Hedi Slimane and the Art of the ‘Drop’

Haircare's Changing of the Guard, China's Celebrity Ambassador Minefield [View on Web]( [Add to contacts]( [New reader? Subscribe]( [BoF]( THE DAILY DIGEST ADVERTISEMENT [Pitti - DD - Nov 5-10, 2018]( THE UPFRONT Hedi Slimane's first accessories for Celine arrive in stores on Monday, far off the traditional retail calendar. But [are products drops working]( for luxury the way they do for streetwear? In other news, a new wave of haircare brands are banking on innovative technologies and ingredients [rather than a celebrity face]( to drive sales. Plus, Glossier debuts a [permanent New York outpost]( while Michael Kors [misses Wall Street estimates](. PROFESSIONAL EXCLUSIVE [The Business of Beauty]( [The Reinvention of the Celebrity Hairstylist]( BY Rachel Strugatz [A new wave of haircare gurus who are just as much at home on Instagram as the salon are driving booming sales for prestige hair products at beauty retailers like Sephora and Ulta.]( To access this article, become a BoF Professional Member [JOIN]( TOP STORIES [Intelligence]( [Hedi Slimane and the Art of the ‘Drop’]( BY Lauren Sherman [The Celine creative director’s first accessories arrive in stores November 12, following product drops by the likes of Burberry, Moncler and Louis Vuitton. But is the strategy working for luxury the way it does for streetwear?]( [China Decoded]( [China's Celebrity Ambassador Minefield]( BY Casey Hall and Zoe Suen [Luxury brands navigate the risks and rewards of banking on celebrity ambassadors, Alibaba gears up for Singles Day with the launch of China's largest robotics warehouse, and JD.com apologises for a sexist marketing blunder. Read China Decoded to make sense of the market.]( To access this article, become a BoF Professional Member [JOIN]( [News & Analysis]( [Glossier Will See You Now]( BY New York Times [With a new permanent New York shop, the online beauty brand explores a brave new world: offline.]( [Education]( [What Not to Do at the Beginning of Your Career]( BY BoF Team [BoF shares insider tips from industry experts including Lucinda Chambers and Drew Elliott.]( [NEWS BITES]( [Hermès Sees No Slowdown in Chinese Sales]( [Michael Kors Misses Quarterly Revenue Estimates]( [Zara Launches Online Sales in 106 New Countries]( [DAILY DIGEST Fashion News from Around the Web]( 1 [What Gives the Logo Its Legs]( [THE NEW YORK TIMES]( 2 [China's Middle Class Tightens Its Belt]( [NIKKEI ASIAN REVIEW]( 3 [Why Catalogues Still Have a Hold on Holiday Marketing]( [RETAIL DIVE]( 4 [Fashion’s Future Will Be Shaped by Male Consumerism]( [HIGHSNOBIETY]( 5 [Anouk Yai on Being a Role Model for Dark-Skinned Beauty]( [I-D]( FROM THE ARCHIVE [Intelligence]( [Society Has Changed. Victoria’s Secret Hasn’t.]( BY Lauren Sherman [The lingerie behemoth is still selling sex like it was 1999 — and new competitors more attuned to today’s cultural reality are taking market share.]( To access this article, become a BoF Professional Member [JOIN]( [Subscribe Were you forwarded this email? To subscribe to this newsletter, click below.]( for Free]( [BoF CAREERS - FEATURED JOBS]( [PR and Comms position]( [Fiorella Pratto]( Madrid, Spain [Beauty Artist]( [Selfridges & Co.]( Manchester, United Kingdom [Client Engagement Manager]( [Saint Laurent]( Shanghai, China [Learning & Development Manager]( [DFS Group]( Macau, Macau [Merchandise Assistant - Women's]( [Banana Republic]( San Francisco, United States [People Coordinator]( [Farfetch]( London, United Kingdom [View All Jobs]( Follow Us [The Business of Fashion]( [Sponsorship & Advertising]( [About]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} [Add to Address Book]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [Edit Newsletter Subscriptions]( The Business of Fashion Moray House - 6th Floor · 23-31 Great Titchfield St London W1W 7PA · United Kingdom