De Beers Makes Sweeping Cuts to Its Elite Diamond-Buying Club
The diamond company produced less than 22 million carats last year, down from almost 35 million in 2022.
Podcasts
Podcasts on fashion news & analysis | The Business of Fashion
Luxury
Ask Imran Anything: Luxury’s Flop Era, Global Market Dynamics, Fashion Careers and More | The BoF Podcast
In the BoF Podcast’s first-ever Ask Me Anything episode, Imran Amed responds to listeners’ questions.
Ask Imran Anything: Luxury’s Flop Era, Global Market Dynamics, Fashion Careers and More | The BoF Podcast
In the BoF Podcast’s first-ever Ask Me Anything episode, Imran Amed responds to listeners’ questions.
Marketing
The New Rules for Influencer Marketing | The Debrief
This week on The Debrief, BoF’s senior news and features editor Diana Pearl explains why influencer marketing is entering a more mature, data-driven phase, and how trust, diversification and human creativity are reshaping the creator economy in 2026.
The New Rules for Influencer Marketing | The Debrief
This week on The Debrief, BoF’s senior news and features editor Diana Pearl explains why influencer marketing is entering a more mature, data-driven phase, and how trust, diversification and human creativity are reshaping the creator economy in 2026.
Fashion Week
The Couture Season That Cut Through | The BoF Podcast
Fresh off a week of major moments, Tim Blanks and Imran Amed break down the blockbuster couture debuts at Dior and Chanel and what they signify about the state of the luxury industry.
The Couture Season That Cut Through | The BoF Podcast
Fresh off a week of major moments, Tim Blanks and Imran Amed break down the blockbuster couture debuts at Dior and Chanel and what they signify about the state of the luxury industry.
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.
Fashion Week
Jonathan Anderson on Refashioning the House of Dior | The BoF Podcast
Imran Amed sat down with Anderson to explore the thinking behind his Dior couture debut and wider remaking of the storied French label.
Jonathan Anderson on Refashioning the House of Dior | The BoF Podcast
Imran Amed sat down with Anderson to explore the thinking behind his Dior couture debut and wider remaking of the storied French label.
Creative Class
Lessons on Purpose, Restraint and Responsibility | The BoF Podcast
In a commencement address to the 448 graduates of the Institut Français de la Mode, BoF founder Imran Amed shares key three lessons on navigating a career in fashion at a time of global turmoil and industry transformation.
Lessons on Purpose, Restraint and Responsibility | The BoF Podcast
In a commencement address to the 448 graduates of the Institut Français de la Mode, BoF founder Imran Amed shares key three lessons on navigating a career in fashion at a time of global turmoil and industry transformation.
Sports
Have Sneakers Lost Their Cool? | The Debrief
BoF correspondent Mike Sykes unpacks why a Bank of America report calling a peak to sneaker sales has rattled the industry, and whether the decades-long trend towards casual dressing has anywhere left to go.
Have Sneakers Lost Their Cool? | The Debrief
BoF correspondent Mike Sykes unpacks why a Bank of America report calling a peak to sneaker sales has rattled the industry, and whether the decades-long trend towards casual dressing has anywhere left to go.
Media
How Willa Bennett Is Reimagining Magazines for a Social-First Generation | The BoF Podcast
Cosmopolitan and Seventeen’s editor in chief Willa Bennett joins Imran Amed to unpack what young audiences actually want from media today.
How Willa Bennett Is Reimagining Magazines for a Social-First Generation | The BoF Podcast
Cosmopolitan and Seventeen’s editor in chief Willa Bennett joins Imran Amed to unpack what young audiences actually want from media today.
Retail
Saks’ Bankruptcy and the Future of Luxury Retail | The Debrief
Saks’ Chapter 11 filing listed $3.4 billion in debts, and the retailer is on its third CEO in two weeks. But the industry is cautiously optimistic about what’s coming next. BoF’s retail editor Cat Chen explains how we got here, who gets paid and what a credible turnaround must look like.
Saks’ Bankruptcy and the Future of Luxury Retail | The Debrief
Saks’ Chapter 11 filing listed $3.4 billion in debts, and the retailer is on its third CEO in two weeks. But the industry is cautiously optimistic about what’s coming next. BoF’s retail editor Cat Chen explains how we got here, who gets paid and what a credible turnaround must look like.
Beauty
Inside Beauty’s 2026 M&A Pipeline | The Debrief
Estée Lauder’s attempt to sell Too Faced, Smashbox and Dr. Jart is just the start of what’s likely to be a busy year for deals, as beauty editor Priya Rao explains.
Inside Beauty’s 2026 M&A Pipeline | The Debrief
Estée Lauder’s attempt to sell Too Faced, Smashbox and Dr. Jart is just the start of what’s likely to be a busy year for deals, as beauty editor Priya Rao explains.
Marketing
Examining 20 Years of Fashion’s Influencer Economy | The BoF Podcast
At BoF VOICES 2025, Susanna Lau, Bryan Yambao, Camille Charrière and Gstaad Guy reflect on finding their voices, speaking to their communities and how brands need to get out of the wider luxury malaise.
Examining 20 Years of Fashion’s Influencer Economy | The BoF Podcast
At BoF VOICES 2025, Susanna Lau, Bryan Yambao, Camille Charrière and Gstaad Guy reflect on finding their voices, speaking to their communities and how brands need to get out of the wider luxury malaise.
Retail
The Themes That Will Define the 2026 Fashion Agenda | The Debrief
Brian Baskin and Sheena Butler-Young sit down with BoF correspondent Marc Bain to unpack why executives are calling 2026 a ‘challenging’ year.
The Themes That Will Define the 2026 Fashion Agenda | The Debrief
Brian Baskin and Sheena Butler-Young sit down with BoF correspondent Marc Bain to unpack why executives are calling 2026 a ‘challenging’ year.
The News in Brief
L’Oréal India in Talks to Acquire Beauty Company Innovist
L’Oréal is in advanced talks to acquire a majority stake in Bare Anatomy parent Innovist sources told The Economic Times India.
Zegna Chairman Says War Has Clouded Visibility of Demand in Middle East
The Italian fashion house cautioned the war is reducing visibility on demand in the Middle East, which accounts for 7 percent of its sales, though all stores are currently open in the region.
Glossier Appoints New CMO
Nicole Solorzano, who joins from Ouai, is the Millennial beauty brand’s latest hire.
Macy’s CEO Points to E-Shaped Economy, Signalling Consumer Shift
The mention of a forked economy by the head of America’s largest department store signals a heightened wariness that middle-income Americans will continue to spend at the same pace.
France’s Bid to Suspend Shein’s Marketplace Rejected by Appeals Court
The decision from Paris’ Court of Appeal marked a win for the fast-fashion giant after a scandal over sex dolls resembling children for sale on its site.
Coty Announces Board Revamp
The embattled Covergirl owner has appointed five new independent directors amidst a wider leadership and company shakeup.
Zimmermann Names Roberto Eggs CEO
The Moncler Group executive will succeed longtime CEO Chris Olliver, who is staying on as executive chairman.