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Exclusive: Shein Wants Brands to Use Its Supply Chain. Should They?
9+ hour, 55+ min ago (359+ words) When Seb Mills, a veteran of the activewear industry, bought British womenswear brand Dancing Leopard out of administration in January 2025, he expected the turnaround to take time. The ultra-fast fashion retailer plans to invest over $1.45 billion into intelligent supply chain…...
One of These Companies Could Be the Next Hair-Care Giant
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (358+ words) In a world where so much is available at the touch of a button, there is one universal human desire that many still find elusive: a good hair day. Over the last decade, a slew of Latino-founded indie brands have…...
Epstein Used NYC’s Fekkai Salon for Himself, His ‘Girls’ and Kathy Ruemmler
23+ hour, 8+ min ago (302+ words) Just before Valentine's Day 2016, Kathy Ruemmler penciled in a trio of pampering treatments " a $500 massage at the Mandarin Oriental, a $340 facial in Soho and a $95 blowout at New York's elite Fekkai salon " all on Jeffrey Epstein's dime. Axel Dumas, an…...
Why Fashion’s Next Generation Is Rethinking College
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (1331+ words) Miranda McKeon, a 24-year-old content creator, has complicated feelings about the value of a college education. "I do not " and, I believe, I will never " need a degree, as in the piece of paper, to be doing what I'm doing,…...
Sportswear Won’t Escape the Impact of the Iran War
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (1452+ words) Today, we tackle the Iran war's impact on the sportswear industry through the lens of increasing textile prices. Gas prices won't be the only thing going up, folks. Get ready. Sportswear is rightfully one of the last things on people's…...
How Biohacking Became the New Anti-Ageing
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (499+ words) Join BoF Professional today. Start your 14-day trial for just $1. Join BoF Professional today for agenda-setting analysis and advice. Start your 14-day trial for just $1. Since De Meo's appointment last month, shares of Kering have rebounded by almost a quarter…...
Exclusive: Perfumer H Secures Fresh Investment
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (598+ words) Perfumer H has received a "3.4 million ($4.5 million) investment from Elixir 1 Investment, the firm led by former Aesop chief executive Michael O'Keeffe and Ilyos Capital, which is headed up by Aesop former general manager Thomas Buisson, The Business of Beauty can…...
Why Strong Retail Sales Aren’t Leading to More Retail Jobs
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (626+ words) In the US, the overall job market is finally catching up with the apparel sector. Last week, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that employment fell by 92,000 jobs over the month of February, well below analyst expectations of an…...
What Successful Entrepreneurs Do Differently the Second Time Around
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (1243+ words) Emily Current and Merritt Elliott's first fashion business was a runaway success. This time, they took no outside investment (Current/Elliott was backed by retail executive Serge Azria). The goal from the outset was to build a modern heritage brand…...
Paris Day Eight: Function and Fiction
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (198+ words) PARIS " The tension between function and fiction ran through the collections on the second to last day of Paris fashion week. Junya Watanabe, Issey Miyake and Loewe push technical boundaries; Michael Rider's Celine adds a human grace note. On the…...