Adwoa Beauty to Enter Liquidation
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Creative Class
The BoF Podcast | Inside Dries Van Noten’s Venice Manifesto
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.
The BoF Podcast | Inside Dries Van Noten’s Venice Manifesto
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.
Retail
The Debrief | Why Some Retailers Are Ignoring the Internet
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.
The Debrief | Why Some Retailers Are Ignoring the Internet
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.
Creative Class
The BoF Podcast | Britt Moran on Why Atmosphere Is a Real Luxury Product
From a gap year in Italy that became a 31-year career, Dimorestudio’s Britt Moran joins Imran Amed during Milan Design Week to discuss what fashion brands get wrong about design, why physical spaces still win over screens and how a partnership that began after a romantic relationship ended became one of the most influential studios in the world.
The BoF Podcast | Britt Moran on Why Atmosphere Is a Real Luxury Product
From a gap year in Italy that became a 31-year career, Dimorestudio’s Britt Moran joins Imran Amed during Milan Design Week to discuss what fashion brands get wrong about design, why physical spaces still win over screens and how a partnership that began after a romantic relationship ended became one of the most influential studios in the world.
Luxury
The Debrief | Why Luxury Still Can’t Find Its Way Out of the Slump
BoF luxury editors Mimosa Spencer and Robert Williams unpack why weak first-quarter results from LVMH, Kering and Hermès have deepened concerns about luxury’s slowdown – and why creative resets alone are not enough to restore growth.
The Debrief | Why Luxury Still Can’t Find Its Way Out of the Slump
BoF luxury editors Mimosa Spencer and Robert Williams unpack why weak first-quarter results from LVMH, Kering and Hermès have deepened concerns about luxury’s slowdown – and why creative resets alone are not enough to restore growth.
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Creative Class
The BoF Podcast | Faye McLeod on Luxury World-Building, One Window at a Time
From a childhood accident in the desert to 16 years conceptualising and creating Louis Vuitton’s windows, Faye McLeod joins Imran Amed to trace the emotional origins of her creative process and explain why she is striking out on her own.
The BoF Podcast | Faye McLeod on Luxury World-Building, One Window at a Time
From a childhood accident in the desert to 16 years conceptualising and creating Louis Vuitton’s windows, Faye McLeod joins Imran Amed to trace the emotional origins of her creative process and explain why she is striking out on her own.
Technology
The Debrief | The Retailer That’s Obsessed With AI
The Debrief hosts Brian Baskin and Sheena Butler-Young are joined by BoF’s retail editor Cathaleen Chen to talk about why Revolve is betting on ‘a culture of AI’ for their expansion.
The Debrief | The Retailer That’s Obsessed With AI
The Debrief hosts Brian Baskin and Sheena Butler-Young are joined by BoF’s retail editor Cathaleen Chen to talk about why Revolve is betting on ‘a culture of AI’ for their expansion.
Luxury
The BoF Podcast | Is Your $3,000 Handbag Worth It? Tanner Leatherstein Has the Answer
The leather expert and BoF 500 member joins Imran Amed to unpack the making of luxury handbags and why consumers are often paying for status over substance.
The BoF Podcast | Is Your $3,000 Handbag Worth It? Tanner Leatherstein Has the Answer
The leather expert and BoF 500 member joins Imran Amed to unpack the making of luxury handbags and why consumers are often paying for status over substance.
Luxury
The Debrief | What European Luxury Can Learn From American Fashion
This week on The Debrief, BoF’s Diana Pearl explains why brands like Coach, Ralph Lauren and Tory Burch are outperforming many European luxury houses — and what their turnarounds reveal about pricing, product, retail and long-term brand building.
The Debrief | What European Luxury Can Learn From American Fashion
This week on The Debrief, BoF’s Diana Pearl explains why brands like Coach, Ralph Lauren and Tory Burch are outperforming many European luxury houses — and what their turnarounds reveal about pricing, product, retail and long-term brand building.
The News in Brief
Coty’s Perfume Business Takes Another Knock With David Beckham Fragrance Lawsuit
Beauty brand Coty is facing a lawsuit from DB Ventures, the company behind former football star David Beckham’s eponymous fragrance, for what the lawsuit describes as flagrant material breaches of the license agreement, court documents show.
Estée Lauder Sales Rise 2%, Job Cuts to Expand
Double-digit growth in the conglomerate’s perfume division helped offset a lack of growth in its other units as the company continues its years-long turnaround strategy.
Premium Body Care Brand Uni Appoints New Global CMO
Heather Fisher, former chief marketing officer of Fenty Beauty, has joined the Australian body care brand.
Zegna Revenues Rise 7.4%
The Italian luxury group’s first-quarter performance surpassed market expectations powered by solid growth in direct-to-consumer sales in the US.
Inventory Clean-Up Helps Puma Beat First-Quarter Expectations
The German sportswear maker also announced it had appointed former Hugo Boss CEO Mark Langer as its chief financial officer, effective Friday.
Oil Prices Soar to Wartime High with US and Iran Stuck in Standoff
Brent oil surged to more than $126 a barrel on Thursday, before paring gains to $121.40 as traders factor in an even longer closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
Reliance Retail Acquires Priyanka Chopra Jonas’ Hair Care Brand Anomaly
The company will leverage its omnichannel network to scale the label, citing India as a priority market.