Skims Taps Michael Kors Veteran to Lead EMEA Expansion
Kim Kardashian’s shapewear brand has hired Robin Gendron as its first president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, as it prepares to open standalone stores in London and Dubai.
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The Debrief | How Basketball Sneakers Got Their Groove Back
A new era of bold designs and culturally influential athletes is reigniting interest in basketball sneakers, shifting the focus from nostalgia and celebrity collabs back to performance, personality and style.
Retail
The Debrief | The Jobs Fashion and Beauty Talent Want in 2025
Fashion and beauty professionals are rethinking what matters at work – from transparent leadership to meaningful flexibility and fair pay. Sheena Butler-Young and Sophie Soar dig into BoF Careers’ new report on what it takes to attract and retain top talent.
The Debrief | The Jobs Fashion and Beauty Talent Want in 2025
Fashion and beauty professionals are rethinking what matters at work – from transparent leadership to meaningful flexibility and fair pay. Sheena Butler-Young and Sophie Soar dig into BoF Careers’ new report on what it takes to attract and retain top talent.
Creative Class
The BoF Podcast | Why Duran Lantink Refuses to Follow Fashion’s Rules
The new creative director of Jean Paul Gaultier sits down with BoF’s Imran Amed to share his personal fashion journey and how he’s thinking about stepping into the role of creative director at an iconic fashion brand.
The BoF Podcast | Why Duran Lantink Refuses to Follow Fashion’s Rules
The new creative director of Jean Paul Gaultier sits down with BoF’s Imran Amed to share his personal fashion journey and how he’s thinking about stepping into the role of creative director at an iconic fashion brand.
Sustainability
The Debrief | High Luxury, Cheap Labour: Inside Loro Piana’s Sweatshop Links
The LVMH-owned cashmere brand is the fifth luxury label to be caught in an Italian scandal that has raised questions about the integrity of the sector’s vaunted supply chains. Sarah Kent joins The Debrief to unpack.
The Debrief | High Luxury, Cheap Labour: Inside Loro Piana’s Sweatshop Links
The LVMH-owned cashmere brand is the fifth luxury label to be caught in an Italian scandal that has raised questions about the integrity of the sector’s vaunted supply chains. Sarah Kent joins The Debrief to unpack.
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The BoF Podcast | Rachel Scott on the Sensuality of Craft
Designer Rachel Scott discusses redefining craft as a sensual experience with her brand Diotima, and advocating for a more inclusive, class-conscious fashion industry.
The Debrief | Fashion Tech Boom 2.0
Investor interest in fashion tech is back, but this time, is it more substance than style? Malique Morris joins The Debrief to discuss how startups with real technical expertise and practical AI tools are leading a new wave of innovation.
Beauty
The BoF Podcast | Yasmin Sewell: Intuition Can Be a Superpower in Business
After two decades in fashion, Yasmin Sewell founded Vyrao, a fragrance brand built on energy, intuition and healing. At The Business of Beauty Global Forum 2025, she shared how she turned a moment of personal upheaval into a deeply personal business.
The BoF Podcast | Yasmin Sewell: Intuition Can Be a Superpower in Business
After two decades in fashion, Yasmin Sewell founded Vyrao, a fragrance brand built on energy, intuition and healing. At The Business of Beauty Global Forum 2025, she shared how she turned a moment of personal upheaval into a deeply personal business.
The Debrief | The Jewellery Boom, Explained
Even as luxury fashion brands face declining demand, jewellery sales are booming. The Debrief explores how smaller designers and novel pieces are capturing consumer interest and finding new paths to growth.
The News in Brief
Robin Givhan Exits The Washington Post
The Pulitzer Prize-winning fashion and culture critic announced on Instagram that she took a buyout from the newspaper she’s worked at for 30 years.
Phlur to Launch in Australia and the Middle East
The fragrance brand, recently acquired by TSG Consumer Partners, will roll out its range of perfumes, mists and body care in Australia’s Mecca from Aug. 26 and in Sephora Middle East from Sept. 15.
Fast-Fashion Retailer Shein’s UK Sales Surged to $2.8 Billion in 2024
The global retailer’s UK business reported a pretax profit of £38.25 million ($51.8 million) in 2024, up 56.6 percent from 2023.
Used Rolexes, Pateks Are Bright Spot in Struggling Watch World
The Bloomberg Subdial Watch Index, which tracks the 50 most-traded timepieces by transaction value, gained 5.3 percent in the first half of 2025 — and extended that recovery in the third quarter.
Procter & Gamble Announces New Beauty CEO
Freddy Bharucha will accede to the role on Dec. 1, replacing P&G veteran R. Alex Keith, who will retire in February 2026.
Valentino CEO Jacopo Venturini Steps Down
After five years at the helm, Venturini is leaving for personal reasons as the Italian luxury house navigates a creative reset and ownership transition.
Tapestry Plummets With Tariff Costs Weighing on Profit Outlook
Offloading Stuart Weitzman will enable Tapestry executives to spend more time and resources on increasing sales at Coach and turning around Kate Spade.