Apr 24
Can Kering's comprehensive plan really turn things around?
Kering's new CEO, Luca de Meo, laid out a sprawling plan to turn the company around. After several years of slow but notable sales declines, particularly at its crown jewel, Gucci, Kering needs a new strategy. On the Glossy Podcast, senior fashion reporter Danny Parisi and intern ... Show More
35m 53s
Apr 17
The 5 fashion rules for wearable tech
Wearable tech is having a moment. Partly based on early reads about the success of Meta's Ray-Ban glasses, Meta just signed a 10-year lease for a physical store in Manhattan that will sell them. Meanwhile, Apple is set to launch its own competitor smart glasses soon, while Google ... Show More
45m 45s
Apr 10
The summer music festival fashion guide with The Cut's Danya Issawi
Coachella returns to Indio, California, across two weekends, April 10–12 and April 17–19, kicking off the spring festival circuit. Stagecoach follows at the same venue from April 24–26, while Glastonbury takes place in Somerset, England, from June 24–28. Together, they provide a ... Show More
35m 40s
Jul 2024
The Who What Wear Podcast: Denim Expert Benjamin Talley Smith on Making Best-Selling Khaite and Reformation Jeans, Plus the Styles to Shop this Summer
<p>Benjamin Talley Smith is the founder of the denim atelier Talley Creative. Named “the most influential jeans guy you’ve never heard of” in a recent <em>New York Times</em> profile, Ben provides services across design, production, and marketing to brands looking to create or ex ... Show More
27m 29s
Nov 2023
Lindsay Holden: Co-Founder of Odele
<p>In 2020, Lindsay Holden, alongside her Co-Founders Britta Chatterjee and Shannon Kearney, set out to disrupt the haircare space with the launch of their clean, inclusive, and salon-grade haircare brand, Odele. Derived from the Norwegian phrase for “to share,” Odele can be used ... Show More
51m 16s
Feb 2024
Renée Rouleau on taking on retail partners after 27 years in business
Renée Rouleau, the celebrity esthetician and entrepreneur, opened her first spa and launched her first product in 1996. By 1999, she had become an early entrant in e-commerce.
Today, rather than giving facials, Rouleau is focused on her role of founder and CEO of her brand, which ... Show More
36m 48s
Jun 2024
Zanna Roberts Rassi: Fashion Journalist, Television Host and Producer, and Milk Makeup Co-Founder
<p>Zanna Roberts Rassi is a fashion journalist, a television host and producer, and the co-founder of Milk Makeup. She cut her teeth in the beauty industry in London, working at magazines such as Glamour and Marie Claire UK before becoming a fashion editor at Marie Claire US. In ... Show More
56m 25s
For Hervé Léger, the early aughts — and its big celeb-driven PR moments — are back.
“I wanted to be back in Us Magazine,” said Melissa LeFere-Cobb, division head of Hervé Léger, while discussing her plans to reignite the brand on the Glossy Podcast. She was referencing Hervé Léger’s original heyday, when the brand’s signature bandage dresses were a style s ... Show More
<p><em>Kering’s new deputy CEO of brand development shares her luxury brand management playbook in this archive interview with Imran Amed from BoF VOICES 2018.</em></p><br><p><strong>Background: </strong> </p><br><p>Last week, Francesca Belletini was appointed deputy CEO of ... Show More
<p><em>BoF’s editor-at-large and founder and editor-in-chief look back at the key moments of fashion month, from Sabato de Sarno’s debut at Gucci to Sarah Burton’s farewell show for Alexander McQueen.</em></p><br><p><strong>Background:</strong> </p><p>This season, fashion mo ... Show More
