The Business of Fashion

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. #Ad…

Maria Grazia Chiuri is stepping down as womenswear artistic director at @Dior after a transformative nine-year tenure. Read more businessoffashion.com/articles/luxur…

LVMH’s fashion and leather goods sales fell 9 percent in the second quarter, just missing analyst estimates as the Louis Vuitton and Dior owner navigates a deepening industry slump. Read more: businessoffashion.com/articles/luxur…

BoF sits down with Kerzner International CEO Philippe Zuber to learn how its array of ‘ultra-luxury’ offerings across its hotel brand portfolio — One&Only, SIRO, Atlantis and Rare Finds — is building a deeper connection with ultra-high-net-worth guests to meet their evolving…

Michelle Ngonmo’s talent incubator, Afro Fashion Association, founded in Italy in 2015, platforms and supports BIPOC fashion talent and creatives while building bridges between hubs in Cameroon, Rwanda and Ghana to fashion capitals like Milan, and soon, Paris. BoF sits down with…

With sustainability regulations tightening and deadlines for manufacturing reforms approaching, bio-design firm Modern Meadow is optimising for the shift towards responsible sourcing. BoF sits down with its chief executive officer, David Williamson, to discuss how the company’s…

Alison Bringé, chief marketing officer at @Launchmetrics , Nicole Baum, global head of marketing at Moschino, and Carlota Rodben, founder of Beyond Luxury Group and co-founder of Memora, share their insights on building culturally fluent partnerships — leveraging micro-creators…

The Business of Fashion and @klaviyo — a CRM platform for B2C businesses, working with the likes of The Body Shop, Castore, Paul Smith and Dermalogica — hosted a panel event on how brands can capture consumer attention and inspire loyalty in an oversaturated market. Now, BoF…

Designers from RaiseFashion’s third masterclass cohort are navigating shifting tariffs, supply chain challenges and pricing pressures. Here, BoF explores how four designers leverage their heritage to build their businesses — finding resilience through mentorship, storytelling and…

As acquisition opportunities narrow and market dynamics shift, beauty businesses require a new strategic approach to unlock sustainable growth. BoF sat down with Timicka Anderson, @Citi Commercial Bank’s Global Head of Consumer and Retail, to uncover how beauty brands can better…

Based on a proprietary survey of fashion shoppers across the EU5 and BoF Insights intelligence, this new report, developed in collaboration with @AmazonFashion & Sports in Europe, reveals how fashion brands can meet rising customer expectations and nurture long-term loyalty in…

BoF sits down with @Snap Inc.’s vice president and general manager of the Middle East, Hussein Freijeh, to learn more about the changing social media landscape in the GCC #Ad businessoffashion.com/articles/marke…

At The Business of Beauty Global Forum, Front Row’s chief revenue officer Christopher Skinner and Tatcha’s chief marketing officer Nicole Frusci joined BoF’s Alice Gividen on stage to explore building a lasting beauty business in an ever-changing market. #Ad…

Executives and founders from companies such as L’Oréal, Pattern Beauty, Dermalogica, Citi, E.l.f. Beauty, Glossier, Olaplex, Tatcha and Isamaya Beauty gathered for an intimate lunch at Stanly Ranch, hosted by @Sephora, to celebrate The Business of Beauty Global Forum community.…

Luca de Meo will join @KeringGroup as its first external chief executive, the French luxury group confirmed Monday following news reports over the weekend that the Italian executive was set to leave carmaker Renault Group to lead the Gucci and Saint Laurent owner. Kering, which…

The third edition of The Business of Beauty’s Global Forum concluded with a farewell dinner. Hosted in partnership with L’Oréal Groupe, the evening celebrated The Business of Beauty Global Awards winners who were carefully selected by an esteemed jury including Imran Amed, BoF’s…

The Portuguese Footwear Association, APICCAPS, invited brand leaders and business professionals across footwear and its adjacent industries to a day-long Digi4Fashion event in Porto, on digital opportunities for the industry in 2025. There, BoF spoke to footwear and fashion…

As the influencer economy matures, brands are shifting their focus from star power to strategic alignment. A new report from @Launchmetrics — “Brand Ambassador Marketing 2025” — reveals how resonance — not reach — is now defining success. #Ad businessoffashion.com/articles/celeb…

Designers from RaiseFashion’s third annual masterclass are balancing their creative vision and purpose against new industry realities and consumer demands. BoF learns from three designers — each with a focus on community — on how they’re scaling their businesses against this…

Next-generation technologies are giving businesses a competitive edge in a rapidly evolving market. Lectra’s Maximilien Abadie and Beyond Luxury Group’s Andrea Pavon shared their insights on a recent BoF LIVE into the opportunities these technologies unlock for sustainable…