Top Designers Shed Secrecy Around Work for Chinese Brands
The growing power, prestige and global ambition of Chinese brands has ended the era of discretion for fashion heavyweights, with figures such as ex-LVMH designers...
Author : Raven Ward
Trump Hits 8 European Countries With Tariffs As He Pursues Greenland
The US president announced a 10 percent tariff on goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland in an escalation...
Can We Fix the Fashion System?
An informal survey of BoF readers reveals a glaring gap between fashion’s senior executives and frontline workers on the most critical issues facing the industry...
Zalando Nears First US Client Deal, Sees AI Traffic Growing
The German online fashion platform is breaking into the US market with the company’s business-to-business offerings....
Saks’ New CEO Brings Bankruptcy Know-How, Luxury Ties
Geoffroy van Raemdonck, who oversaw Neiman Marcus Group’s emergence from bankruptcy, was appointed to the top job at Saks on Wednesday as part of the...
Saks Global Obtains Court Approval for $400 Million in Rescue Financing
The judge overruled an objection from Amazon, which said its equity investment in Saks would be ‘worthless’ under the bankruptcy’s current financing arrangement....
Richemont Sales Beat Expectations in Holiday Quarter
The Swiss group outpaced analyst forecasts with robust sales from Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels while watch brands showed further improvement....
What Comes After Viral Fashion?
This week in luxury, calculated risk-taking wins the red carpet at the Golden Globes, while Brunello Cucinelli and Richemont report Q4 sales. Plus, what to...
Saks Global Files for Bankruptcy After Monthslong Hunt for Cash
The Chapter 11 filing comes just over a year after the retailer acquired Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman. The combined company struggled almost from the...
Report: Richard Baker to Exit Saks Global; Geoffroy van Raemdonck Waiting in the Wings
The CEO is departing less than two weeks after taking over the top job as the beleaguered luxury conglomerate he created prepares to restructure under...