
Joan Kennedy is Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. She is based in New York and covers beauty and marketing.
As the region’s creative and design scene drives economic growth, BoF sits down with the next generation of talent in Hong Kong to understand how they are navigating its growing presence on the global stage.
Stylists Emily Current and Merritt Elliott had an instant success and a quick exit with their denim brand Current/Elliott in the 2010s. For their second venture, The Great, they’re taking an alternative approach.
The intimate New York Fashion Week dinner celebrated the organisation’s new masterclass cohort of 18 designers — its largest yet. Alongside the designers, guests included model and activist Bethann Hardison, fashion designer Naeem Khan and Moda Operandi’s April Hennig, as well as fashion executives, retail partners and programme advisors.
The 15-year-old New York-based womenswear brand is introducing White Label — an accessible offer of button downs, pants and dresses ranging from $350 to $650, aimed at serving priced-out shoppers and future-proofing the business in a challenged retail environment.
The executive order directs the FTC chairman to prioritise enforcement of existing laws against sellers and manufacturers who falsely claim products are made in America.
Global oil markets face turmoil after a US attack on Iran's main export hub heightened risks to supply across the Middle East.
The 98th Academy Awards, and Vanity Fair’s revamped after-party, bring luxury brands’ red-carpet strategies to a crescendo. Plus, Lululemon reports quarterly results with the CEO job still vacant.
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.’
