Macy’s CEO Points to E-Shaped Economy, Signalling Consumer Shift
The mention of a forked economy by the head of America’s largest department store signals a heightened wariness that middle-income Americans will continue to spend at the same pace.
designers
Luxury
Jacquemus: A Coming of Age Story | The BoF Podcast
The designer joined BoF founder and CEO Imran Amed at BoF VOICES 2024 to share how he has built a successful independent business in a competitive environment and his plans for the future as well as settle some of the rumours and speculation.
Jacquemus: A Coming of Age Story | The BoF Podcast
The designer joined BoF founder and CEO Imran Amed at BoF VOICES 2024 to share how he has built a successful independent business in a competitive environment and his plans for the future as well as settle some of the rumours and speculation.
Retail
Kiko Kostadinov Opens First US Store in Los Angeles
The Bulgarian designer is opening his second global flagship in Los Angeles’ Melrose Hill gallery district to gain closer proximity to the art world and America’s entertainment industry.
Kiko Kostadinov Opens First US Store in Los Angeles
The Bulgarian designer is opening his second global flagship in Los Angeles’ Melrose Hill gallery district to gain closer proximity to the art world and America’s entertainment industry.
Retail
What’s Next for Hip-Hop and Fashion
Hip-hop fueled an explosion of brands, collaborations and merchandise, but with fashion saturated with partnerships and rapper-led labels, and signs emerging that hip-hop’s cultural power could be waning, artists and their partners are finding ways to stand out.
What’s Next for Hip-Hop and Fashion
Hip-hop fueled an explosion of brands, collaborations and merchandise, but with fashion saturated with partnerships and rapper-led labels, and signs emerging that hip-hop’s cultural power could be waning, artists and their partners are finding ways to stand out.
Luxury
Exclusive: Dolce & Gabbana to Collaborate With Skims
The Italian luxury brand will bring a colourful ‘dolce vita’ aesthetic to Kim Kardashian’s shapewear label.
Exclusive: Dolce & Gabbana to Collaborate With Skims
The Italian luxury brand will bring a colourful ‘dolce vita’ aesthetic to Kim Kardashian’s shapewear label.
News & Analysis
BoF VOICES 2024: Fashion’s Next Moves
Industry insiders including designers Simon Porte Jacquemus and Glenn Martens, H&M CEO Daniel Ervér, e-commerce executives Lauren Santo Domingo and Michael Kliger and more spoke about key challenges and opportunities for their businesses and fashion at large. Meanwhile, McKinsey provided an outlook for 2025.
BoF VOICES 2024: Fashion’s Next Moves
Industry insiders including designers Simon Porte Jacquemus and Glenn Martens, H&M CEO Daniel Ervér, e-commerce executives Lauren Santo Domingo and Michael Kliger and more spoke about key challenges and opportunities for their businesses and fashion at large. Meanwhile, McKinsey provided an outlook for 2025.
Retail
Exclusive: H&M to Collaborate with Glenn Martens
The buzzy Belgian designer known for his work at Y/Project and Diesel will create a collection for the Swedish fast-fashion giant, CEO Daniel Ervér and Martens revealed at BoF VOICES 2024. The move is part of a wider push to reassert H&M’s fashion credentials.
Exclusive: H&M to Collaborate with Glenn Martens
The buzzy Belgian designer known for his work at Y/Project and Diesel will create a collection for the Swedish fast-fashion giant, CEO Daniel Ervér and Martens revealed at BoF VOICES 2024. The move is part of a wider push to reassert H&M’s fashion credentials.
Retail
Why Weirdness Is Selling in Men’s Denim
Young, fashion-forward men are buying up jeans with bold graphic prints, distinctive embellishments and extremely baggy silhouettes, creating opportunities for niche denim labels and mass retailers alike.
Why Weirdness Is Selling in Men’s Denim
Young, fashion-forward men are buying up jeans with bold graphic prints, distinctive embellishments and extremely baggy silhouettes, creating opportunities for niche denim labels and mass retailers alike.
News & Analysis
BoF VOICES 2024 Global Livestream Full Agenda
Valentino’s Alessandro Michele and Jacopo Venturini join the speaker line-up at BoF VOICES 2024. Request your invitation to attend our annual gathering for big thinkers
BoF VOICES 2024 Global Livestream Full Agenda
Valentino’s Alessandro Michele and Jacopo Venturini join the speaker line-up at BoF VOICES 2024. Request your invitation to attend our annual gathering for big thinkers
Partner Content
Milanese Momentum: How The Attico Turned Buzz Into Longevity
When Gilda Ambrosio and Giorgia Tordini founded their womenswear brand in 2016, the Italian designers generated both buzz and business instantly, landing 140 stockists and an approximately 80 percent sell-through rate in their first year. Eight years on, having navigated a global pandemic and on-going economic and market uncertainty, BoF sits down with The Attico’s leaders to learn about how they built a brand with creative and commercial longevity.
Milanese Momentum: How The Attico Turned Buzz Into Longevity
When Gilda Ambrosio and Giorgia Tordini founded their womenswear brand in 2016, the Italian designers generated both buzz and business instantly, landing 140 stockists and an approximately 80 percent sell-through rate in their first year. Eight years on, having navigated a global pandemic and on-going economic and market uncertainty, BoF sits down with The Attico’s leaders to learn about how they built a brand with creative and commercial longevity.
News & Analysis
BoF VOICES 2024 Global Livestream
Join us for our annual gathering for big thinkers streaming live from November 12 to 14.
BoF VOICES 2024 Global Livestream
Join us for our annual gathering for big thinkers streaming live from November 12 to 14.
Partner Content
At H&M, Boosting Creativity Through Increased Autonomy and Collaboration
Swedish retailer H&M is championing collaboration between its creative talent and empowering teams to input ideas and expertise throughout the product development process. BoF sits down with three H&M employees to learn more.
At H&M, Boosting Creativity Through Increased Autonomy and Collaboration
Swedish retailer H&M is championing collaboration between its creative talent and empowering teams to input ideas and expertise throughout the product development process. BoF sits down with three H&M employees to learn more.
Entrepreneurship
The Denim Brands of the 2010s Grow Up
A number of start-ups are expanding beyond denim, opening stores and navigating an increasingly competitive and fragmented market by staying close to their consumer.
The Denim Brands of the 2010s Grow Up
A number of start-ups are expanding beyond denim, opening stores and navigating an increasingly competitive and fragmented market by staying close to their consumer.
The News in Brief
France’s Bid to Suspend Shein’s Marketplace Rejected by Appeals Court
The decision from Paris’ Court of Appeal marked a win for the fast-fashion giant after a scandal over sex dolls resembling children for sale on its site.
Coty Announces Board Revamp
The embattled Covergirl owner has appointed five new independent directors amidst a wider leadership and company shakeup.
Zimmermann Names Roberto Eggs CEO
The Moncler Group executive will succeed longtime CEO Chris Olliver, who is staying on as executive chairman.
Unilever Chases Consumers by Focusing on Beauty Rather Than Food
The UK giant’s chief executive Fernando Fernandez hopes to scale beauty, personal care and wellbeing up to two-thirds of the firm’s sales.
Watch Exports Bounced Back in February Before War in Middle East
Swiss watch exports saw a 9.2 percent rise in February, driven by a strong rebound in the US market.
Swatch CEO Warns Iran War Is Weighing on Watchmaker’s Sales
The company has more than 200 stores in the Middle East, said chief executive officer Nick Hayek.
Macy’s Issues ‘Prudent’ 2026 Guidance on Geopolitical Risks
The retailer issued a cautious full-year forecast for sales and profit despite strong performance at Bloomingdale’s, which has benefited from shoppers seeking alternatives to struggling rival Saks Global.