Virgil Abloh and Alexandre Arnault on Luxury Streetwear

How to Build a Fashion Business, Richemont Completes Lancel Sale, Supreme Wins at CFDA Awards [View on Web]( [Add to contacts]( [New reader? Subscribe]( [BoF]( THE DAILY DIGEST ADVERTISEMENT [Pitti - June 4 - 9 | May 21 - 26, 2018]( THE UPFRONT Every modern fashion business needs a rock-solid angle to stand out from the crowd. In the first instalment of a new series on [building a fashion business]( Soheb Panja examines how some of the industry's most successful founders develop their breakthrough idea. Elsewhere, [Alexandre Arnault and Virgil Abloh]( discuss Rimowa's Off-White collaboration, Richemont has completed its sale of [Lancel to Piquadro]( and Rue La La has [acquired Gilt Groupe]( from Hudson’s Bay Co. TODAY'S MUST READ [Start-up School]( [Startup School: Building a Fashion Business from Scratch | Part 1: The Idea]( BY Soheb Panja [Every modern fashion business needs a rock-solid angle to stand out from the crowd. Some of the industry's most successful founders break the 'big idea' into three key components.]( TOP STORIES [News & Analysis]( [Inside Rimowa’s Off-White Collaboration with Virgil Abloh and Alexandre Arnault]( BY Christopher Morency [The luxury-streetwear collaboration features transparent polycarbonate suitcases in two different sizes, one emblazoned with the mantra ‘PERSONAL,’ the other with ‘BELONGINGS.’]( [Op Ed]( [Op-Ed | Richemont Is Quietly Becoming a Luxury Internet Powerhouse]( BY Bloomberg [Richemont’s Watchfinder purchase is a small deal that means a lot.]( [Ready-to-Wear - Spring 2019]( [Alexander Wang’s America]( BY Lauren Sherman [There was a lot riding on this collection — both critically and commercially — and the designer has his work cut out for him on both fronts.]( [NEWS BITES]( [LVMH's Antoine Arnault Takes Up Group Image as Heirs Flex Muscle]( [Supreme, Ralph Lauren, Raf Simons Honoured at the 2018 CFDA Awards]( [Rue La La Buys Gilt Groupe From Hudson's Bay Co.]( [Richemont Completes Lancel Sale to Piquadro]( [Zalando to Expand to Ireland, Czech Republic]( [DAILY DIGEST Fashion News from Around the Web]( 1 [What Do Luxury Brands Think Millennials Want?]( [SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST]( 2 [Amazon 'Doesn't Have Private Labels Cracked,' Report Says]( [RETAIL DIVE]( 3 [L'Oréal Buys Silicon Valley Start-Up, but AR Beauty Is Just the Beginning]( [FORBES]( 4 [Fur Faces Opposition in Chinese Fashion Industry]( [JING DAILY]( 5 [Diane von Furstenberg Is Ready for Her Third Act]( [THE WASHINGTON POST]( FROM THE ARCHIVE [Intelligence]( [A Guide to Working With Niche Influencers]( BY Lauren Sherman [In the world of influencer marketing, fewer followers can be a good thing. But how should brands measure the success of such partnerships, and what’s the real ROI?]( [BoF CAREERS - FEATURED JOBS]( [Art Director, Key Campaigns]( [Coach]( New York, United States [PR and Marketing Manager, Atelier Swarovski]( [Swarovski]( London, United Kingdom [Product Manager Woven]( [Acne Studios]( Stockholm, Sweden [Junior Digital Designer, ecomm]( [Theory]( New York, United States [New Markets Marketing Lead]( [Axel Arigato]( Gothenburg, Sweden [Accessories Designer]( [Calvin Klein]( Amsterdam, Netherlands [View All Jobs]( [Subscribe Were you forwarded this email? To subscribe to this newsletter, click below.]( for Free]( 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