Spandex Maker Lycra Files for Bankruptcy After Years of Stress
The company has been hampered with disruptions to supply chains, elevated inflation, growing competition from low-cost manufacturers and trade tariffs.
investment
Luxury
Chat-Based E-Tailer Threads Styling Acquired by Chalhoub Group
The deal will allow Threads Styling to deepen its ties with the key Middle Eastern market, while its new owner strengthens an improved digital and global presence.
Chat-Based E-Tailer Threads Styling Acquired by Chalhoub Group
The deal will allow Threads Styling to deepen its ties with the key Middle Eastern market, while its new owner strengthens an improved digital and global presence.
Sports
Case Study | Can On Set a New Pace for Sportswear?
On hasn’t taken long to turn its unconventional performance-running shoes into one of the world’s most recognisable footwear brands. The Swiss company, launched in 2010, has won credibility with the running elite while cultivating a loyal fashion fanbase, with support from tennis star Roger Federer.
Case Study | Can On Set a New Pace for Sportswear?
On hasn’t taken long to turn its unconventional performance-running shoes into one of the world’s most recognisable footwear brands. The Swiss company, launched in 2010, has won credibility with the running elite while cultivating a loyal fashion fanbase, with support from tennis star Roger Federer.
Sustainability
Can Patagonia Make Capitalism Climate Friendly?
The company has become a standard bearer for responsible capitalism. But founder Yvon Chouinard’s latest move – giving over most of the company’s shares to a non-profit – will be a tough act for others to follow.
Can Patagonia Make Capitalism Climate Friendly?
The company has become a standard bearer for responsible capitalism. But founder Yvon Chouinard’s latest move – giving over most of the company’s shares to a non-profit – will be a tough act for others to follow.
Sustainability
Patagonia’s Radical New Ownership Structure, Explained
Founder Yvon Chouinard has transferred ownership of his company to ensure all profits are directed to combat climate change.
Patagonia’s Radical New Ownership Structure, Explained
Founder Yvon Chouinard has transferred ownership of his company to ensure all profits are directed to combat climate change.
Luxury
Marco de Vincenzo’s Plan for Etro
Last year, L Catterton took a 60 percent stake in the Italian label, triggering a shakeup. “I know what Etro should be and it's definitely not boho,” said new designer Marco de Vincenzo ahead of his Milan debut. “That world is over.”
Marco de Vincenzo’s Plan for Etro
Last year, L Catterton took a 60 percent stake in the Italian label, triggering a shakeup. “I know what Etro should be and it's definitely not boho,” said new designer Marco de Vincenzo ahead of his Milan debut. “That world is over.”
Entrepreneurship
Téthys Joins General Atlantic to Back DTC Brand Sézane
The Bettencourt-Meyers family office is taking a minority stake in the Paris-based fashion label, whose sales have skyrocketed in recent years.
Téthys Joins General Atlantic to Back DTC Brand Sézane
The Bettencourt-Meyers family office is taking a minority stake in the Paris-based fashion label, whose sales have skyrocketed in recent years.
Beauty
The Debrief | The Transformation of the Black Hair Care Market
BoF’s Sheena Butler-Young and Tamison O’Connor join Lauren Sherman to discuss how a new generation of entrepreneurs are driving growth in this underdeveloped category.
The Debrief | The Transformation of the Black Hair Care Market
BoF’s Sheena Butler-Young and Tamison O’Connor join Lauren Sherman to discuss how a new generation of entrepreneurs are driving growth in this underdeveloped category.
Global Markets
Will Social Commerce Pay Off in India?
With young Indians hooked on short-form video content, global brands are investing in social commerce and live shopping trials to gain an edge in the rapidly growing market.
Will Social Commerce Pay Off in India?
With young Indians hooked on short-form video content, global brands are investing in social commerce and live shopping trials to gain an edge in the rapidly growing market.
Sustainability
The Start-Ups Fashion Is Still Willing to Bet On
A grim economic climate has tempered enthusiasm for risky investments, but fashion companies and executives like H&M, Kering and Stella McCartney still see opportunity in start-ups pursuing sustainability solutions.
The Start-Ups Fashion Is Still Willing to Bet On
A grim economic climate has tempered enthusiasm for risky investments, but fashion companies and executives like H&M, Kering and Stella McCartney still see opportunity in start-ups pursuing sustainability solutions.
Luxury
Why So Many Fashion Brands Are for Sale Right Now
Labels from Tom Ford and Ganni to Alyx and ALC are reportedly looking for new partners.
Why So Many Fashion Brands Are for Sale Right Now
Labels from Tom Ford and Ganni to Alyx and ALC are reportedly looking for new partners.
Beauty
How Mielle Organics Is Rewriting the Playbook for Black Hair Brands
Monique Rodriguez is one of a small number of Black women to secure a seven-figure investment for her business. The next challenge: scale while staying Black-owned.
How Mielle Organics Is Rewriting the Playbook for Black Hair Brands
Monique Rodriguez is one of a small number of Black women to secure a seven-figure investment for her business. The next challenge: scale while staying Black-owned.
Luxury
Sequoia Capital China Bets on Contemporary Norwegian Label Holzweiler
The venture firm has acquired a majority stake in the brand as it eyes global expansion, suggesting investors still see opportunity in well-placed fashion plays despite looming economic headwinds.
Sequoia Capital China Bets on Contemporary Norwegian Label Holzweiler
The venture firm has acquired a majority stake in the brand as it eyes global expansion, suggesting investors still see opportunity in well-placed fashion plays despite looming economic headwinds.
The News in Brief
US SEC Preparing to Eliminate Quarterly Reporting Requirement, WSJ Says
The proposal would give companies the option to share results twice a year.
Kering Unveils New Jewellery Unit, Merges Fashion Brand Reporting
Kering’s newly created jewellery division regroups Boucheron, Pomellato, Dodo and Qeelin brands as the company aims to pool resources. The conglomerate is also regrouping fashion brand reporting, shielding smaller labels from investor scrutiny.
Bondholders Approve Saks Global’s Five-Year Business Plan
Saks is moving towards exiting bankruptcy and tapped an additional $300 million of its Chapter 11 financing package.
Luxury Stocks Face Most Bearish Sentiment in Years, UBS Says
War in the Middle East, the luxury industry’s fastest-growing market, threatens to delay a long-expected rebound in demand.
Trump Signs Order to Combat Fraudulent ‘Made in America’ Labels, White House Says
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.
Lanvin Deputy CEO Siddhartha Shukla Exits Brand
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.
Ulta Beauty Forecasts Annual Profit Below Estimates
Shares declined in after-hours trading as the beauty retailer expressed a cautious outlook for 2026.