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After 18 months of hardly any listings on the equity market, a number of fashion brands are now eyeing public offerings in the coming months. A full recovery, however, is yet to be in sight.
The 244-year-old sandal brand is opening its first boutique in the US and will unveil a new online store for collaborations later this year.
L Catterton is reportedly the frontrunner to acquire the original anti-fashion shoe brand, which is reaping the rewards of shoppers’ pandemic-driven desire for casual comfort.
Cathaleen Chen is Retail Editor at The Business of Fashion. She is based in New York and drives BoF’s coverage of the retail and direct-to-consumer sectors.
As the global luxury e-commerce engine stalls, BoF correspondent Austin Kim discusses his look at independent boutiques finding that the right strategic move is to stay offline.
As the pipeline to scaling a fashion business grows more precarious, some designers are ditching the pursuit of global prestige in favour of a slower approach to growth they say is more sustainable — and more fulfilling.
Brands are finally able to apply for refunds, but now they also have to decide how to deal with the customers who paid higher prices on their products, some of which are filing lawsuits against retailers demanding compensation of their own.
Textile, clothing and footwear stores reported a 1.2 percent month-on-month sales increase, while department stores recorded a 1.1 percent sales rise.
A Texas court ruled that the hair-care label’s bankruptcy filing be converted to Chapter 7.
As the French couture giant cruised into Biarritz this week, surging interest in its revamp under designer Matthieu Blazy scored it the top spot on the Lyst Index. But could Blazymania go too far?
Luxury fragrance house Amouage, together with The Business of Fashion, convened leading creatives for an evening of open dialogue on the evolution of the luxury industry — from visual symbol to deeper emotional connection.
After stepping back from his namesake brand, Dries Van Noten has opened a foundation in a Venetian palazzo dedicated to craft, beauty, and the things made by hand and soul. BoF's Tim Blanks speaks with the designer about why, in ugly times, making something beautiful is the only real form of protest.
