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Video: BoF 500 Gala honors key figures shaping fashion's future
The Business of Fashion has released exclusive video coverage from its annual BoF 500 gala, celebrating the newly inducted class of global industry leaders during Paris Fashion Week. The high-profile gathering brought together prominent designers, executives, models, and creative visionaries from major fashion hubs across Europe, the Americas,...
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Taipei Fashion Week moves to former air force headquarters
Taipei Fashion Week will showcase its spring/summer 2027 collections from October 15 to 18 for the first time at the Kong Zong Cultural Base, the restored former headquarters of the Taiwanese Air Force in central Taipei. The fashion week is leaving the Songshan Creative Park after eight years, the organisers announced. The buildings on the...
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Karl Lagerfeld strengthens its real estate division with first complex in Mexico
The Karl Lagerfeld brand is partnering with Mexican developer Grupo Bosque Real to develop its first residential complex in Latin America. Located in Huixquilucan, Mexico, this 73-residence project translates the designer's aesthetic into an architectural context. This project joins other residential complexes developed by the brand worldwide....
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Video: Marc Jacobs on executive focus, creative blame, and industry restructuring
In an interview with The Business of Fashion, veteran designer Marc Jacobs reflects on the current volatility across the global fashion ecosystem and challenges the industry's reliance on executive leadership shifts to solve broader market problems. Addressing the ongoing cycle of creative director rotations at major luxury houses, Jacobs argues...
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Podcast: Uniqlo's expansion strategy for growth in the USA and beyond
In this episode, host Danny Parisi sits down with Nico Cessot, Head of Marketing North America at Uniqlo, to break down the Japanese retailer’s aggressive brick-and-mortar and digital scaling strategy across the U.S. Cessot outlines how Uniqlo balances its low-SKU, high-volume "LifeWear" basic model with localized marketing campaigns and...
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Metro Boutique brings Urban Outfitters' brand Iets Frans to Switzerland
Swiss fashion retailer Metro Boutique has added the streetwear brand Iets Frans to its product range, becoming its exclusive brick and mortar stockist in Switzerland. The label has been available online and in the retailer's stores since Saturday, Metro Boutique announced on Monday. To mark the launch, the company presented the collection with...
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Video: How Arc'teryx turned technical mountaineering gear into a 2 billion dollar luxury empire
Video: How Arc'teryx became a $2B+ luxury brand without intending to A report by The Wall Street Journal examines the commercial evolution of Arc’teryx, tracing how the specialized Canadian technical outerwear brand transformed into a global luxury status symbol valued at over $2 billion. Founded in 1989 as Rock Solid, the company established...
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Landsec to buy Metrocentre in Gateshead for over 500 million pounds
Property company Landsec has agreed to buy Metrocentre in Gateshead, near Newcastle, for a net cash consideration of 516 million pounds, adding one of the UK's largest shopping centres to its retail portfolio. Landsec said on Thursday that it had exchanged contracts to acquire a 100 percent stake in the centre from Tynehawk Holdings (Jersey)...
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Podcast: The Influence of American Ivy on global menswear trends
In this standout inaugural chapter of the American Ivy series, Peabody-nominated host Avery Trufelman investigates the global trajectory of preppy style, tracing its migration from the cloistered quads of Northeastern Ivy League universities to the bustling retail arcades of post-war Tokyo. The episode details how Japanese tastemaker Shosuke...
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Video: London college of fashion outlines dedicated career support for students and industry entrants
The London College of Fashion has released a detailed overview of its dedicated career development unit, Graduate Futures, showcasing how the institution prepares students and emerging professionals for the competitive global fashion market. Featuring commentary from industry-seasoned advisors and current undergraduates, the video highlights the...
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