US SEC Preparing to Eliminate Quarterly Reporting Requirement, WSJ Says
The proposal would give companies the option to share results twice a year.
supply-chain
Partner Content
Fashion Leaders on the Future of ‘Made in Italy’
BoF and Shopify gathered executives from across the Italian industry to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing Italy’s fashion market and manufacturing as the acquisition of independent suppliers intensifies, prices rise and consumer sentiment evolves.
Fashion Leaders on the Future of ‘Made in Italy’
BoF and Shopify gathered executives from across the Italian industry to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing Italy’s fashion market and manufacturing as the acquisition of independent suppliers intensifies, prices rise and consumer sentiment evolves.
Sustainability
Allbirds’ Quest to Make Zero-Carbon Shoes
The company cut the average carbon footprint of its products by 12 percent last year, not yet enough to offset the impact of growth.
Allbirds’ Quest to Make Zero-Carbon Shoes
The company cut the average carbon footprint of its products by 12 percent last year, not yet enough to offset the impact of growth.
Luxury
Why Luxury’s Counterfeit Problem Is Getting Worse
It’s easier than ever for consumers to buy fakes online. But the spike in counterfeit sales may also have something to do with how brands themselves are pricing and marketing their products.
Why Luxury’s Counterfeit Problem Is Getting Worse
It’s easier than ever for consumers to buy fakes online. But the spike in counterfeit sales may also have something to do with how brands themselves are pricing and marketing their products.
Retail
Diane von Furstenberg Makes a (Profitable) Comeback
For the first time in a decade, Diane von Furstenberg is operating in the black. It’s a feat made possible by cutting overall production by half under the brand’s new CEO, Gabby Hirata.
Diane von Furstenberg Makes a (Profitable) Comeback
For the first time in a decade, Diane von Furstenberg is operating in the black. It’s a feat made possible by cutting overall production by half under the brand’s new CEO, Gabby Hirata.
Sustainability
Where Does Your Necklace Come From?
With new digital ‘passports’ that disclose where its products were crafted, Monica Vinader is ahead of the pack in a jewellery sector under pressure to prove its gems aren’t linked to human rights abuses and environmental degradation.
Where Does Your Necklace Come From?
With new digital ‘passports’ that disclose where its products were crafted, Monica Vinader is ahead of the pack in a jewellery sector under pressure to prove its gems aren’t linked to human rights abuses and environmental degradation.
Sustainability
Fashion’s Plastic Addiction Is Harder to Shake Than it Seems
Big brands from Adidas to Patagonia are on track to eliminate virgin polyester from their products. But the pivot to materials mostly made from recycled plastic bottles is an imperfect solution.
Fashion’s Plastic Addiction Is Harder to Shake Than it Seems
Big brands from Adidas to Patagonia are on track to eliminate virgin polyester from their products. But the pivot to materials mostly made from recycled plastic bottles is an imperfect solution.
Partner Content
How Luxury Can Better Support Female Empowerment
In a roundtable co-hosted by Bulgari and BoF over Milan Fashion Week, thought-leaders from fashion, luxury and their adjacent industries shared insights and learnings on how to power positive change for the female-identifying workforce.
How Luxury Can Better Support Female Empowerment
In a roundtable co-hosted by Bulgari and BoF over Milan Fashion Week, thought-leaders from fashion, luxury and their adjacent industries shared insights and learnings on how to power positive change for the female-identifying workforce.
Luxury
Handbag Prices Are Skyrocketing. Who’s Buying Them? | BoF Insights
As Versace becomes the latest brand planning to hike its handbag prices, BoF Insights looks at the degree to which consumers’ budgets accommodate these higher prices.
Handbag Prices Are Skyrocketing. Who’s Buying Them? | BoF Insights
As Versace becomes the latest brand planning to hike its handbag prices, BoF Insights looks at the degree to which consumers’ budgets accommodate these higher prices.
Retail
What Europe’s Energy Crisis Means for Fashion
Skyrocketing power prices are hurting consumers, threatening brands and retailers, and adding new pressures to the industry’s already fragile supply chains. For some, the result could be worse than Covid.
What Europe’s Energy Crisis Means for Fashion
Skyrocketing power prices are hurting consumers, threatening brands and retailers, and adding new pressures to the industry’s already fragile supply chains. For some, the result could be worse than Covid.
Sustainability
With Inflation Painfully High, Fashion’s Garment Workers Pay the Price
Labour groups are warning of a new crisis on the horizon, as brands cancel orders ahead of the holiday season and living costs rise.
With Inflation Painfully High, Fashion’s Garment Workers Pay the Price
Labour groups are warning of a new crisis on the horizon, as brands cancel orders ahead of the holiday season and living costs rise.
Workplace & Talent
Fashion’s In-Demand Jobs
Recruiters say interest in the metaverse is cooling, while brands look for candidates with the real-world expertise to navigate uncertain times including in areas such as supply chain, diversity, ESG compliance and HR.
Fashion’s In-Demand Jobs
Recruiters say interest in the metaverse is cooling, while brands look for candidates with the real-world expertise to navigate uncertain times including in areas such as supply chain, diversity, ESG compliance and HR.
Partner Content
At CIFF, Empowering the Fashion Community With Growth Solutions
BoF explores the disruptive new technologies poised to provide the greatest opportunities — from the commercialisation of virtual try-on, to digital IDs and Web3 technologies that could foster much deeper collaboration.
At CIFF, Empowering the Fashion Community With Growth Solutions
BoF explores the disruptive new technologies poised to provide the greatest opportunities — from the commercialisation of virtual try-on, to digital IDs and Web3 technologies that could foster much deeper collaboration.
The News in Brief
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.
Exclusive: Brita Invests in Shower Filter Firm Hello Klean
The German water filtration firm has acquired a minority stake in Hello Klean, which sells shower heads it claims mitigate the effects of hard water.