In our ongoing collaboration with JC Report, we recently contributed two articles about some promising emerging brands, and we wanted to make sure BoF readers could learn about these talented young designers too.

The first designer came to our attention when we spotted a friend sporting the coolest cardigan. When we asked who designed it [...]

Bolstered by a string of well-received collections in recent seasons, positive feedback from the sales floor, and her newly profitable status, Stella McCartney is setting her sights on Asia. 
In 2007, the brand signed an exclusive distribution deal with the Lane
Crawford Joyce Group to open 10 freestanding stores in China, Taiwan,
Hong Kong, Macao, Singapore, Thailand, [...]

The one word that would describe the state of the global economy today is uncertainty. With the financial markets in free fall one day and then bouncing back
the next day, it’s not surprising that people are confused. The same can be said for the fashion industry where record profit announcements one day are followed by [...]

In the run-up to the Easter long weekend, which has already begun here in London, we thought we’d share some our new favourites for lazy Sunday reading from the ever expanding fashion and business blogosphere.
JC Report
Not technically a blog, but now presented in a blog format, JC Report is one of the leading online authorities [...]

This month’s Monocle magazine plays "Spot the Shopper" at one of China’s cavernous new luxury malls. Have a look — there’s barely a shopper in sight. We’ve been hearing similar reports about luxury malls and stores in Russia, and the (admittedly anecdotal) fashion grapevine says that luxury stores in India are struggling as well. Add [...]

Just digest these figures for a moment:

Coach’s online business now has revenues of over $100m per year — the same as what Gucci’s new flagship on 5th Avenue is expected to sell.  Neiman Marcus has broken the $500m in sales barrier online.
In the last year alone, wealthy consumers’ use of social networks such [...]

We have recently become addicted to a series of videos from TED — or, Technology, Entertainment and Design — an annual conference where passionate people descend on Monterrey, California to listen to other passionate people, each of whom are given 18 minutes to give the talk of their lives. The idea is that the best [...]

Even for the most culturally-savvy business types, the world of fashion can be daunting. Everyday, fashion people will mention places, names, books, buildings, restaurants and other references that they assume you must know: Truman Capote. Madeleine Vionnet. Diana Vreeland. Zaha Hadid. The Faena Hotel. Leigh Bowery. Patrick Demarchelier. The Misshapes. Jane Birkin. Matthew Barney. Marcel [...]