The Debrief

The Business of Fashion

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.

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136 episodes
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Nov 19, 2024 · 25 min
What Happened to Beauty’s Billion-Dollar Brands?
BoF senior correspondent Sheena Butler-Young is joined by beauty correspondent Daniela Morosini to explore the rise and fall of indie beauty disruptors like Anastasia Beverly Hills and Glossier.
Nov 12, 2024 · 27 min
Inside Luxury's Slowdown
Executive editor Brian Baskin and BoF luxury editor Robert Williams dive into the recent downturn in luxury sales, examining what’s behind these shifts and how top brands are grappling with changes in consumer spending.
Nov 5, 2024 · 32 min
Why Some Sports Win Big in Fashion — and Others Don't
Senior correspondent Sheena Butler-Young and executive editor Brian Baskin are joined by BoF sports correspondent Daniel-Yaw Miller to examine how luxury brands are tapping into the world of sports, from football and Formula 1 to women’s basketball.
Oct 29, 2024 · 24 min
Can AI Make Shopping Online Less Annoying?
The technology is already transforming e-commerce, from search and product recommendations to understanding shopper intent, creating new opportunities and challenges for brands and consumers alike.
Oct 22, 2024 · 30 min
How Dupe Culture is Challenging Traditional Luxury
Senior correspondent Sheena Butler-Young and executive editor Brian Baskin are joined by e-commerce correspondent Malique Morris to explore how dupe brands offer affordable alternatives to luxury goods and reshape consumer expectations in the process.
Oct 15, 2024 · 30 min
How Beauty Blunders Go Viral and What Brands Do Next
Senior correspondent Sheena Butler-Young sits down with beauty correspondent Daniela Morosini to explore how brands handle the fallout from product launch failures and hair loss claims.
Oct 8, 2024 · 24 min
How Influencers Make Money
Executive editor Brian Baskin sits down with senior news and features editor Diana Pearl to discuss how today’s influencers are attempting to assert greater control over their content and revenue.
Oct 1, 2024 · 28 min
Can Department Stores Save Themselves?
BoF Senior Correspondent Sheena Butler-Young and Retail Editor Cathleen Chen discuss the ongoing struggle of American department stores to remain relevant and what lessons they might learn from their European counterparts.
Sep 24, 2024 · 26 min
Why Does Menswear All Look the Same?
Executive Editor Brian Baskin dives into whether and why men’s style is getting stale, and the brands that are trying to do something about it, with BoF correspondents Malique Morris and Lei Takanashi.
Sep 17, 2024 · 23 min
Luxury Fashion’s Designer Diversity Problem
BoF senior correspondent Sheena Butler-Young and luxury editor Robert Williams dive into the ongoing struggle for diversity in fashion’s top creative roles.
Sep 10, 2024 · 26 min
Fast Fashion Disruption With Shein and H&M
BoF Executive Editor Brian Baskin dives into how Shein’s rise has upended the fast fashion industry and explores how H&M is fighting back with BoF correspondents Sarah Kent and Cathleen Chen.
Sep 4, 2024 · 30 min
How Nike Ran Off Course
Senior correspondent Sheena Butler-Young and executive editor Brian Baskin join BoF sports correspondent Daniel-Yaw Miller to discuss Nike’s struggles with restructuring, their marketing missteps and how the brand plans to reclaim its dominance.
Aug 30, 2024 · 31 min
Kamala Harris and the Politics of Style
Senior correspondent Sheena Butler-Young and editorial apprentice Yola Mzizi join executive editor Brian Baskin to discuss the significance of Kamala Harris's fashion and beauty choices in the 2024 presidential campaign.
Aug 23, 2024 · 33 min
How Tweens Took Over the Beauty Aisle
Senior correspondent Sheena Butler-Young and executive editor Brian Baskin chat with Priya Rao, executive editor at The Business of Beauty, about tweens' growing influence in beauty and how brands are adapting to this increasingly powerful demographic.
Aug 16, 2024 · 29 min
What Happens When It’s Too Hot to Make Fashion?
Senior correspondent, Sheena Butler-Young and executive editor, Brian Baskin speak with sustainability correspondent Sarah Kent to discuss what rising temperatures means for the fashion production model.
Jan 18, 2023 · 21 min
Why Getting Dressed Up Is Here to Stay in 2023
Occasionwear’s late-pandemic comeback may have felt like a reactionary fluke, but retailers and designers are betting it’s more than a trend.
Jan 11, 2023 · 17 min
How Harry Styles Built a Nail Polish Empire
Priya Rao, executive editor, Business of Beauty, joins Lauren Sherman to unpack how the singer’s lifestyle label has managed to build a loyal fan base — without his direct involvement.
Jan 4, 2023 · 27 min
Why Designer Shoes Are So Expensive
A new BoF Insights report tracks the evolution of the fast-growing high-end footwear market — and why luxury shoppers are willing to spend more than ever on the perfect shoe.
Dec 28, 2022 · 16 min
What Happened With Fashion and NFTs?
BoF technology correspondent Marc Bain unpacks the latest problem plaguing Web3 creatives and hopefuls — and what it means for fashion’s future use of the technology.
Dec 21, 2022 · 21 min
Fashion CEOs Explain Why This Downturn Is Different
Much has changed about the world since the last recession — meaning, fashion’s reaction will shift this time around, explains BoF’s workplace and talent correspondent Sheena Butler Young.

The Debrief

What Happened to Beauty’s Billion-Dollar Brands?

Inside Luxury's Slowdown

Why Some Sports Win Big in Fashion — and Others Don't

Can AI Make Shopping Online Less Annoying?

How Dupe Culture is Challenging Traditional Luxury

How Beauty Blunders Go Viral and What Brands Do Next

How Influencers Make Money

Can Department Stores Save Themselves?

Why Does Menswear All Look the Same?

Luxury Fashion’s Designer Diversity Problem

Fast Fashion Disruption With Shein and H&M

How Nike Ran Off Course

Kamala Harris and the Politics of Style

How Tweens Took Over the Beauty Aisle

What Happens When It’s Too Hot to Make Fashion?

Why Getting Dressed Up Is Here to Stay in 2023

How Harry Styles Built a Nail Polish Empire

Why Designer Shoes Are So Expensive

What Happened With Fashion and NFTs?

Fashion CEOs Explain Why This Downturn Is Different