De Beers Makes Sweeping Cuts to Its Elite Diamond-Buying Club
The diamond company produced less than 22 million carats last year, down from almost 35 million in 2022.
leadership
Workplace & Talent
Keeping Store Employees Safe Without a Vaccine Mandate
The jab is just one of several critical tools retailers can use to keep store workers healthy but it can’t, on its own, clear persistent staffing hurdles.
Keeping Store Employees Safe Without a Vaccine Mandate
The jab is just one of several critical tools retailers can use to keep store workers healthy but it can’t, on its own, clear persistent staffing hurdles.
Luxury
Pieter Mulier: Alaïa And I
A year into his tenure, the designer talks to Tim Blanks about wrestling with the riddle of one of fashion’s most intensely personal and technically challenging legacies.
Pieter Mulier: Alaïa And I
A year into his tenure, the designer talks to Tim Blanks about wrestling with the riddle of one of fashion’s most intensely personal and technically challenging legacies.
Workplace & Talent
Power Moves | Bally’s New Creative Director, SMCP’s Board Reshuffle
Rhude founder Rhuigi Villaseñor will lead the Swiss luxury brand; SMCP named a new board member.
Power Moves | Bally’s New Creative Director, SMCP’s Board Reshuffle
Rhude founder Rhuigi Villaseñor will lead the Swiss luxury brand; SMCP named a new board member.
Luxury
The State of Fashion 2022: Q&A with the Authors
Please join us for a special #BoFLIVE Q&A session, exclusively for Professional Members, where the authors of The State of Fashion 2022, BoF’s Imran Amed and McKinsey’s Achim Berg, will answer your burning questions about the report’s key findings and predictions for the year ahead.
The State of Fashion 2022: Q&A with the Authors
Please join us for a special #BoFLIVE Q&A session, exclusively for Professional Members, where the authors of The State of Fashion 2022, BoF’s Imran Amed and McKinsey’s Achim Berg, will answer your burning questions about the report’s key findings and predictions for the year ahead.
Workplace & Talent
Retail Employees Are Under Attack. Here’s What Brands Can Do
Fashion brands will need to think beyond barebones safety protocols as they scramble to fix a problem that’s only getting worse as the pandemic drags on.
Retail Employees Are Under Attack. Here’s What Brands Can Do
Fashion brands will need to think beyond barebones safety protocols as they scramble to fix a problem that’s only getting worse as the pandemic drags on.
Workplace & Talent
Power Moves | Filippa K Hires Former Saint Laurent Designer, Dunhill’s New CEO
Liisa Kessler joins the Scandinavian label, Laurent Malecaze joins Dunhill from AZ Factory.
Power Moves | Filippa K Hires Former Saint Laurent Designer, Dunhill’s New CEO
Liisa Kessler joins the Scandinavian label, Laurent Malecaze joins Dunhill from AZ Factory.
Media
Vogue Japan Appoints New Head of Editorial Content
Tiffany Godoy is named Vogue Japan’s new head of editorial content, as publisher Condé Nast continues its worldwide editorial restructuring.
Vogue Japan Appoints New Head of Editorial Content
Tiffany Godoy is named Vogue Japan’s new head of editorial content, as publisher Condé Nast continues its worldwide editorial restructuring.
Luxury
Virgil Abloh’s Blueprint for Black Advancement
The late designer identified with the Black condition and set about designing not just products but a better future, writes Jason Campbell.
Virgil Abloh’s Blueprint for Black Advancement
The late designer identified with the Black condition and set about designing not just products but a better future, writes Jason Campbell.
Luxury
Who Is Chanel’s New Global CEO?
The French luxury giant has appointed Unilever human resources chief Leena Nair to lead the business in a time of transformation. ‘Human capital is as important as financial capital,’ she said in an interview with Time in May.
Who Is Chanel’s New Global CEO?
The French luxury giant has appointed Unilever human resources chief Leena Nair to lead the business in a time of transformation. ‘Human capital is as important as financial capital,’ she said in an interview with Time in May.
Fashion Week
Omicron May Throw a Wrench in Fashion Week Plans
This week, everyone will be talking about how the Omicron variant will affect fashion’s busy events calendar, and Zara owner Inditex’s latest results.
Omicron May Throw a Wrench in Fashion Week Plans
This week, everyone will be talking about how the Omicron variant will affect fashion’s busy events calendar, and Zara owner Inditex’s latest results.
Workplace & Talent
How Retailers Can Prevent Robberies This Holiday Season
A spate of “smash and grab” robberies and similar organised theft incidents have dealt the latest blow to retailers looking to staff up at a critical time.
How Retailers Can Prevent Robberies This Holiday Season
A spate of “smash and grab” robberies and similar organised theft incidents have dealt the latest blow to retailers looking to staff up at a critical time.
Workplace & Talent
Farfetch’s Sian Keane on Adapting to the New War For Talent
Farfetch’s chief people officer says it will be hard for fashion companies to strike the right balance across recruitment and retention strategies as the industry faces a talent deficit in the year ahead.
Farfetch’s Sian Keane on Adapting to the New War For Talent
Farfetch’s chief people officer says it will be hard for fashion companies to strike the right balance across recruitment and retention strategies as the industry faces a talent deficit in the year ahead.
The News in Brief
L’Oréal India in Talks to Acquire Beauty Company Innovist
L’Oréal is in advanced talks to acquire a majority stake in Bare Anatomy parent Innovist sources told The Economic Times India.
Zegna Chairman Says War Has Clouded Visibility of Demand in Middle East
The Italian fashion house cautioned the war is reducing visibility on demand in the Middle East, which accounts for 7 percent of its sales, though all stores are currently open in the region.
Glossier Appoints New CMO
Nicole Solorzano, who joins from Ouai, is the Millennial beauty brand’s latest hire.
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.
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.