Diana Pearl

Gifting has increasingly gone nice-to-have to must-have for both brands and influencers eager to cater to an audience desire for more organic product placement.

In addition to assisting with costumes for the film, the denim brand will also release a capsule collection inspired by actual Levi’s items worn by the musician in the 1960s.

The former president’s victory shocked many Democrats. But there were signs bubbling up in the culture well before election night that America was about to take a lurch to the right.

The city’s unusual status as both a garment manufacturing and entertainment industry hub is proving a potent lure for fashion brand founders.

There’s long been an allure attached to the Golden State, but it’s hit a new cultural resonance in the wake of the pandemic. A cohort of brands that put the Californian lifestyle at their centre are seeing a wave of interest, and growth.

The former Vogue editor and Amazon Fashion head, who has spent the past year at the helm of the WME-owned Art+Commerce, speaks to BoF about what drew her to the agency, the parallels between her previous roles and the state of the industry.

Six years after its last fashion show, the beleaguered lingerie giant staged a comeback. It was as much a celebration of the brand’s past as it was a signal of where it’s going in the future.

The Row’s success – including a recent investment from the families behind Chanel and L’Oréal at a unicorn valuation – is the most prestigious example of a rising generation of women-led independent brands that sell minimalist, approachably chic clothes. Some of them have billion-dollar aspirations of their own.