The Business of Fashion

The inaugural @fashionweekasia, staged by Manila-based media group AGC Power Holdings Corp., brought together established brands, emerging designers and creative voices from across the continent for five days of runway shows, cultural exchange and industry conversations. BoF reports from the Filipino capital on the creative energy and ambitions shaping Asian fashion’s next chapter. #Ad businessoffashion.com/articl…

Beauty brand @HausLabs will now be led by its founder, @LadyGaga, who will assume the role of chief executive officer, effective immediately. businessoffashion.com/articl…

In a BoF LIVE in partnership with @Launchmetrics, CMO Alison Bringé and sibling studio founder Lucinda Bounsall discussed how fashion and beauty brands can measure the attention they generate and translate it into business value. Read more. #Ad businessoffashion.com/articl…

At a leadership breakfast hosted by The Business of Beauty, the @ITAtradeagency and Cosmetica Italia at the Embassy of Italy in London @ItalyinUK, leaders from the Italian and British beauty industries gathered to discuss what makes Italy’s beauty ecosystem competitive. #Ad businessoffashion.com/articl…

After a fire destroyed more than a decade of her work, designer Kanyinsola Onalaja had just three months to prepare for her London Fashion Week debut. Here, she explains how @Adobe Firefly sped up her design and sampling process while keeping her creative vision and the collection’s craftsmanship front and centre. #Ad businessoffashion.com/articl…

As customers expect more from the shopping journey — across lifestyle, luxury, beauty and fashion — brands are using automation to create more relevant, individualised experiences. BoF sits down with @Klaviyo's CMO Jamie Domenici to explore how brands can move beyond standard personalisation. #Ad businessoffashion.com/articl…

Last week, BoF, ESW and Shopify gathered senior fashion and retail executives from Thom Browne, Reebok, Alo Yoga, Harvey Nichols, Bang & Olufsen and more in London to discuss how brands can win back consumer spend, protect margins and localise in a climate where global growth requires more consideration than ever. #Ad businessoffashion.com/articl…

At its 40th anniversary, @StuartWeitzman is rethinking how its history of innovation can resonate with a new generation of luxury shoppers. Global brand president Jonathan Lelonek discusses refreshing the brand’s product codes and reconnecting with what today’s consumer wants. Read more #Ad businessoffashion.com/articl…

At a community dinner hosted by BoF and creator commerce platform @ShopLTK, brand leaders from Jimmy Choo, Gap Inc., Tove, Coach, Coty, Space NK, Pandora and more convened in London to discuss how to understand, prove and scale creator growth. #Ad businessoffashion.com/articl…

As fashion’s value spectrum blurs, mass-market brands are looking beyond price to build desirability. A new report from Launchmetrics, ‘The Desirability Gap: How Mass Market Brands are Repositioning to Compete,’ reveals how premiumisation — from designer partnerships to cultural moments — is reshaping the competition for relevance. #Ad businessoffashion.com/articl…

As Milano Beauty Week closes its biggest edition yet, Cosmetica Italia and its partners are betting that the country’s entire beauty ecosystem can become a brand in its own right. #Ad businessoffashion.com/articl…

Athens is investing heavily in luxury retail, hospitality and cultural infrastructure, fuelled by rising international tourism and strengthening its position as a year-round destination. The upcoming Riviera Galleria is among the flagship developments driving this transformation. BoF sat down with Melina Paizi, managing director of LAMDA Malls (@Lamda_Dev), to discuss why Greece and Riviera Galleria should be top of mind for luxury brands. #Ad Read more: businessoffashion.com/articl…

Opening in Q4 2026 on Saadiyat Island — at the heart of Abu Dhabi’s cultural district — Saadiyat Grove brings together luxury retail, hospitality, residential living and culture in one of the emirate’s most ambitious new developments. BoF speaks to Jonathan Emery, chief executive officer of @aldar Development, about the strategic vision behind the project. #Ad businessoffashion.com/articl…

At a leadership breakfast during Paris Fashion Week, executives from Dior, Balenciaga, Jacquemus, Kering, Sessun and more joined BoF and @klaviyo to discuss the urgency to drive loyalty in a fragmented market. #Ad businessoffashion.com/articl…

Last month, The Business of Beauty and Front Row gathered beauty executives and investors in New York to discuss how content, the evolving channel mix, brand consistency and AI search are reshaping the path to purchase. #Ad businessoffashion.com/articl…

At Milan Fashion Week, @OffWht staged an activation for 10x10, its project inviting musicians Kid Cudi and A$AP Nast; designers Ava Nirui, Raul Lopez, Guillermo Andrade and Yuta Hosokawa; and multidisciplinary creatives Stéphane Ashpool, Bafic, Renell Medrano and Veneda Carter to reinterpret the brand’s signatures. As part of the programme, BoF hosted conversations on remix culture and what makes an icon endure. #Ad businessoffashion.com/articl…

TikTok (@tiktok_us)'s Karen Kang, Kate Spade New York’s Danielle Macaluso and BoF’s Dan Hastings, joined BoF’s Yasmine Dahlberg to unpack how fashion brands can use cultural capital and creator partnerships to build fan communities on TikTok. #Ad businessoffashion.com/articl…

Models Alton Mason and Adot Gak, designers Robert Wun, Edeline Lee, Saul Nash, Sinéad O’Dwyer and Patrick McDowell joined BoF and @aldar to celebrate London Fashion Week and the city’s creative community. #Ad businessoffashion.com/articl…