The Business of Fashion Podcast

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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March 6 · 53 min
Pete Nordstrom on the Enduring Power of Retail’s ‘Best Mousetrap’
Nordstrom’s co-CEO and president joins Imran Amed to discuss the retailer’s 125-year history, why he believes the department store model still works and how taking the company private is shaping the company’s next chapter.
March 4 · 22 min
How Fashion Picks Its Hip Hop Style Icons
This week on The Debrief, BoF correspondent Lei Takanashi explains why the industry remains tethered to a small circle of established rap stars and whether a new generation of talent can break through.
February 27 · 1 hr 5 min
Andrew Mukamal and the Rise of Method Dressing
elebrity stylist Andrew Mukamal tells Imran Amed how a childhood love of fashion as a “language” – and years apprenticing in editorial – shaped the storytelling behind Margot Robbie’s Barbie and Wuthering Heights press tours.
February 24 · 18 min
Tariffs Are Down, But Uncertainty Is Back
The Supreme Court struck down US president Donald Trump's Liberation Day tariffs, only for new levies to take their place. BoF reporters Marc Bain and Cat Chen unpack what this means for prices, refunds and the supply chain.
February 20 · 55 min
London’s Premier Party Photographer on the Art of Working a Room
As camera phones and Instagram reshape access, control and distribution, Dave Benett speaks to Imran Amed about the enduring value of party photography.
February 18 · 19 min
How Dior and Chanel Are Winning Back Aspirational Shoppers
Retail correspondent Joan Kennedy explains how Dior and Chanel are expanding lower-priced handbags and accessories to win back aspirational shoppers after years of steep price hikes.
February 13 · 27 min
Ib Kamara: ‘Europe Is Not the Centre of Everything. Where You Come From Matters.’
Ib Kamara reflects on migration, image-making, Virgil Abloh’s legacy and why young creatives from the Global South should trust their own taste.
February 11 · 23 min
How Fashion Brands Are Winning the Winter Olympics
Olympic rules spark creative marketing. BoF’s Haley Crawford and Mike Sykes explore how fashion labels use the Winter Games to sell winterwear, plus they dive into Bad Bunny and the biggest style highlights from the Super Bowl.
February 6 · 25 min
Ask Imran Anything: Luxury’s Flop Era, Global Market Dynamics, Fashion Careers and more
In the BoF Podcast’s first-ever Ask Me Anything episode, Imran Amed responds to listeners’ questions.
February 4 · 24 min
The New Rules for Influencer Marketing
This week on The Debrief, BoF’s senior news and features editor Diana Pearl explains why influencer marketing is entering a more mature, data-driven phase, and how trust, diversification and human creativity are reshaping the creator economy in 2026.
January 30 · 55 min
The Couture Season That Cut Through
Fresh off a week of major moments, Tim Blanks and Imran Amed break down the blockbuster couture debuts at Dior and Chanel and what they signify about the state of the luxury industry.
January 28 · 22 min
Making Sense of Fashion’s Brutal Job Market
Fashion companies are tightening return-to-office mandates just as entry-level jobs become harder to land. The Debrief explains what that means for workers trying to build careers in a cooling industry.
January 26 · 56 min
How Jonathan Anderson is Refashioning the House of Dior
In December, Imran Amed travelled to Paris to meet with Jonathan Anderson to get a first look at his debut couture collection and take stock of his journey as creative director of the storied French fashion house.
January 23 · 15 min
Lessons on Purpose, Restraint and Responsibility
In a commencement address to the 448 graduates of the Institut Français de la Mode, BoF founder Imran Amed shares key three lessons on navigating a career in fashion at a time of global turmoil and industry transformation.
January 21 · 24 min
Have Sneakers Lost Their Cool?
BoF correspondent Mike Sykes unpacks why a Bank of America report calling a peak to sneaker sales has rattled the industry, and whether the decades-long trend towards casual dressing has anywhere left to go.
January 16 · 40 min
How Willa Bennett Is Reimagining Magazines for a Social-First Generation
Cosmopolitan and Seventeen’s editor-in-chief Willa Bennett joins Imran Amed to unpack what young audiences actually want from media today.
January 15 · 22 min
Saks’ Bankruptcy and the Future of Luxury Retail
Saks’ Chapter 11 filing listed $3.4 billion in debts, and the retailer is on its third CEO in two weeks. But the industry is cautiously optimistic. BoF’s Cat Chen explains how we got here and what a credible turnaround must look like.
January 14 · 20 min
Inside Beauty’s 2026 M&A Pipeline
Estée Lauder’s attempt to sell Too Faced, Smashbox and Dr. Jart is just the start of what’s likely to be a busy year for deals, as beauty editor Priya Rao explains.
January 9 · 28 min
Examining 20 Years of Fashion’s Influencer Economy
At BoF VOICES 2025, Susanna Lau, Bryan Yambao, Camille Charrière and Gstaad Guy reflect on finding their voices, speaking to their communities and how brands need to get out of the wider luxury malaise.
January 7 · 25 min
The Themes That Will Define the 2026 Fashion Agenda
Brian Baskin and Sheena Butler-Young sit down with BoF correspondent Marc Bain to unpack why executives are calling 2026 a “challenging” year.

The Business of Fashion Podcast

Pete Nordstrom on the Enduring Power of Retail’s ‘Best Mousetrap’

How Fashion Picks Its Hip Hop Style Icons

Andrew Mukamal and the Rise of Method Dressing

Tariffs Are Down, But Uncertainty Is Back

London’s Premier Party Photographer on the Art of Working a Room

How Dior and Chanel Are Winning Back Aspirational Shoppers

Ib Kamara: ‘Europe Is Not the Centre of Everything. Where You Come From Matters.’

How Fashion Brands Are Winning the Winter Olympics

Ask Imran Anything: Luxury’s Flop Era, Global Market Dynamics, Fashion Careers and more

The New Rules for Influencer Marketing

The Couture Season That Cut Through

Making Sense of Fashion’s Brutal Job Market

How Jonathan Anderson is Refashioning the House of Dior

Lessons on Purpose, Restraint and Responsibility

Have Sneakers Lost Their Cool?

How Willa Bennett Is Reimagining Magazines for a Social-First Generation

Saks’ Bankruptcy and the Future of Luxury Retail

Inside Beauty’s 2026 M&A Pipeline

Examining 20 Years of Fashion’s Influencer Economy

The Themes That Will Define the 2026 Fashion Agenda