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Luxury’s Italian Sweatshops Problem
Over the past year, the pristine image luxury brands have built on their links to artisanal craft, ethical manufacturing and quality has begun to cru…
1 year, 4 months ago
What Happens When It’s Too Hot to Make Fashion?
In recent years, extreme weather events have become commonplace catastrophes. And in an increasingly globalised fashion system, developing nations of…
1 year, 4 months ago
Alessandro Michele and Jacopo Venturini on the New Valentino
Over the summer, BoF editor-in-chief Imran Amed and editor-at-large Tim Blanks both spent time with Valentino’s new creative director Alessandro Mich…
1 year, 5 months ago
BoF’s Top Stories of 2024
As the year comes to a close, BoF’s executive editor Brian Baskin and senior correspondent Sheena Butler-Young look back on some of their favourite a…
1 year, 5 months ago
How Independent Brands Can Thrive in a Fashion World Ruled by Giants
Background:
In a slowing luxury and fashion market, it’s not just the big brands and e-commerce companies that are being impacted. Independent fashion…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Future of DEI and ESG in a Hostile Political Environment
In the late 2010s, and particularly after George Floyd’s murder in 2020, the fashion industry appeared to embrace a progressive awakening on issues l…
1 year, 5 months ago
How Skims and On Create Cultural Relevance
Many fashion brands are realising that operating across multiple cultural sectors is a business necessity. In our social feeds, fashion competes with…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Future of Resale
Resale is no longer confined to thrift stores or niche platforms; it has grown into a roughly $50 billion industry in the U.S. alone, by some measure…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Great Luxury E-Commerce Reckoning
In 2024, luxury e-commerce faced a harsh reckoning. A pandemic-era boom gave way to a bruising downturn that exposed deep-seated weaknesses, as risin…
1 year, 5 months ago
Jacquemus: A Coming of Age Story
When Simon Porte Jacquemus came on to the scene in 2009, he did so with a bang. The French designer’s playful take on Parisian fashion draws inspirat…
1 year, 5 months ago