Prada Cuts Ties With Over 200 Suppliers After Labour Abuse Audit
Since the audit began in 2020, the Milanese fashion group found that more than a quarter of suppliers and subcontractors inspected had broken compliance rules.
Workplace & Talent
Analysis and advice on the future of work, careers and management.
Workplace & Talent
Making Sense of Fashion’s Brutal Job Market | The Debrief
Fashion companies are tightening return-to-office mandates just as entry-level jobs become harder to land. The Debrief explains what that means for workers trying to build careers in a cooling industry.
Making Sense of Fashion’s Brutal Job Market | The Debrief
Fashion companies are tightening return-to-office mandates just as entry-level jobs become harder to land. The Debrief explains what that means for workers trying to build careers in a cooling industry.
Workplace & Talent
How to Navigate the Workplace After a Restructuring
BoF sits down with career coaches to explore how fashion and beauty professionals should navigate the workplace following lay-offs or redundancies as the remaining workforce.
How to Navigate the Workplace After a Restructuring
BoF sits down with career coaches to explore how fashion and beauty professionals should navigate the workplace following lay-offs or redundancies as the remaining workforce.
Workplace & Talent
Lululemon Is Hiring on BoF Careers
Check out this week’s new partner and job openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion and beauty talent.
Lululemon Is Hiring on BoF Careers
Check out this week’s new partner and job openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion and beauty talent.
Workplace & Talent
Fashion Is Done With Remote Work
Retailers, publishers and brands are tightening return-to-office mandates as fully remote roles fall out of favour — but execution, not attendance, will determine whether the shift pays off.
Fashion Is Done With Remote Work
Retailers, publishers and brands are tightening return-to-office mandates as fully remote roles fall out of favour — but execution, not attendance, will determine whether the shift pays off.
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Workplace & Talent
Kim Kardashian’s Skims Appoints Its First Chief People Officer
Former Etsy HR chief Kim Seymour joins the brand, valued at $5 billion, as it builds out leadership across beauty, retail and international markets.
Kim Kardashian’s Skims Appoints Its First Chief People Officer
Former Etsy HR chief Kim Seymour joins the brand, valued at $5 billion, as it builds out leadership across beauty, retail and international markets.
Workplace & Talent
The Perfect Package: What It Takes to Be a Fashion Leader in 2026
After years of swinging between digital-first zeal and old-school operating models, fashion is landing on a more balanced executive profile.
The Perfect Package: What It Takes to Be a Fashion Leader in 2026
After years of swinging between digital-first zeal and old-school operating models, fashion is landing on a more balanced executive profile.
Workplace & Talent
The Best of BoF 2025: The Year of the Shakeup
From generative AI threatening creative roles to leadership churn and the rapid rollback of DEI, for better or worse, 2025 marked a reset for fashion’s workplace.
The Best of BoF 2025: The Year of the Shakeup
From generative AI threatening creative roles to leadership churn and the rapid rollback of DEI, for better or worse, 2025 marked a reset for fashion’s workplace.
Workplace & Talent
What Happens When Women Lead | The Debrief
At VOICES 2025, senior correspondent Sheena Butler-Young sits down with celebrated designers Clare Waight Keller and Maria Cornejo to discuss what it means to build a career in fashion as a woman today.
What Happens When Women Lead | The Debrief
At VOICES 2025, senior correspondent Sheena Butler-Young sits down with celebrated designers Clare Waight Keller and Maria Cornejo to discuss what it means to build a career in fashion as a woman today.
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Partner Content
The Collaborative Vision Behind IED’s Graduate Fashion Shows
During Milan Fashion Week, the arts and design school staged a multi-sensory fashion show at a contemporary art gallery — a product of collaboration between performance artists, models and fashion design students. BoF sits down with IED Milano’s director to learn more.
The Collaborative Vision Behind IED’s Graduate Fashion Shows
During Milan Fashion Week, the arts and design school staged a multi-sensory fashion show at a contemporary art gallery — a product of collaboration between performance artists, models and fashion design students. BoF sits down with IED Milano’s director to learn more.
Workplace & Talent
Highsnobiety and Groupe Dynamite Inc. Join BoF Careers
Check out this week’s new partners and job openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion and beauty talent.
Highsnobiety and Groupe Dynamite Inc. Join BoF Careers
Check out this week’s new partners and job openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion and beauty talent.
Workplace & Talent
What Fashion Gets Wrong About Layoffs
From knee-jerk, across-the-board cuts to sloppy communication and a lack of future direction, there are plenty of ways companies can make a tough moment even worse.
What Fashion Gets Wrong About Layoffs
From knee-jerk, across-the-board cuts to sloppy communication and a lack of future direction, there are plenty of ways companies can make a tough moment even worse.
Partner Content
Inside the Creative Team Crafting COS’ Collections
The fashion brand is championing a collaborative, cross-functional approach to elevate every collection. BoF speaks with three COS employees to learn more.
Inside the Creative Team Crafting COS’ Collections
The fashion brand is championing a collaborative, cross-functional approach to elevate every collection. BoF speaks with three COS employees to learn more.
The News in Brief
Indian E-Commerce Firm Meesho’s Quarterly Loss Spikes as It Ramps Up Marketing
Meesho has carved out a niche for itself by offering low-priced products without charging sellers a commission.
Swatch Gives Upbeat Growth Outlook After Second-Half Rebound
The owner of Omega and Longines said positive sales momentum that accelerated over the fourth quarter continued in January across all price ranges, with CEO Nick Hayek flagging a pickup in China.
Church & Dwight Exceeds Outlook On Stronger Sales
The personal care giant cited Hero acne products and the 2025-acquisition of Touchland hand sanitiser as growth drivers.
Astra Signs Obesity Drug Deal in China Worth Up to $18.5 Billion
AstraZeneca agreed to pay Chinese company CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. as much as $18.5 billion for its obesity drug candidates, as the UK drugmaker tries to push into the growing weight-loss market.
Givaudan Sales Slowdown Sends Fragrance Maker’s Shares Falling
The Swiss firm missed expectations for yearly organic sales growth on Thursday, as weaker performance of its flavours business outweighed resilient growth in fine fragrances.
Winter Games in Italy Attract Luxury Brands Seeking Global Stage
Luxury fashion brands are seeking to capitalise on the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, opening boutiques, sponsoring teams and launching collections.
Saks Will Close Most Off 5th Stores With Big Clearance Sales
The bankrupt department store operator will focus instead on its luxury offerings at Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman chains.