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Designer, Michael Kors

The designer and previous Project Runway personality infused his once-bankrupt brand with a clean, sporty glamour and took the company public in 2011.

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Global Markets

Market Pulse | Head to Tail

The luxury sector seems to have reached a turning point, having weathered the crises that beset it all year and buoyed by more benign currency trends.

Global Markets

Market Pulse | Head to Tail

The luxury sector seems to have reached a turning point, having weathered the crises that beset it all year and buoyed by more benign currency trends.


News & Analysis

Pop Quiz | Chinese Tourism, Harper's Bazaar, Shang Xia

How well have you read your BoF this week? Test your knowledge of all of the latest news and analysis from around the world of fashion with a special China-themed Pop Quiz to coincide with the launch of BoF China.

News & Analysis

Pop Quiz | Chinese Tourism, Harper's Bazaar, Shang Xia

How well have you read your BoF this week? Test your knowledge of all of the latest news and analysis from around the world of fashion with a special China-themed Pop Quiz to coincide with the launch of BoF China.


Retail

Small is Beautiful Too

In China’s fashion market, making a statement used to be a matter of muscle and might. But 'doing things big' is no longer the only way to succeed.

Retail

Small is Beautiful Too

In China’s fashion market, making a statement used to be a matter of muscle and might. But 'doing things big' is no longer the only way to succeed.


News & Analysis

For Fashion Brands, the Rise of the Wrist

For fashion brands, watches have emerged as a key vector of growth, often powered by licensing deals with Fossil Group, a watchmaking behemoth that designs, manufactures, distributes and markets million of watches per year.

News & Analysis

For Fashion Brands, the Rise of the Wrist

For fashion brands, watches have emerged as a key vector of growth, often powered by licensing deals with Fossil Group, a watchmaking behemoth that designs, manufactures, distributes and markets million of watches per year.


Global Markets

Gucci Needs New Ideas, Talents to Combat Brand Fatigue

Gucci holds the luxury spending downturn mainly responsible for its poor performance but the Italian fashion brand may also have itself to blame, suggesting it could be time to change strategy and hire fresh talent.

Global Markets

Gucci Needs New Ideas, Talents to Combat Brand Fatigue

Gucci holds the luxury spending downturn mainly responsible for its poor performance but the Italian fashion brand may also have itself to blame, suggesting it could be time to change strategy and hire fresh talent.


News & Analysis

Assessing Kering’s ‘Eyewear Revolution’

Is Kering’s decision to end its licensing agreement with Safilo and bring its eyewear business in-house risky business or a sound strategic move?

News & Analysis

Assessing Kering’s ‘Eyewear Revolution’

Is Kering’s decision to end its licensing agreement with Safilo and bring its eyewear business in-house risky business or a sound strategic move?


China

Sung-Joo Kim on Rebuilding MCM

BoF sits down with MCM’s Sung-Joo Kim to talk about wooing the Chinese customer, building the brand beyond its logo and going West.

China

Sung-Joo Kim on Rebuilding MCM

BoF sits down with MCM’s Sung-Joo Kim to talk about wooing the Chinese customer, building the brand beyond its logo and going West.


Workplace & Talent

Role Call | Francois Schweitzer, General Manager and Head of Business Development

There are few sectors of the economy that offer as wide and interesting a range of career opportunities as fashion. In a new series to coincide with

Workplace & Talent

Role Call | Francois Schweitzer, General Manager and Head of Business Development

There are few sectors of the economy that offer as wide and interesting a range of career opportunities as fashion. In a new series to coincide with


Global Markets

Market Pulse | Confidence Returns?

LONDON, United Kingdom — The Savigny Luxury Index ("SLI") turned around in mid October as confidence in the US economy returned and the US Federal

Global Markets

Market Pulse | Confidence Returns?

LONDON, United Kingdom — The Savigny Luxury Index ("SLI") turned around in mid October as confidence in the US economy returned and the US Federal


Financial Markets

Michael Kors Beats Forecasts

TSIM SHA TSUI KOWLOON, Hong Kong — Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. (KORS) on Tuesday reported earnings of $207 million in its fiscal second quarter.

Financial Markets

Michael Kors Beats Forecasts

TSIM SHA TSUI KOWLOON, Hong Kong — Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. (KORS) on Tuesday reported earnings of $207 million in its fiscal second quarter.


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