Adwoa Beauty to Enter Liquidation
A Texas court ruled that the hair-care label’s bankruptcy filing be converted to Chapter 7.
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Why the Party Photography Business Is Booming
Not only are brands investing in more stylistic content, but celebrities, influencers and wealthy shoppers are hiring their own photographers to ensure a steady stream of perfectly staged pictures.
Why the Party Photography Business Is Booming
Not only are brands investing in more stylistic content, but celebrities, influencers and wealthy shoppers are hiring their own photographers to ensure a steady stream of perfectly staged pictures.
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The BoF Podcast | London’s Premier Party Photographer on the Art of Working a Room
As camera phones and Instagram reshape access, control and distribution, Dave Benett speaks to Imran Amed about the enduring value of party photography.
The BoF Podcast | London’s Premier Party Photographer on the Art of Working a Room
As camera phones and Instagram reshape access, control and distribution, Dave Benett speaks to Imran Amed about the enduring value of party photography.
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The BoF Podcast | An Act of Love: Securing Franca Sozzani’s Legacy
Francesco Carrozini, son of the former Vogue Italia editor explains how her passing sparked a broader purpose — from a documentary on her life to the Franca Fund for preventive genomics.
The BoF Podcast | An Act of Love: Securing Franca Sozzani’s Legacy
Francesco Carrozini, son of the former Vogue Italia editor explains how her passing sparked a broader purpose — from a documentary on her life to the Franca Fund for preventive genomics.
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Annie in Wonderland
The celebrated American photographer Annie Leibovitz opens up to Tim Blanks about taking pictures, life and death, Susan Sontag, that Timothée Chamalet Vogue cover and her upcoming exhibition in Spain, a kind of swansong for her life in fashion.
Annie in Wonderland
The celebrated American photographer Annie Leibovitz opens up to Tim Blanks about taking pictures, life and death, Susan Sontag, that Timothée Chamalet Vogue cover and her upcoming exhibition in Spain, a kind of swansong for her life in fashion.
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Nick Knight and Simon Foxton: AI Is Not a Threat to Creativity
Knight and Foxton tell Christina Donoghue why artificial intelligence is not a threat but the most intoxicating and liberating new medium for visual expression, courtesy of System magazine.
Nick Knight and Simon Foxton: AI Is Not a Threat to Creativity
Knight and Foxton tell Christina Donoghue why artificial intelligence is not a threat but the most intoxicating and liberating new medium for visual expression, courtesy of System magazine.
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David Bailey, Immortal
A new exhibition aims to prove Bailey’s claim to everlasting impact rests on more than his portraits from Sixties London, writes Tim Blanks.
David Bailey, Immortal
A new exhibition aims to prove Bailey’s claim to everlasting impact rests on more than his portraits from Sixties London, writes Tim Blanks.
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The BoF Podcast | Giles Duley Shares a New Lens on Purpose
From early success in fashion photography to a life-altering injury in Afghanistan, photographer Giles Duley reveals how creativity and empathy can reshape how we document — and transform — people and communities.
The BoF Podcast | Giles Duley Shares a New Lens on Purpose
From early success in fashion photography to a life-altering injury in Afghanistan, photographer Giles Duley reveals how creativity and empathy can reshape how we document — and transform — people and communities.
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Oliviero Toscani, ‘Shockvertising’ Pioneer, Dies at 82
The photographer lensed the provocative advertising campaigns — addressing social issues including race, religion, sexuality and war — that helped make Benetton one of the world’s biggest clothing brands.
Oliviero Toscani, ‘Shockvertising’ Pioneer, Dies at 82
The photographer lensed the provocative advertising campaigns — addressing social issues including race, religion, sexuality and war — that helped make Benetton one of the world’s biggest clothing brands.
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Gray Sorrenti: ‘Wild Child’ Joins the Family Business
But the fast-rising daughter of Mario Sorrenti and Mary Frey is no nepo baby. ‘I didn’t become a photographer because my dad’s a photographer,’ she says.
Gray Sorrenti: ‘Wild Child’ Joins the Family Business
But the fast-rising daughter of Mario Sorrenti and Mary Frey is no nepo baby. ‘I didn’t become a photographer because my dad’s a photographer,’ she says.
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Paolo Roversi: ‘The More We Think, The Less We See’
In a fashion world saturated with social media and bracing for the rise of AI, the photographer continues to defend an analogue, embodied approach to image-making.
Paolo Roversi: ‘The More We Think, The Less We See’
In a fashion world saturated with social media and bracing for the rise of AI, the photographer continues to defend an analogue, embodied approach to image-making.
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Rafael Pavarotti Shoots to Thrill
The boy wonder photographer from Brazil meets his match in Rihanna.
Rafael Pavarotti Shoots to Thrill
The boy wonder photographer from Brazil meets his match in Rihanna.
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The BoF Podcast | Willy Vanderperre on Youth Culture and His New Exhibition in Antwerp
Willy Vanderperre speaks to Tim Blanks on more than 30 years of fashion photography and his life-long fixation with youth culture.
The BoF Podcast | Willy Vanderperre on Youth Culture and His New Exhibition in Antwerp
Willy Vanderperre speaks to Tim Blanks on more than 30 years of fashion photography and his life-long fixation with youth culture.
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.