Opinions

Few words are more overused in fashion, but the ones who do it right foster genuine customer loyalty and extraordinarily high levels of engagement, writes Imran Amed.

The fine art sector is facing existential challenges that go far beyond the current market turbulence, argues Marc Spiegler.

Some have hailed America’s escalating trade war as a means to finally curb overconsumption of cheap goods. Instead, the economic hardship its likely to bring on will eviscerate efforts to transform the industry for the better, writes Kenneth P. Pucker.

Collapsing margins and surging inventory costs are more than a crisis: they’re an opportunity to rebuild our broken fashion system, argues Lawrence Lenihan.

Hudson’s Bay is the latest victim of a strategy that involves loads struggling retailers up with debt and cutting costs to the bone, with predictable results, argues Doug Stephens.

There’s no escaping the import duties, which were far more wide ranging and severe than anticipated. After the initial panic subsides, the hard work of adapting to the new regime begins, writes Imran Amed.

Tariffs and talk of territorial conquest won’t stop with America’s northern neighbour. The fashion industry should be watching how Canada pushes back, and think about how they might respond should Trump’s attention turn to them, writes Imran Amed.

Many in the industry vowed early in the pandemic to slow down, reduce waste and implement change. Somehow, we wound up right back where we started, writes Imran Amed.

The sector is adopting a model that’s common in other talent-driven industries as more established artists expand into everything from fashion collaborations to films. Plus, James Bond under Amazon and the ‘auto-destruction of architecture.’

Anderson is exiting the LVMH owned house, ending a decade-plus tenure that enhanced the role of the designer, fusing creation and curation into one thought-provoking, aesthetically challenging, entrepreneurial package, writes Tim Blanks.

The financial markets and fashion fans on social media have rejected Kering’s bet on the zeitgeist-shaping Balenciaga designer to revive its ailing flagship. BoF’s Imran Amed has a different view.

Turning around the Italian icon will be a significant challenge for Prada Group and could distract top managers from scaling its core brands, but the gamble may be worth it if the price is right.