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The Business of Fashion

The Business of Fashion has gained a global following as an essential daily resource for fashion creatives, executives and entrepreneurs in over 200 countries. It is frequently described as “indispensable,” “required reading” and “an addiction.”

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  • 22 episodes
  • Updated Friday

Episodes22

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  • Friday · 49 min

    Chris Green on Why The Best Fashion Stores Don’t Chase Scale

    Chris Green joins Imran Amed on The BoF Podcast to explain how his self-funded Brooklyn menswear store earned a place among the world's best fashion stores — by staying off the internet and betting everything on how it feels to walk in the door.

  • July 31 · 56 min

    The Patient Work of Turning Around Dior

    This week, LVMH’s fashion and leather goods division returned to growth for the first time in nearly two years, led by Dior. Last December, Jonathan Anderson told Imran Amed how he planned to remake the house – before any of his designs reached stores.

  • July 29 · 30 min

    Why Everyone's Reading Clothing Labels Again

    As shoppers swap "sustainable" for "healthy," BoF senior editorial associate Shayeza Walid joins senior correspondent Sheena Butler-Young to unpack why fabric content has become fashion's newest flashpoint — and why Gap just found out the hard way.

  • July 22 · 32 min

    Is Fashion School Still Worth It?

    As AI reshapes entry-level jobs and fashion slows, students are questioning the value of a degree. BoF Careers’ Dan Hastings joins The Debrief to assess what schools get right, where they lag and the skills graduates need.

  • July 15 · 27 min

    The Anti-Unicorn Playbook That Beat Fashion's DTC Boom

    BoF editor Diana Pearl joins Sheena Butler-Young to unpack how a generation of independent brands rejected the venture-backed DTC playbook — and why that slower, more disciplined approach ultimately paid off.

  • July 9 · 31 min

    Luxury’s New Reality

    As luxury shoppers push back against relentless price hikes and uninspiring boutique environments, BoF's Mimosa Spencer and Robert Williams break down why emotional connection has overtaken heritage as the primary driver of high-end shopping.

  • July 3 · 24 min

    Mona Kattan on Finding the Courage to Go It Alone

    At The Business of Beauty Global Forum 2026 in Napa Valley, California, Mona Kattan discusses stepping away from the Huda Beauty shadow, the creation of luxury fragrance brand Kayali, and building a long lasting vision for herself.

  • July 1 · 48 min

    How Nike Built the Biggest World Cup Campaign Ever

    Nike’s VP of global brand management Helena Thornton joins Sheena Butler-Young and Mike Sykes to discuss how brands win attention during sport’s biggest football event, from the thinking behind ‘Rip the Script’ to sport’s cultural power.

  • June 26 · 29 min

    Oura CEO on the Future of Health Intelligence

    One month after filing for an IPO, Tom Hale joined Imran Amed at The Business of Beauty Global Forum to outline Oura’s thesis: building the world’s first large physiological model.

  • June 24 · 24 min

    Why Activewear Consumers Are Looking Beyond Lululemon

    As growth slows across activewear, brands like Set Active, 437 and Oner Active are gaining momentum with a new generation of consumers. The Debrief examines what's driving their rise and what it means for category leaders Nike and Lululemon.

  • June 17 · 25 min

    How Books Became Fashion’s Latest Status Symbol

    BoF reporters Haley Crawford and Shayeza Walid unpack why fashion is embracing literature at the exact moment reading is in decline — and whether books have become the industry’s latest status symbol.

  • June 10 · 31 min

    Fashion's Ozempic Reckoning

    As GLP-1 drugs reshape consumers’ bodies at unprecedented scale, BoF’s Diana Pearl and Brennan Kilbane examine how fashion and beauty brands are adapting to a profound shift in size, fit and appearance.

  • June 5 · 54 min

    Conner Ives is Building a Business With Instinct

    From Central Saint Martins to the viral success of “Protect The Dolls,” Conner Ives joins Imran Amed to discuss what it takes to build an independent fashion label in today’s fractured wholesale system.

  • May 29 · 1 hr 19 min

    Carlos Nazario: The Kid From Queens Who Changed Fashion Imagery

    The New York-based stylist and fashion editor joins Imran Amed to discuss navigating the class barriers of early 2000s fashion publishing, the gruelling logistics of image-making and how heritage can become a style point of view.