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Milani Cosmetics chief executive Mary van Praag lives by a mantra: In tough times, the best leaders have an appetite for change.
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Brands like Warby Parker and Glow Recipe are thriving with two leaders at the top — but experts caution the model only works when the market conditions are right, roles are clearly defined and egos stay in check.
Luca De Meo’s appointment as the French group’s chief executive is an admission of the seriousness of the crisis the company is facing, as well as a signal of its intent to do something about it, writes Imran Amed.
Ahead of the Paris Olympics this summer, the cosmetics label is rolling out a campaign starring WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu, gymnast Jordan Chiles, volleyball player Chiaka Ogbogu and weightlifter Mattie Rogers, becoming the latest beauty label to bet on the power of athletes.
In his first in-depth interview about his role at the helm of the 14-year-old DTC brand, Alfred Chang discusses introducing new design motifs, battling Quince and the company’s prolonged return to sales growth.
Sheena Butler-Young is Senior Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. She is based in New York and covers workplace, talent and issues surrounding diversity and inclusion.
Industry insiders share advice on how employees in notoriously competitive fields like fashion and beauty can protect their working hours and set professional boundaries while achieving career goals.
As insurgent brands gain ground in fashion and beauty, their leaders are developing distinct approaches to hiring talent, sustaining momentum and scaling beyond the underdog phase.
Check out this week’s new partner and job openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion and beauty talent.
Hefty tuition prices, unclear career pathways and new routes into the industry are reshaping how young people invest in education.
Small fashion labels have always been shortchanged by their wholesale partners. A wave of high-profile bankruptcies has turned a structural injustice into an existential crisis. There is a better way to do business, writes Imran Amed.
Fashion’s enfant terrible is trading exclusivity for the mass market. Is it the ultimate fashion coup, or the final surrender of prestige?
Textile hubs are already feeling the cascading risks of the conflict in Iran as Washington ramps up forced labour probes to revive tariffs, while decarbonisation in fashion’s factories might finally have a standard to go off of.
The designer and podcaster joins Imran Amed to reflect on the emotional power of clothes, what Vivienne Westwood taught her about rebellion and how Fashion Neurosis has unlocked a new chapter in her creative life.
