Gucci or Balenciaga: Which Was the Hottest Fashion Brand in 2017?

But which of the two Kering-owned fashion houses generated the most heat overall? After analysing data from over 70 million consumers, BoF can reveal that while Balenciaga scored big in the second half of 2017, Gucci triumphed overall, taking the top spot in the Lyst Index “Hottest Brand” ranking for …

Fashion is an emerging scholarly discipline, which makes it very fashionable right now. Slap the word fashion to the title of an academic article or book and readership is likely to follow. Is political dressing is fashion trend? The #tiedtogether movement used white bandanas to indicate the ‘common bonds of …

With the insights gleaned from our survey, interviews with fashion industry executives and experts and research throughout the year, we have identified ten major trends that we expect to shape the fashion industry in 2018. These ten trends fall into three main categories: the global economy, consumer shifts …

SHANGHAI, China — Chinese investors have become a powerful force on the global M&A scene. While outbound acquisitions saw an overall drop last year due to Beijing’s crackdown on capital flows, Chinese investors targeting key industries and markets like those earmarked for the One Belt, One Road …

Latin America boasts a colourful deck of beloved, local magazines that continue to persuade loyal readers to buy fashion and luxury, despite turbulent times for print …. A previous version of this article misstated that Daniela Pizzeta is the marketing manager for Iguatemi Empresa de Shopping Centers.

NEW YORK, United States — An iconic aughts brand is taking its comeback efforts to the next level. On February 8, Juicy Couture — purveyor of one of the era’s most distinctive status symbols, the velour tracksuit — is making its runway debut at New York Fashion Week. A revival has been in the works …

An exodus of major fashion houses from the official calendar means the next month of menswear shows will provide an opportunity for lesser-known designers to …. What ignited it all, they say, was a BBC article about the discovery of a Viking burial site with shrouds embroidered with the Arabic for “Allah.”.

In a country home to relatively few major fashion brands — save for Adidas, Puma and Hugo Boss — Berlin alone has over 2,500 fashion businesses, many born from its renegade creative scene. And yet the city’s most noteworthy labels — including GmbH, Ottolinger, 032c, Dumitrascu, Ximon Lee and Nhu …

At the 2018 Grammy Awards, Lady Gaga stunned in a custom black long-sleeve lace Armani Privé gown complete with thigh-high slits and a dramatic train. Pulling together her full look is one of Gaga’s most extravagant (and elegant) statement pieces yet — a pair of 300-carat black diamond earrings from …