Are Department Stores Still Relevant?

Remembering André Leon Talley, Where's Brock Collection?

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY: THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2022 Pierre Mallevays breaks down the strategies being deployed by the likes of Selfridges and its new owners to grow in a shrinking department store sector. Brock Collection, the industry prize winner known for its romantic designs, appears to be at a standstill, with its wholesale and manufacturing partner relationships either cancelled or on pause. In 2018, André Leon Talley wrote a piece for BoF recalling his life at Andy Warhol's Interview magazine in 1975. Rest in Peace ALT. The latest indication of luxury's post-pandemic recovery, Richemont had its fastest holiday season sales growth in at least a decade and Burberry forecasted 35 percent earnings growth this year. Emerging South African designer Rich Mnisi's fluid approach to fashion has sparked controversy for challenging gender norms. That's the point. Guess USA is tapping its 40-year brand archive to serve as the inspiration for a new project with ERL designer Eli Russell Linnetz.

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LUXURY Are Department Stores Still Relevant? By Pierre Mallevays

Selfridges' sale for a lofty $5.4 billion suggests there is still life in the department store model. But how to grow in a shrinking category? READ MORE

RETAIL What's Going on With Brock Collection? By Alexandra Mondalek

The designer label has paused its wholesale operations, ended its agreement with a licensing partner and hasn't posted on Instagram since October. READ MORE

MEDIA Op-Ed | In the Universe of Warhol By André Leon Talley

André Leon Talley looks back at thousands of images shot by Andy Warhol and remembers life at Interview magazine and a moment of cultural history. READ MORE

TOPICS Meet the South African Designer Challenging Prejudice to Build His Brand By Lolita Maesela Rich Mnisi's fluid approach to fashion has sparked controversy for taking on gender norms. That's the point. READ MORE

NEWS & ANALYSIS Fashion Remembers Trailblazing Editor André Leon Talley By BoF Team The industry pays tribute to the towering personality and prodigious fashion editor, who died on Tuesday. READ MORE

Guess USA Taps ERL Designer Eli Russell Linnetz for Rebrand READ MORE

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