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Welcome to The Debrief, a new weekly podcast from The Business of Fashion, where we go beyond the glossy veneer and unpack our most popular BoF Professional stories. Hosted by BoF correspondents Sheena Butler-Young and Brian Baskin, The Debrief will be your guide into the mega labels, indie upstarts and unforgettable personalities shaping the $2.5 trillion global fashion industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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- Why Nike Can’t Find Its Next Hit · 29 min.For years, a coveted pair of Air Jordans could send sneaker fans into a frenzy. But when Nike brought back the black-and-blue Air Jordan 1 Royal this month, the response was…
- The Generation Fashion Forgot · 28 min.Fashion has long been obsessed with youth, treating young shoppers as both trendsetters and the engine of growth. Yet brands including Evereve, Ulla Johnson, Frances Valentine…
- Who’s to Blame for Bad Customer Service? · 29 min.A $15,000 mechanical bird named Molly has become an unlikely flashpoint for retail. After pop star Kelly Clarkson accused Brooklyn boutique Art of Play of treating her “like…
- The Verdict on Luxury Fashion’s Designer Reset · 37 min.Fashion's biggest wave of creative-director musical chairs is now a year or so in, and the early read is starting to emerge. Over a dozen major houses have brought in new…
- Luxury’s Italian Supply Chain Reckoning Isn’t Over · 27 min.In 2024, Milan prosecutors uncovered sweatshop-like conditions within the Italian supply chains of major luxury brands, revealing that workers faced degrading living conditions…
- Fashion’s Latest Obsession: The Grocery Store · 23 min.Fashion brands have long used cafes, restaurants and hospitality to sell a broader lifestyle. Increasingly, they’re looking to a less obvious partner: the gourmet grocery store…
- Can Fashion Sell a New Generation on Trade Jobs? · 29 min.Behind every luxury handbag, bespoke suit and couture gown lies an intricate value chain powered by skilled artisans. But as master craftspeople retire without successors…
- Has Fashion Had Enough of AI? · 19 min.For many shoppers, fashion is now experienced primarily through a screen — discovered on social media, watched on runway livestreams and purchased from a product photo. Fashion…
- Who's Winning Beauty's H1 Reckoning · 27 min.Beauty has long been one of the industry’s most reliable growth engines — fragrance boomed post-pandemic, prestige beauty held up better than other categories, and value-driven…
- Why Upcycling Is Suddenly Everywhere in Fashion · 28 min.For a long time, upcycling sat on the fringes of the fashion industry, a tactic used primarily by small independent designers, niche sustainability labels and in one-off capsule…
- The Influencer Follower-Count Era Is Ending · 23 min.For years, follower count was the clearest shorthand for a creator's value — more followers meant more reach, more brand deals, more money. But social media doesn't work that way…
- What the Best Fashion Stores Get Right · 32 min.For much of the last decade, fashion brands and retailers were fixated on making shopping as seamless as possible — endless product online, algorithmic recommendations, next-day…
- The Fashion and Beauty Companies Everyone Wants to Work For · 34 min.What makes a fashion or beauty company a truly desirable place to work? BoF’s second annual ranking of the industry’s most sought-after employers looks beyond brand recognition…
- Why Everyone's Reading Clothing Labels Again · 31 min.Fabric content used to be a niche sustainability conversation. Now it's a mainstream health one, driven by the same scrutiny shoppers already apply to what they eat and put on…
- Is Fashion School Still Worth It? · 32 min.For decades, institutions like Central Saint Martins, Parsons and Institut Français de la Mode have launched some of fashion's most successful careers. But, today's graduates are…
- The Anti-Unicorn Playbook That Beat Fashion's DTC Boom · 27 min.In 2016, the global retail landscape was dominated by successful direct-to-consumer (DTC) disruptors like Everlane, Glossier, Allbirds and Outdoor Voices. Backed by hundreds of…
- Luxury’s New Reality · 32 min.Luxury's post-pandemic boom is over. Growth has slowed, shoppers are pushing back on years of price increases and many brands are struggling to convince customers they're still…
- How Nike Built the Biggest World Cup Campaign Ever · 49 min.The 2026 World Cup marked an unprecedented milestone for global football, expanding to 48 teams playing over 100 matches across the US, Canada and Mexico. In this special episode…
- Why Activewear Consumers Are Looking Beyond Lululemon · 25 min.For more than a decade, activewear shoppers largely looked to Lululemon and Nike. But as the post-pandemic boom cools and growth becomes harder to find, a new crop of brands is…
- How Books Became Fashion’s Latest Status Symbol · 26 min.Fashion’s book obsession is no longer subtle. What started as the occasional literary reference has become a broader wave of book clubs, salon-style events, campaign imagery and…
