Category: Fashion

Priya Rao parses the current state of beauty deals with a spotlight on Waldencast’s sale of Obagi Medical.

In five separate, in-depth conversations, Kering’s Luca de Meo, LVMH’s Sidney Toledano, Levi’s Michelle Gass, Tapestry’s Joanne Crevoiserat and Saks Global’s Geoffroy van Raemdonck will share their strategies at BoF’s annual gathering for big thinkers, from Dec. 1-4, 2026 in Oxfordshire, UK.

The retailer beat earnings estimates and boosted its outlook as CEO Hillary Super’s turnaround plan built momentum.

The UK investment firm has agreed to purchase the clinical skincare label from Waldencast for $460 million, with co-founders Michel Brousset and Hind Sebti departing the beauty conglomerate to join Bridgepoint.

Dior, Gucci, Vuitton, Zegna… The Italian menswear label will become the latest luxury player to stage a major runway show in the US on Friday, as it aims to extend its winning streak in the market, a relative bright spot amid a prolonged sector-wide slowdown. Plus, an update on Macy’s…

BoF speaks with six designers from RaiseFashion’s 2026 Masterclass — Daveed Baptiste, Greg Jackson, Haoran Li, Hiywet Mimi Girma, Mark Grattan and Olivia Cheng — on the pressure to scale prematurely. Plus, how access to the right mentorship, networks and expertise helps build businesses that last.

The British group positioned itself as an industry leader five years ago when it announced a goal of net zero by 2040 — ahead of other luxury brands and the Paris Agreement on climate change.

Early response to designer Demna’s revamp has been ‘very encouraging,’ Kering CEO Luca de Meo told shareholders Thursday, after the brand shut down Times Square for another blockbuster fashion show earlier this month.

The partnership is the latest in a string of high-profile moves by Gucci to boost visibility, engage clients and revive sales after years of decline.

The announcement comes less than a week after Everlane confirmed its acquisition by ultra-fast-fashion giant Shein.