Lanvin Deputy CEO Siddhartha Shukla Exits Brand
Owner Lanvin Group said it is ‘fully committed’ to the French label’s development under creative director Peter Copping, with CEO Andy Lew in charge of management.
Workplace & Talent / Leadership
Workplace & Talent
Can Sporty & Rich’s Emily Oberg Break the Founder-CEO Curse?
Oberg stepped into the top job at her startup last August. In an exclusive interview with The Business of Fashion, she explained how she plans to scale her business while sidestepping the ‘founder’s ego’ problem that has doomed many emerging brands.
Can Sporty & Rich’s Emily Oberg Break the Founder-CEO Curse?
Oberg stepped into the top job at her startup last August. In an exclusive interview with The Business of Fashion, she explained how she plans to scale her business while sidestepping the ‘founder’s ego’ problem that has doomed many emerging brands.
Workplace & Talent
Kim Kardashian’s Skims Appoints Its First Chief People Officer
Former Etsy HR chief Kim Seymour joins the brand, valued at $5 billion, as it builds out leadership across beauty, retail and international markets.
Kim Kardashian’s Skims Appoints Its First Chief People Officer
Former Etsy HR chief Kim Seymour joins the brand, valued at $5 billion, as it builds out leadership across beauty, retail and international markets.
Workplace & Talent
What Happens When Women Lead | The Debrief
At VOICES 2025, senior correspondent Sheena Butler-Young sits down with celebrated designers Clare Waight Keller and Maria Cornejo to discuss what it means to build a career in fashion as a woman today.
What Happens When Women Lead | The Debrief
At VOICES 2025, senior correspondent Sheena Butler-Young sits down with celebrated designers Clare Waight Keller and Maria Cornejo to discuss what it means to build a career in fashion as a woman today.
Workplace & Talent
Rent-a-CEO: Why More Fashion Brands Are Hiring Part-Time Executives
From beauty labels like BLK/OPL to retailers such as Lulus, more companies are tapping seasoned fractional talent who bring expertise and low commitment in a volatile economic climate.
Rent-a-CEO: Why More Fashion Brands Are Hiring Part-Time Executives
From beauty labels like BLK/OPL to retailers such as Lulus, more companies are tapping seasoned fractional talent who bring expertise and low commitment in a volatile economic climate.
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Workplace & Talent
The CEO You Hire When Your Brand Is in Trouble
From Kering to Nike to Everlane, fashion and beauty companies are turning to fixers to get back on track — with mandates to steady finances, reset culture and reignite consumer desire.
The CEO You Hire When Your Brand Is in Trouble
From Kering to Nike to Everlane, fashion and beauty companies are turning to fixers to get back on track — with mandates to steady finances, reset culture and reignite consumer desire.
Workplace & Talent
Marco Bizzarri Gives Address With Advice for Fashion’s Next Generation
The former Gucci CEO emphasised the importance of finding the right people and talent while accepting an honorary degree from the University for the Creative Arts.
Marco Bizzarri Gives Address With Advice for Fashion’s Next Generation
The former Gucci CEO emphasised the importance of finding the right people and talent while accepting an honorary degree from the University for the Creative Arts.
Workplace & Talent
Five Years After George Floyd: Can Fashion Still Stand for Something?
In 2020, fashion pledged solidarity and systemic change. Now, as political tides have turned, only a few brands are willing to speak up — or follow through.
Five Years After George Floyd: Can Fashion Still Stand for Something?
In 2020, fashion pledged solidarity and systemic change. Now, as political tides have turned, only a few brands are willing to speak up — or follow through.
Workplace & Talent
Demonised by Trump, DEI Professionals Go ‘Discreet’ to Find Jobs
DEI workers are repositioning and rebranding to get contracts and retain remaining staff positions, distancing themselves from conversations around race and gender and instead prioritising their leadership expertise.
Demonised by Trump, DEI Professionals Go ‘Discreet’ to Find Jobs
DEI workers are repositioning and rebranding to get contracts and retain remaining staff positions, distancing themselves from conversations around race and gender and instead prioritising their leadership expertise.
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Workplace & Talent
When Two CEOs Are Better Than One
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.
When Two CEOs Are Better Than One
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.
Workplace & Talent
How Female Founders Are Courting Investors in a Tough Climate
Sinking brand valuations, a shaky economy, and the rollback of DEI initiatives are pressuring women founders in fashion and beauty — but a new playbook is helping them navigate the storm.
How Female Founders Are Courting Investors in a Tough Climate
Sinking brand valuations, a shaky economy, and the rollback of DEI initiatives are pressuring women founders in fashion and beauty — but a new playbook is helping them navigate the storm.
Workplace & Talent
Chief Product Officers Are Fashion’s New Power Players
From Burberry to Michael Kors and Under Armour, brands are leaning on product chiefs to navigate economic uncertainty and reignite innovation.
Chief Product Officers Are Fashion’s New Power Players
From Burberry to Michael Kors and Under Armour, brands are leaning on product chiefs to navigate economic uncertainty and reignite innovation.
Workplace & Talent
Can Fashion Be Inclusive Without Saying ‘DEI’?
Brands, retailers and their employees are negotiating a new approach to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives for the Trump era — and that often means avoiding the term itself.
Can Fashion Be Inclusive Without Saying ‘DEI’?
Brands, retailers and their employees are negotiating a new approach to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives for the Trump era — and that often means avoiding the term itself.
The News in Brief
Ulta Beauty Forecasts Annual Profit Below Estimates
Shares declined in after-hours trading as the beauty retailer expressed a cautious outlook for 2026.
Exclusive: Brita Invests in Shower Filter Firm Hello Klean
The German water filtration firm has acquired a minority stake in Hello Klean, which sells shower heads it claims mitigate the effects of hard water.
AII Launches Industry-First Tool Standardising Measurement of Carbon Emissions
The new tool published by the climate-focused nonprofit aims to create a standardised benchmark across textile facilities to accelerate fashion’s efforts to decarbonise.
Marco De Vincenzo Exits Etro
The creative director’s departure after four years was a decision of ‘mutual agreement’ according to the Italian label.
Exclusive: Akt London Enters Sephora
The UK label will roll out its hero deodorant to Sephora US doors and launch its full assortment online as the LVMH-owned retailer expands its body care offering.
Zalando Forecasts 2026 Profit Jump Driven by AI Boost
The European retailer forecast a rise in full-year adjusted operating profit and announced a share buyback, citing the productivity and cost-saving benefits of AI.
Lululemon Founder Warns CEO Candidates That Board Needs Overhaul
Chip Wilson wrote an open letter to potential candidates for the activewear brand’s next chief executive warning them of problems at the company.