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Subscribe] [BoF] THE DAILY DIGEST SPONSORED BY [PV NY - (Dec 7, 8, 2016) / (Jan 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 2017) ] TODAY'S MUST READ [BoF Exclusive | How Gosha Rubchinskiy and Adidas Are Refashioning Football] BY Vikram Alexei Kansara [BoF can exclusively reveal the thinking behind Gosha Rubchinskiy’s new multi-season partnership with Adidas Football, launched Thursday in the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, amidst growing geopolitical tensions.] [Read more] TOP STORIES [Expect Experimental Evolution, Not Revolution, at Valentino] BY Imran Amed [In their first-ever joint interview, Pierpaolo Piccioli and Stefano Sassi, creative director and chief executive of Valentino, speak to Imran Amed about their strategy as the brand scales beyond €1 billion in annual revenue and stages its first Pre-Fall show in New York.] [Read more] [What Fashion Can Do to Address the Crisis in Syria] BY Chantal Fernandez [At a panel discussion hosted by UNICEF partner Louis Vuitton and BoF on Thursday, the humanitarian organisation's Lisa Szarkowski explained how the country's tragic refugee crisis impacts million of children, and what individuals can do to help.] [Read more] [Bibhu Mohapatra Files for Bankruptcy] BY Chantal Fernandez [The news comes at a challenging time for designer brands on both sides of the Atlantic, particularly those operating without outside investment and dependent on a wholesale model.] [Read more] [Video | Why Health and Wellness is Fashion's Biggest New Competitor] BY BoF Team [Jason Wachob, Amanda Chantal Bacon, Dr. Nigma Talib and Neil Grimmer spoke at VOICES, BoF’s new annual gathering for big thinkers.] [Read more] NEWS BRIEFS [EBay Gets Hands-On in Fighting Fake Handbags With New Service] [EBay is following online luxury consignment startup The RealReal Inc. in San Francisco, which authenticates items and said it sold almost $400 million in second-hand designer apparel, handbags, jewellery and other merchandise in 2016.] [Amazon to Create 100,000 New Jobs in US in Next 18 Months] [The hiring could appease Trump, who has prioritised job creation and tangled with Amazon chief executive officer Jeff Bezos during the election campaign.] [Flipkart Reshuffle Signals Shift to Margins Over Volume] [Launched by two former Amazon employees in 2007, Flipkart has grown to become India's most valuable startup worth $15 billion in 2015.] [Every Little Clothing Sale Helps UK's Tesco and Marks & Spencer in Holidays] [Consumers are responding to early signs of Brexit-fuelled inflation by buying more of their clothing at retailers whose scale and diversification helps them keep prices in check.] [Richemont's Revenue Up 5 Percent with Unexpected Watch Rebound] [The company has been struggling with the biggest downturn for the Swiss watch industry since the quartz crisis in the 1980s.] [Power Moves | Condé Nast's Nicholas Coleridge to Depart, Lisa Pomerantz Returns to Bottega Veneta] [Nicholas Coleridge has announced that he will step down as president of Condé Nast International and managing director of Condé Nast Britain, while Lisa Pomerantz is to return to Bottega Veneta after six years at Michael Kors.] [DAILY DIGEST Fashion News from Around the Web] 1 [After Fashion, Hedi Slimane Turns to Photography Full Time] ["He says he never intended to leave fashion, and does not specifically rule out a return."][The New York Times] 2 [Should Designers Dress Melania and Ivanka? 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