Week in Review | Camera Phones, Moschino and McDonald’s, Physical Stores, Accessory Designers, Buscemi
Source: TwitterBoF editor-in-chief Imran Amed recaps the week in the business of fashion.
Source: TwitterPhoto Diary | Paris Fashion Week
Dior Autumn/Winter 2014 | Photo: Sonny VandeveldePARIS, France — Today, contributing photographer Sonny Vandevelde looks back at Paris Fashion Week with backstage images from the Chloé, Anthony Vaccarello, Lanvin, Dior, Dries Van Noten, Manish Arora, Alexander McQueen, Kenzo and Givenchy shows.
Boohoo.com Valued at £560 Million in London Listing
Boohoo.com campaign | Source: Boohoo.comLONDON, United Kingdom — British online fashion retailer boohoo.com will list on London's AIM market next week with a market capitalization of 560 million pounds ($936 million) after tapping into current investor appetite for Internet retail stocks.
Power Moves | Suzy Menkes to Condé Nast, Meichner Exits Ralph Lauren, Hainer at Adidas, Harvey Nichols Hires Anita Barr
Suzy Menkes | Source: CourtesyBoF compiles the most important professional moves of the week.
John Varvatos Says It’s All About Focus
John Varvatos | Photo: Dominic NeitzAs John Varvatos launches a new flagship on New York’s Madison Avenue, part of an ambitious global retail rollout, BoF sits down with the designer to learn how he built his business at the intersection of fashion and rock n’ roll.
Kate Spade Wants to be Ralph Lauren, Seeking $4 Billion in Sales
Kate Spade Spring 2014 Presentation | Source: Kate SpadeNEW YORK, United States — Kate Spade wants to be Ralph Lauren. Looking to quadruple retail sales to $4 billion, the handbag maker is modeling itself on Lauren’s empire: a global lifestyle brand selling everything from apparel to home goods.
The Creative Class | David Vivirido & Francesco Sourigues, Editors and Publishers
Francesco Sourigues and David Vivirido | Source: CourtesyWith more guts than experience, David Vivirido and Francesco Sourigues left London to start a provocative men’s fashion magazine, Hercules. Eight years later, they prepare to launch Vamp, a new, subversive and sexy title for women.
Op-Ed | Are Camera Phones Killing Fashion?
Source: TwitterIn the iPhone Age, fashion week has become one glorified, ridiculous, narcissistic, nauseating selfie, argues Mark C. O’Flaherty.
Accessible Luxury Snaps at Heels of Mega Brands
Michael Kors S/S 2014 campaign | Source: Michael KorsPARIS, France — While Gucci and Louis Vuitton blame slumping sales on their upmarket drive they argue will help them regain some of their lost glory, there is growing evidence they are losing out to newer, more affordable luxury brands.
