Business of Fashion (BOF)

The Business of Fashion has become a vital daily resource for fashion professionals, creatives, and entrepreneurs across more than 200 countries. It is often referred to as “essential,” “a must-read,” and even “addictive.” Established in 2007 by Imran Amed, a consultant, writer, and digital entrepreneur in the fashion industry, The Business of Fashion started as a passion project. Its goal was to provide an insightful, analytical, and opinionated perspective on the fashion business landscape. Now, the platform has expanded to include a network of knowledgeable writers and fashion insiders from major style hubs worldwide. It offers valuable insights into emerging designers, innovative technologies, and global brands that are shaping the industry during this era of significant transformation.

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Ready for Relaunch? Jonathan Anderson’s Dior Challenge

3 days ago | businessoffashion.com | Robert Williams

PARIS — Football superstar Kylian Mbappé knots a striped necktie over a blue-and-white oxford shirt and boxy grey jacket. It’s the first Dior menswear look by Jonathan Anderson to be revealed to public ahead of the designer’s debut at the brand this Friday during Paris Fashion Week and a clear nod to a 1982 portrait by Andy Warhol of Jean-Michel Basquiat wearing a similar look, which the brand posted on social media a few days earlier.
Worldview | Iran-Israel War Disrupts Local Businesses, Poses Global Economy Risks

4 days ago | businessoffashion.com | Robb Young

A guide to unlocking opportunity in emerging and frontier fashion markets. Turkish fast-fashion giants LC Waikiki, Koton and DeFacto have rolled out hundreds of stores in high-growth, high-risk frontier markets like Albania, Uganda and Mongolia where rivals H&M and Zara have little or no presence. Last week, Zegna staged a runway show in Dubai the emirate, following in the footsteps of Roberto Cavalli, Armani and Chanel.
Exclusive: Skims’ Plan for Global Domination

5 days ago | businessoffashion.com | Cathaleen Chen

NEW YORK — Every few minutes, one of the thousands of pedestrians on Fifth Avenue will come to a halt at the corner of 52nd Street, seized by the sight of a 15-foot nude statue looming from inside the Skims storefront. The giant sculpture, designed by artist Vanessa Beecroft, occupies a prominent place inside the Skims store here, and has become something of a visual signature for the shapewear brand, founded by Kim Kardashian and Jens Grede in 2019.
‘Transform or Die’: Can a Turnaround Expert Turn Kering Around?

1 week ago | businessoffashion.com | Imran Amed

LONDON — This week, Kering named Luca de Meo as its new chief executive officer, replacing François-Henri Pinault in the top executive role. Pinault will retain his role as chairman, but made clear in a call with investors on Monday that he will be ceding day-to-day decision making to de Meo. “Luca will have full liberty to take the decisions that he wants,” Pinault said.
The BoF Podcast | Tracee Ellis Ross: Understanding the Diversity of Humanity is Good Business

1 week ago | businessoffashion.com | Imran Amed

Analysis and advice on the fast-evolving beauty business. Carolyn Bessette Kennedy’s precise shade of blonde generated a lot of press this week, but online the late style icon’s hair drama is getting upstaged — by Jennifer Garner. At The Business of Beauty Global Forum 2025, Unilever Prestige’s CEO, Mary Carmen Gasco-Buisson, shares how shifting consumer expectations around value are reshaping prestige beauty, in conversation with BoF’s chief business officer and head of beauty, Johanna Stout.
Is Fashion Stuck in the Archives?

1 week ago | businessoffashion.com | Angelo Flaccavento

Independent show reviews from fashion’s top critics. The Japanese brand’s fastest-growing line is ceding the Paris fashion week spotlight to IM Men and taking a ‘slow road’ with traveling events powered by a new ‘open studio’ strategy, starting with an Italy-inspired presentation at Pitti Uomo in Florence. KFN, which launched earlier this year, unveiled on Thursday plans to evolve New York Fashion Week, starting with a new network of venues available to designers without a fee.
And It Was All Yellow…

1 week ago | businessoffashion.com | Faran Krentcil

Welcome back to Haul of Fame, your must-read beauty roundup for new products, new ideas and a tree that smells like Windex. Whoa.
As Kering’s Fashion Cools, Pomellato Heats Up

1 week ago | businessoffashion.com | Ming Liu

MILAN — Jewellery has remained buoyant even as demand for luxury fashion and watches slowed dramatically in recent quarters. Milanese jeweller Pomellato is no exception — offering a rare bright spot for owner Kering, whose flagship brand Gucci has been among the hardest hit by the industry’s downturn. In April, Kering flagged Pomellato’s “excellent quarter,” driven in particular by new pieces in its iconic Nudo line.
Umit Benan Is Back

1 week ago | businessoffashion.com | Angelo Flaccavento

Five years after putting his namesake label on pause, Umit Benan is back. Armed with a new business model and financing from New Guards Group co-founder Davide De Giglio, the master tailor is relaunching Umitbenan (one word this time around) and will unveil a new collection and retail concept on Friday in Milan.
Amorepacific’s Road to Success

1 week ago | businessoffashion.com | Priya Rao

Opens in new window2025 marks 80 years of business for South Korean company Amorepacific. But the conglomerate’s aims to go global only began “in earnest” in 2000, says chief executive Sean Kim. As a result, it has faced new challenges that international expansion often brings. Last year was the first year that Amorepacific’s North American business outpaced its China business (a “meaningful” milestone, as Kim describes it).