Fashion Industry Gets Political, What Melania's Outfit Means, Why Nike May Be Losing Confidence

Women on Men's Runways, The Famous Faces Selling Activewear in China, Impact of Job-Stealing Robots [View on Web] [Add to contacts] [New reader? Subscribe] [BoF] THE DAILY DIGEST SPONSORED BY [PV Paris - Jan (16 - 28) 2017 ] TODAY'S MUST READ [Op-Ed | Famous Faces Rule China’s Activewear Market] BY Brian Buchwald and Andrew Roth [In a market where a diminutive fencer can outshine a basketball giant, not all athletes, celebrities and influencers are created equal.] [Read more] TOP STORIES [Impact of Job-Stealing Robots a Growing Concern at Davos] BY Reuters [By 2019, one-quarter of all job tasks are predicted to be offloaded to software robots, physical robots or customer self-service automation.] [Read more] [A Next Level Balancing Act at Berluti] BY Tim Blanks [The essence of this collection was its tailoring, and with access to more skilled craftsmanship than he’d ever had before, Haider Ackermann elaborated on Berluti's newly formed heritage by sculpting the suits he’d always dreamed of.] [Read more] [Tisci Moves on at Givenchy] BY Tim Blanks [Riccardo Tisci's new menswear collection spoke to him tiring of the Gothic darkness and looking for the positive light.] [Read more] WHAT YOU MAY HAVE MISSED [Do Digital Brands Need Physical Stores?] [While mall staples are shuttering stores, a slew of digital brands are rushing the other way, seeing new value in physical retail.] [Brexit Effect Drives Tourist Spending in the UK] [The sharp decline in the British pound has sparked an influx of Asian and American tourists looking for cheaper luxury goods.] [Decoding Theresa May's Brexit Speech and What it Means for Fashion] [British prime minister Theresa May delivered her plan for a ‘truly global Britain’ but the impact of Brexit on the fashion industry remains far from clear.] [Inside Vice’s Fashion Strategy] [Following a series of fashion acquisitions, Vice co-president Andrew Creighton lays out the company’s plans to win over fashion and luxury advertisers.] [BoF Exclusive | The Thinking Behind the Latest Round of Layoffs at Time Inc.] [Newly promoted vice president of sales at InStyle, Kevin Martinez, and group president of sales, Karen Kovacs, outline the publisher’s big-picture fashion strategy as it reorganises advertising teams.] [Patagonia’s Circular Economy Strategy] [Patagonia CEO Rose Marcario explains the company's environmentally-responsible business model as it wins an award at the World Economic Forum in Davos.] [Has the Pop-Up Shop Bubble Popped?] [Once a novel and relatively inexpensive way to engage consumers, pop-up stores are now more ubiquitous than ever.] [The End of Cookie-Cutter Luxury Stores] [Luxury brands must reimagine their retail experiences, pivoting away from larger, standardised stores to something more authentic and varied, argues Luca Solca.] [DAILY DIGEST Fashion News from Around the Web] 1 [On Men’s Runways, Something Unexpected: Women] ["The men’s wear shows, which kicked off in London at the start of the month and move on to Paris this week, have seen a seismic stylistic shift: Men and women are walking the runways together."][The New York Times] 2 [One Crucial Sign Nike May be Losing Confidence] ["An analyst says the company’s declining inventory shows it has modest expectations for sales growth."][Barron's] 3 [Cartier Tones Down the Glitz in Geneva] ["Cartier’s subdued display illustrates the more sober mood of Swiss watchmakers as they showcase their wares in Geneva this week."][Bloomberg Pursuits] 4 [Fashion Industry Gets Political Ahead of Saturday's Women's March] ["Joining the masses and celebrity-folk alike will be the fashion industry, well its more liberal pockets."][W Magazine] 5 [What Melania Trump Wore and What It Means] ["Her look takes a very literal page from Jackie O's inaugural look and overall style."][Elle US] FROM THE ARCHIVE [Is Fashion a Credible Platform for Protest?] BY BoF Team [At Paris Fashion Week, Chanel’s light-hearted, marketing-savvy feminist ‘faux-test’ rang hollow. Can fashion be a credible medium for discussing social issues?] [Read more] [Subscribe Were you forwarded this email? To subscribe to this newsletter, click below.][Subscribe for Free] [BoF CAREERS - FEATURED JOBS] [Print & Surface Designer] [Roland Mouret] London, United Kingdom [Director Solution Architecture (m/f) (Hiring location: Herzogenaurach or Zaragoza)] [Adidas] Herzogenaurach, Germany [Senior Creative] [River Island] London, United Kingdom [Head of Marketing] [The Business of Fashion] London, United Kingdom [Director of Digital] [Louis Vuitton] New York, United States [Chief people officer] [Mastered] 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