Marc Jacobs

Analysis from BoF INSIGHTS PULSE shows which brands and celebrities drove the conversation around the Met Gala on social media — and why.

Duran Lantink leads BoF’s list of best shows from the Autumn/Winter 2025 season.

‘I have come to understand that fear is not my enemy — it is a necessary companion to creativity, authenticity, integrity, and life’ was the crux of the message accompanying a line up that referenced Rei Kawakubo’s notorious ‘tumour’ collection two weeks after the US presidential inauguration.

Executives and creative leaders from brands including Marc Jacobs, Calvin Klein, Tory Burch, Tom Ford, J. Crew, Noah and Canada Goose, among others, joined BoF President, Nick Blunden, and Lyst CEO, Emma McFerran, for a dinner in New York City.

In BoF’s latest white paper, in partnership with TikTok, brand and marketing executives, independent analysts and TikTok business leaders share their insights on the best practices to acquire and engage audiences by honing platform-relevant brand, product and paid marketing strategies, with examples from Coach, E.l.f. Beauty, Marc Jacobs and many more.

Insisting on ‘joy’ in the face of a turbulent political reality, the designer delivered a 6-minute escape to the cartoon world of Minnie Mouse, Olive Oyl and Cinderella. But if the clothes were militantly cheerful, they were also eminently wearable.

Last week, Marc Jacobs officially declared his brand fur-free following ‘bullying’ by aggressive activists. But on the other side of the equation, quiet pressure from his brand’s parent company LVMH is largely responsible for keeping fur in fashion, argues the Humane Society’s PJ Smith.

The fashion giant has been working with advisers to study possibilities for the Marc Jacobs brand after being approached by suitors.

At a quirky runway show ahead of New York Fashion Week, it was as if Mary Weiss of the Shangri-Las had found her way to Tokyo and sat down to share a Marlboro with Rei Kawakubo.

A Gen Alpha beauty disruptor is coming.