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Brian Baskin

Executive Editor

Brian Baskin is Executive Editor at The Business of Fashion (BoF). He is based in New York and oversees BoF's beauty, retail, direct-to-consumer, technology, marketing and workplace verticals. Brian is a veteran financial journalist, joining BoF from The Wall Street Journal, where as a reporter and editor he covered the global energy market and logistics, among other topics. He started his career writing about health care for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, and is a graduate of Brown University.

Sustainability

Why H&M’s Sustainability Report Is So Unusual

The Swedish fast-fashion retailer is one of a shrinking number of companies that’s still drawing attention to its emissions goals. Plus, a Shanghai Fashion Week preview.

Sustainability

Why H&M’s Sustainability Report Is So Unusual

The Swedish fast-fashion retailer is one of a shrinking number of companies that’s still drawing attention to its emissions goals. Plus, a Shanghai Fashion Week preview.


Beauty

Why Fragrance Is Fashion’s Newest Digital Frontier | The Debrief

Daniela Morosini and Rachael Griffiths explain why fragrance is moving online – and how brands are increasingly selling scent through storytelling, styling and the idea of a fragrance wardrobe.

Beauty

Why Fragrance Is Fashion’s Newest Digital Frontier | The Debrief

Daniela Morosini and Rachael Griffiths explain why fragrance is moving online – and how brands are increasingly selling scent through storytelling, styling and the idea of a fragrance wardrobe.


Luxury

The Oscars Close Red Carpet Season

The 98th Academy Awards, and Vanity Fair’s revamped after-party, bring luxury brands’ red-carpet strategies to a crescendo. Plus, Lululemon reports quarterly results with the CEO job still vacant.

Luxury

The Oscars Close Red Carpet Season

The 98th Academy Awards, and Vanity Fair’s revamped after-party, bring luxury brands’ red-carpet strategies to a crescendo. Plus, Lululemon reports quarterly results with the CEO job still vacant.


Global Markets

How Oil Shock Fears Are Rippling Through Fashion | The Debrief

This week on The Debrief, BoF’s Shayeza Walid and Cathaleen Chen unpack why the war in Iran and disruption in the Strait of Hormuz matter to fashion — from synthetic fibre costs and factory energy shortages to freight surcharges and weakening consumer confidence.

Global Markets

How Oil Shock Fears Are Rippling Through Fashion | The Debrief

This week on The Debrief, BoF’s Shayeza Walid and Cathaleen Chen unpack why the war in Iran and disruption in the Strait of Hormuz matter to fashion — from synthetic fibre costs and factory energy shortages to freight surcharges and weakening consumer confidence.


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Global Markets

This Week: Iran, Oil and Fashion’s Latest Supply Chain Crisis

The war has driven the price of crude to a nearly two-year high. Where it heads next will have major implications for the industry.

Global Markets

This Week: Iran, Oil and Fashion’s Latest Supply Chain Crisis

The war has driven the price of crude to a nearly two-year high. Where it heads next will have major implications for the industry.


Marketing

How Fashion Picks Its Hip Hop Style Icons | The Debrief

This week on The Debrief, BoF correspondent Lei Takanashi explains why the industry remains tethered to a small circle of established rap stars and whether a new generation of talent can break through.

Marketing

How Fashion Picks Its Hip Hop Style Icons | The Debrief

This week on The Debrief, BoF correspondent Lei Takanashi explains why the industry remains tethered to a small circle of established rap stars and whether a new generation of talent can break through.


Retail

This Week: Tariff Uncertainty Looms Over Retail Earnings Season

Brands from Prada to Abercrombie & Fitch will provide clarity on how the fashion industry is approaching the newly uncertain trade landscape. Plus, a preview of Paris Fashion Week.

Retail

This Week: Tariff Uncertainty Looms Over Retail Earnings Season

Brands from Prada to Abercrombie & Fitch will provide clarity on how the fashion industry is approaching the newly uncertain trade landscape. Plus, a preview of Paris Fashion Week.


Retail

Tariffs Are Down, But Uncertainty Is Back | The Debrief

The Supreme Court struck down US president Donald Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs, only for new levies to take their place. BoF reporters Marc Bain and Cat Chen unpack what this means for prices, refunds and the supply chain.

Retail

Tariffs Are Down, But Uncertainty Is Back | The Debrief

The Supreme Court struck down US president Donald Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs, only for new levies to take their place. BoF reporters Marc Bain and Cat Chen unpack what this means for prices, refunds and the supply chain.


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Luxury

How Dior and Chanel Are Winning Back Aspirational Shoppers | The Debrief

Retail correspondent Joan Kennedy explains how Dior and Chanel are expanding lower-priced handbags and accessories to win back aspirational shoppers after years of steep price hikes.

Luxury

How Dior and Chanel Are Winning Back Aspirational Shoppers | The Debrief

Retail correspondent Joan Kennedy explains how Dior and Chanel are expanding lower-priced handbags and accessories to win back aspirational shoppers after years of steep price hikes.


Global Markets

This Week: Ramadan and Lunar New Year Converge

The two holidays haven’t synced up this closely in a century. That should keep the fashion industry busy, as both have become major global shopping events.

Global Markets

This Week: Ramadan and Lunar New Year Converge

The two holidays haven’t synced up this closely in a century. That should keep the fashion industry busy, as both have become major global shopping events.


Sports

How Fashion Brands Are Winning the Winter Olympics | The Debrief

Strict Olympic marketing rules are forcing brands to get creative. BoF reporters Haley Crawford and Mike Sykes explain how fashion labels are turning the Winter Games into a global advertising moment for winterwear. Plus, they talk about Bad Bunny and all the other fashion moments at the Super Bowl.

Sports

How Fashion Brands Are Winning the Winter Olympics | The Debrief

Strict Olympic marketing rules are forcing brands to get creative. BoF reporters Haley Crawford and Mike Sykes explain how fashion labels are turning the Winter Games into a global advertising moment for winterwear. Plus, they talk about Bad Bunny and all the other fashion moments at the Super Bowl.


Luxury

This Week: Another Tough Quarter for Kering

Kering’s latest earnings report will likely show another steep sales decline at its largest brand. Plus, New York Fashion Week begins.

Luxury

This Week: Another Tough Quarter for Kering

Kering’s latest earnings report will likely show another steep sales decline at its largest brand. Plus, New York Fashion Week begins.