This Week: Fashion’s Stake in the US Election
The industry has mostly tried to stay out of a close, bitter race, while quietly preparing for a potential Trump victory. [...]
The BoF Podcast | Khalid Al Tayer on Driving Transformation in the GCC’s Luxury Market
In his first public interview, Khalid Al Tayer, managing director of Al Tayer Insignia and CEO of Ounass, joins BoF founder and CEO Imran Amed to discuss why brands need to go beyond ‘good enough’ to engage discerning customers in the Middle East. [...]
A First-Day Agenda for Estée Lauder’s New CEO
From cutting costs, rebuilding brand equity and right-sizing its exposure to volatile markets, incoming chief executive Stéphane de La Faverie has a lot to accomplish if he wants to reassure investors that the company’s best days are still to come. [...]
How Prada Is Defying the Downturn
The Milanese group reported nine-month net revenues up 18 percent year-on-year, powered by eye-popping growth at Miu Miu, where third-quarter sales surged 105 percent. [...]
The Biggest Summer Beauty Trends to Watch
Seasonal staples like SPF and beachy scents are getting an update, while new product innovations have taken off thanks to influencers. [...]
What went down at Audemars Piguet’s celebration of music in London
If you’ve ever listened to Beyonce, Young Thug, Drake or pretty much any popular music in the last two decades, chances are you’ve been singing about Audemars Piguet without even realising it. Throughout multiple decades, the luxury Swiss watch brand has been name-dropped in many hit pop and rap songs. [...]
Watch: Gabriel Moses and Kobbie Mainoo shoot their shot for Nike x Corteiz
Yesterday, London streetwear label Corteiz dropped a short film, directed by none other than Gabriel Moses, launching the brand’s latest Nike collab. Bringing together some of art, music and sport’s most exciting names, from artist Olaolu Slawn to England footballers Phil Foden, Chloe Kelly, and former Dazed cover star Kobbiehellip; [...]
The story behind Addison Rae’s star-making ‘Aquamarine’ video
Since the launch of Addison Rae’s “Aquamarine” music video this past week, the internet has seen swathes of impersonations of the TikTok star-turned-pop icon – from Halloween costumes, to straight-up renditions of that dance routine. The video has caused a sensation, with many people (like myself) wanting to obsessively watch [...]
ASICS’ new NEOCURVE™ sneaker repurposes old waste
When ASICS launched its new NEOCURVE™ project, there was one question on the brand’s mind: can we create something new from what we’d otherwise throw away? In other words, the brand built its mission around a circular economy, where unused and unwanted materials could be transformed into something new. That [...]
Horoscope November 2024: Prepare for jealousy, sex and revenge
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