Under Armour Expects Bigger Charges From Restructuring Plan
The embattled sportswear company lowered its guidance for the financial year ended 31 March 2025.
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Fashion Week
After the ‘Toryssance’: Tory Burch’s Balancing Act
The American designer and entrepreneur revived industry chatter by updating her aesthetic. Now Burch—wary of straying too far from her roots—is fine-tuning the balance between stretching her creative limits while serving her loyalists. She’s also relaunching her trademark shoe.
After the ‘Toryssance’: Tory Burch’s Balancing Act
The American designer and entrepreneur revived industry chatter by updating her aesthetic. Now Burch—wary of straying too far from her roots—is fine-tuning the balance between stretching her creative limits while serving her loyalists. She’s also relaunching her trademark shoe.
At New York Fashion Week, Sergio Hudson Means Business
Now in his eighth year, Hudson is evermore calculated — testing the waters with menswear and leaning into versatile, wearable looks as he aims to grow his brand.
Tommy Hilfiger Leans Into ‘Fashion-tainment’
The brand showed its latest collection on a ferry boat docked off lower Manhattan and wrapped things up with a performance by the Wu-Tang Clan.
This Week: Fashion Week, Nike’s Shareholder Meeting and Inditex Results
The shows continue in New York and London, while Nike’s board faces off against shareholders and Inditex reports results.
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Luxury
Fashion Week Launches with a Political Statement
On Friday morning, the opening day of New York Fashion Week, runway glamour was put on pause in favour of political activism as the CFDA, in collaboration with Vogue and voting rights group I Am A Voter, spearheaded a non-partisan march to encourage people to register to vote.
Fashion Week Launches with a Political Statement
On Friday morning, the opening day of New York Fashion Week, runway glamour was put on pause in favour of political activism as the CFDA, in collaboration with Vogue and voting rights group I Am A Voter, spearheaded a non-partisan march to encourage people to register to vote.
Ralph Lauren Goes to the Hamptons
Mr Ralph Lauren brought guests to Bridgehampton on Thursday for one of his brand’s most overt efforts yet to position itself among top luxury players.
Luxury
How Ulla Johnson Played Fashion’s Long Game
After 25 years in business, Ulla Johnson has reached nine figures in annual sales by charting her own course, from resisting outside fundraising to embracing what she calls “slow fashion.” With a new CEO at the helm, she’s once again looking to enter the next stage of growth her own way.
How Ulla Johnson Played Fashion’s Long Game
After 25 years in business, Ulla Johnson has reached nine figures in annual sales by charting her own course, from resisting outside fundraising to embracing what she calls “slow fashion.” With a new CEO at the helm, she’s once again looking to enter the next stage of growth her own way.
This Week: New York Fashion Week Kicks Off
A host of international names, more churn among emerging labels and the usual American giants make for a thematically confusing, but commercially robust season.
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Beware Fashion’s Sustainability Retreat
Financial and political volatility are having a chilling effect on the industry’s environmental efforts. But failure to act now will bring bigger risks in the future, writes Kenneth P. Pucker.
How to Prepare a Creative Pitch in Fashion
From tailoring your pitch to your audience to fine tuning a succinct narrative, BoF Careers sat down with experts working across creative functions in the fashion industry to learn how to prepare a compelling pitch.
Entrepreneurship
How to Grow a $100 Million Brand: Reinforcing Your Foundation | BoF Insights
In the third and final part of this series, BoF Insights spoke with investors and brand leaders about how to secure future growth before pursuing costly expansion activities in today’s tough financing environment.
How to Grow a $100 Million Brand: Reinforcing Your Foundation | BoF Insights
In the third and final part of this series, BoF Insights spoke with investors and brand leaders about how to secure future growth before pursuing costly expansion activities in today’s tough financing environment.
Entrepreneurship
How to Grow a $100 Million Brand: Diversifying Your Offering | BoF Insights
Today’s brands are constrained by crises across direct-to-consumer and wholesale distribution and limited external funding pools. But it is still possible to scale a small label, even in today’s tough environment. In part two of this series, BoF Insights spoke with investors and brand leaders about how to translate cultural heat into commercial success via diversification.
How to Grow a $100 Million Brand: Diversifying Your Offering | BoF Insights
Today’s brands are constrained by crises across direct-to-consumer and wholesale distribution and limited external funding pools. But it is still possible to scale a small label, even in today’s tough environment. In part two of this series, BoF Insights spoke with investors and brand leaders about how to translate cultural heat into commercial success via diversification.
The News in Brief
L Catterton Acquires Latvian Bath and Body Brand Stenders
The premium bath and body care line will join L Catterton’s portfolio of beauty brands, which includes cosmetics line Merit and skincare maker Tula.
Net-a-Porter Shifts Beauty to Affiliate Model
Known in the past as a key launchpad for luxury beauty labels like Dr. Barbara Sturm, Net-a-Porter’s beauty vertical is switching to an editorial-style affiliate model.
Disgraced Fashion Executive Nygard Gets 11-Year Prison Sentence for Sexual Assault
Nygard, the judge said, used his wealth and power to prey on women, then used aggressive tactics and degrading language that left his victims humiliated.
Gucci-Owner Kering Slumps to 2017 Low on China Demand Fears
Kering SA’s stock plunged to a seven-year low on Monday, with analysts downgrading the Gucci owner amid concerns over weak demand in China, marking a sharp decline in the luxury sector.
Chanel Appoints Simona Cattaneo as Fragrance and Beauty President
Cattaneo, who was previously general manager at Tod’s, will replace Anne Kirby, whose retirement was confirmed in July 2024.
European Luxury Shares’ $240 Billion Rout Is Just the Beginning
Once seen as Europe’s answer to the US “Magnificent Seven” tech megacaps, shares in companies producing high-end clothing, handbags and jewellery are languishing.
The Body Shop’s Remaining UK Stores Saved After Rescue Deal Agreed
The Body Shop has been rescued from administration by a consortium led by the British cosmetics tycoon Mike Jatania in a deal that will keep the ethical beauty brand’s remaining 113 UK stores trading.