How Gen Z is changing beauty

Beauty is in flux. The industry is being transformed by Generation Z’s enthusiasm for skincare products and sophisticated appreciation of ingredients — and their desire for brands that connect with them like friends.

Louis Vuitton joins China’s JD.com amid online luxury battle

A new cooperation model connects JD.com’s 470 million active users to Louis Vuitton’s WeChat mini program.

New blocks to Xinjiang’s forced labour

New US and UK government measures add to European controls.

Turning around Burberry

CEO Marco Gobbetti’s turnaround plan to reposition the British brand as a true luxury label is taking longer than planned. Here’s why.

Kuaishou to Ssense: What to watch in China e-commerce

Luxury brands face new challenges and opportunities as China’s e-commerce sector fragments and new partnerships evolve.

What the JD Logistics IPO means for luxury

The logistics arm of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com has raised $3.2 billion through an IPO in Hong Kong. Expect more luxury brands to join JD’s ecosystem.

Alibaba’s regulatory scrutiny might be good for luxury

China’s crackdown on the e-commerce giant might improve luxury brands’ room for manoeuvre — and benefit luxury consumers too.

Why Dries Van Noten is opening its first US store now

The Belgian brand is opening its biggest store yet in Los Angeles, after the opening of a freestanding boutique in Shanghai in September.

China's daigou aren't going away

Post-pandemic, can brands formalise their relationship with China’s selling agents?

The verdict on the world’s largest free trade deal

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership covers 50 per cent of global textile and apparel exports.

Singles Day: The West wants in

Brands and retailers in Europe and America are warming to the Chinese shopping event on 11 November as an opportunity to target millennials, expats and Asian cross-border shoppers.

Myanmar garment unions call for fashion’s support

Labour organisers say international brands should do more to protect Myanmar garment workers, who are being laid off and intimidated for participating in pro-democracy protests.

Increasing prices in Covid-19? Chanel, Louis Vuitton show it works

Luxury brands have bumped up prices multiple times this year to recoup lost spending caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The strategy has an expiration date.

Video games and esports have become key to connect with Gen Z and millennial consumers, but monetisation is also on the horizon for luxury brands.

EU Parliament member Raphaël Glucksmann explains why EU legislation is essential to stop human rights abuses in the supply chain.

Fashion’s new playground: Esports and gaming

The EU’s fight against fashion’s forced labour supply chain

White staff and a white curriculum: Inside fashion education

Despite diversity and equality policies, Black students and faculty remain underserved and underrepresented in the field.

Italy’s luxury manufacturing faces crisis as government delays help

Delays in the allocation of state-backed loans and social security measures are weighing on a sector already struggling with few incoming orders.

Freelancers in the UK and US face issues like late payments and a lack of income protection, which are exacerbated by the pandemic.

Should fashion freelancers unionise?

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Kardashian Kloset takes on the resale market

The slow-burning rise of Martine Rose

Has inclusivity skipped fashion’s front row?

The Kardashian-Jenners are tapping into the burgeoning US secondhand luxury market with a new venture that will open their closets to the public.

Ahead of her Spring/Summer 2020 show on Sunday, Martine Rose tells Vogue Business what she's learned about building — and commercialising — an independent label.

Representation is improving on magazine covers and on the catwalks, but structural changes in the industry ranks are still lagging behind.

Is streetwear finally ready for women?

Marques Almeida is paving a different path

The challenges of building a socially conscious brand

As the financial clout of the once-niche category grows, female creatives and consumers are gaining visibility and creating new economic opportunities.

The 2015 LVMH Prize winner has achieved profitability by keeping its prices reasonable and customers loyal..

Social responsibility ranks high among consumers, but working with small-scale local manufacturers requires determination, patience and creativity.

Lessons about the Chinese shopper from the country’s largest discount app

Pinduoduo’s use of gamified experiences, social commerce and discounts have made it a hit among lower-tier city and rural consumers, even as it begins rolling out more upscale brands.

With little more than a month to go before the break-up date and still no government plan in place, the industry is struggling to find the answers it needs to react.

China’s sharing economy is extending its reach into fashion, as both local and foreign platforms try to attract sustainability-conscious millennials.

British fashion braces for a no-deal Brexit

China’s sharing economy comes to fashion