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The Debrief

The Business of Fashion

Welcome to The Debrief, a new weekly podcast from The Business of Fashion, where we go beyond the glossy veneer and unpack our most popular BoF Professional stories. Hosted by BoF correspondents Sheena Butler-Young and Brian Baskin, The Debrief will be your guide into the mega labels, indie upstarts and unforgettable personalities shaping the $2.5 trillion global fashion industry.

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150 episodes

  1. What Makes a Million-Dollar Luxury Salesperson? 26:52
  2. Why Nike Can’t Find Its Next Hit 29:17
  3. The Generation Fashion Forgot 27:48
  4. Who’s to Blame for Bad Customer Service? 29:02
  5. The Verdict on Luxury Fashion’s Designer Reset 36:52
  6. Luxury’s Italian Supply Chain Reckoning Isn’t Over 26:40
  7. Fashion’s Latest Obsession: The Grocery Store 22:41
  8. Can Fashion Sell a New Generation on Trade Jobs? 28:48
  9. Has Fashion Had Enough of AI? 18:36
  10. Who's Winning Beauty's H1 Reckoning 27:24
  11. Why Upcycling Is Suddenly Everywhere in Fashion 28:24
  12. The Influencer Follower-Count Era Is Ending 23:25
  13. What the Best Fashion Stores Get Right 31:31
  14. The Fashion and Beauty Companies Everyone Wants to Work For 34:11
  15. Why Everyone's Reading Clothing Labels Again 30:50
  16. Is Fashion School Still Worth It? 32:07
  17. The Anti-Unicorn Playbook That Beat Fashion's DTC Boom 26:47
  18. Luxury’s New Reality 31:53
  19. How Nike Built the Biggest World Cup Campaign Ever 48:46
  20. Why Activewear Consumers Are Looking Beyond Lululemon 24:59
  21. How Books Became Fashion’s Latest Status Symbol 25:40
  22. Fashion's Ozempic Reckoning 31:17
  23. A Message to Listeners 0:25
  24. Inside The Swatch X Audemars Piguet Global Frenzy 21:33
  25. Why Are So Many Brands Faking Scandals? 20:21
  26. Why People Hate AI 30:12
  27. Why Some Retailers are Ignoring the Internet 25:17
  28. Why Luxury Still Can’t Find Its Way Out of the Slump 36:51
  29. Nike’s Reality Check 26:27
  30. Can H&M Prove Sustainability is a Growth Engine? 27:20
  31. The Retailer That’s Obsessed With AI 22:26
  32. What European Luxury Can Learn From American Fashion 24:42
  33. Why Fragrance Is Fashion’s Newest Digital Frontier 23:40
  34. How Oil Shock Fears Are Rippling Through Fashion 25:02
  35. How Fashion Picks Its Hip Hop Style Icons 22:06
  36. Tariffs Are Down, But Uncertainty Is Back 18:43
  37. How Dior and Chanel Are Winning Back Aspirational Shoppers 19:44
  38. How Fashion Brands Are Winning the Winter Olympics 23:50
  39. The New Rules for Influencer Marketing 24:49
  40. Making Sense of Fashion’s Brutal Job Market 22:44
  41. Have Sneakers Lost Their Cool? 24:09
  42. Saks’ Bankruptcy and the Future of Luxury Retail 22:21
  43. Inside Beauty’s 2026 M&A Pipeline 20:21
  44. The Themes That Will Define the 2026 Fashion Agenda 25:23
  45. The Sneaker of the Year 2025 28:25
  46. What Happens When Women Lead 16:49
  47. 5 Big Questions About Luxury 30:46
  48. Is This the Year Discount Mania Finally Ends? 27:33
  49. Can Fashion Still Meet Its Climate Promises? 30:26
  50. Why Is Everyone Obsessed With Accessories? 22:06