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BoF Daily Digest | Fashion criticism, Italian tax twists, Ecommerce...
Front row journalists | Source: The Fashpack Fashion Week: The beleaguered art of fashion criticism (The Star) “There was a time when fashion designers feared the critics who populated the front rows...
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BoF Daily Digest | Gap’s broke hipsters, Givenchy CEO, MyWardrobe’s new...
Gap Autumn/Winter 2011 | Source: Elle Magazine September Gap’s Targeting of Broke Hipsters May Be Flawed (Bloomberg) “Gap Inc., which drew legions of young adults in the 1990s with classic khakis and...
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BoF Daily Digest | Fashion Star flaws, Yeomans moves to NAP, Brooks resigns,...
Fashion Star | Source: TV Equals The Reality of ‘Fashion Star’ (WWD) “Fashion and entertainment is nothing new.But add commerce into the mix and you’ve got the novel ingredients for “Fashion Star,” the...
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BoF Daily Digest | Kors vs Coach, Ferragamo rising, Dover Street Tokyo,...
Michael Kors and Coach | Source: WWD and Glassdoor Michael Kors Brand Takes on Coach in U.S. Luxury Market (Bloomberg) “Coach Inc. faces an upstart with momentum and brand recognition. His name is...
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BoF Daily Digest | Jason Wu’s rise, Luxury tiger, Karl-isms, Force of Alexa...
Jason Wu | Source: Design Scene A Silk Road (Montecristo) “At the time, perhaps Ms. Kauffman didn’t realize she was grooming the young man to become one of the most successful young fashion designers...
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BoF Daily Digest | Inside Ferragamo, Spurr exits, H&M sales up, LVMH charms...
Massimiliano Giornetti | Source: Heart 2 Heart Inside the mind of Salvatore Ferragamo’s new creative head (Independent) “Creating a global wardrobe is just the tip of the role Giornetti was handed two...
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BoF Daily Digest | Behind Uniqlo, Inditex profit, Ted Baker growth strategy,...
Yuki Katsuta by Chad Ingraham | Source: WSJ The Man Behind the Puffy Purple Coat (WSJ) “Mr. Katsuta is senior vice president of global research and design for Fast Retailing’s Uniqlo. Known for...
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BoF Daily Digest | Valli girls, Hermès hikes dividend, Tiffany sparkles,...
Olivia Palermo, Bianca Brandolini, Giambattista Valli and Andrea Dellal | Source: Vogue.it Catering to the Valli Girls (NY Times) “Mr. Valli has worn the strand of natural pearls, which he said he...
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BoF Daily Digest | Fast fashion formula, Neiman Marcus’ China venture, Skirt...
Zara Store | Source: Gurus Blog Fashion forward (The Economist) “Flogging fashion is like selling fish, as Amancio Ortega, the founder of Inditex, likes to say. Fresh fish, like a freshly cut jacket in...
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BoF Daily Digest | Proenza’s trajectory, Social curation conundrum, Tech...
Proenza Schouler Spring/Summer 2012 | Source: Style Inspo Proenza Schouler on the move (LA Times) “Just this month the Council of Fashion Designers of America announced that McCollough and Hernandez...
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BoF Daily Digest | The man behind Toms, Michael Kors’ billions, Rise of...
Blake Mycoskie | Source: The Independent Best Foot Forward: The man behind Toms (Independent) “Toms, the brand behind these ethical espadrilles – with its singular tagline ‘one for one’ – has...
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BoF Daily Digest | Versace returns to profit, Shoptiques’ pull, Quincy...
Versace Spring/Summer 2012 | Source: de Luxe Versace upbeat after return to profits (FT) “Gianni Versace, the Italian fashion house known for its high-wattage glamour, has returned to profit after a...
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BoF Daily Digest | Gucci vs. Guess, H&M hiccup, Too fashion forward, Facebook...
Guess store Shanghai | Source: Fabeau Gucci Accuses Guess of Massive Design ‘Knock Off’ Scheme (Bloomberg) “Gucci, a unit of Paris-based, sued in 2009 claiming that Los Angeles-based Guess was selling...
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BoF Daily Digest | Andrew Rosen’s influence, Prada soars, ShoeDazzle pivot,...
Andrew Rosen by Tina Barney | Source: Wall Street Journal A Homegrown Fashion Mogul (WSJ) “Andrew Rosen’s father was a bombastic character who played gin rummy with William Holden and pretty much...
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BoF Daily Digest | Amazon ups the ante, Italian optimism, One man show,...
Amazon.com/fashion screen shot | Source: Amazon.com Amazon.com Raises Fashion Ante (Apparel News) “Best known for selling books and electronics, as well as itsKindle e-reader, Amazon.com Inc. has...
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BoF Daily Digest | DVF and Mispelaere, Twitter sales, Material Wrld,...
Diane von Furstenberg and Yvan Mispelaere S/S 2012 | Source: All Voices ‘I am having a flashback!’ (FT) “Diane von Furstenberg, 65, invented the wrap dress in 1974 at the age of 27; in 1983 she sold...
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BoF Daily Digest | Small is the new big, Virtual shopping, Campus...
Levi's is collaborating with Reformation | Source: B4E Could small be the new big for the fashion industry? (Guardian) “Small companies have proven to be leaders in innovation, particularly when it...
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BoF Daily Digest | Waiting for China’s moment, Pinterest’s path, The Gap and...
Tsai Meiyue Spring/Summer 2012 | Source: Fashion Inquisitive When will the China Fashion Week era arrive? (China Daily) “Fashion weeks are being staged everywhere,and there’s practically a host city...
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BoF Daily Digest | Reviving Sperry, Arnault’s optimism, Simoens departs...
Sperry Top-Sider Spring/Summer 2012 | Source: Bellazoon Reviving Sperry (Boston) “The 1990s were not kind to the Sperry Top-Sider. The iconic boat shoe blazed to the fashion forefront in the early...
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BoF Daily Digest | Dolce & Gabbana’s world, Luxury rises in the East, Ethical...
The Sicilian Baroque collection by Jason Lloyd-Evans | Source: Telegraph The gilded world of Dolce and Gabbana (Telegraph) “The idea that Dolce & Gabbana, both the company and its clothes, are the...
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