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LONDON, United Kingdom — Today, we bring you the most candid and challenging Opinion articles of 2014 from our columnists and Op-Ed contributors across the globe, as well as the BoF team.
Are Camera Phones Killing Fashion?
In the iPhone Age, fashion week has become one glorified, ridiculous, narcissistic, nauseating selfie, argues Mark C. O'Flaherty.
Unfilled Rana Plaza Fund Exposes Fashion's Lack of Accountability
The unfilled Rana Plaza compensation fund exposes the fashion industry's inability to hold brands accountable for their actions, even when those actions have disastrous consequences.
The End of the $1 Billion Fashion Brand
Armed with huge sums of money invested at sky-high valuations, fashion start-ups are setting themselves up for failure. But with the right capital structure, any company that can build a brand that delights its customers can be an economic win for all involved, argues Lawrence Lenihan.
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Why Fashion is the Next Big Thing in Venture Capital
The multi-trillion dollar fashion business is ripe for disruption and venture capitalists who seize the opportunity will see huge returns, argues Jay Deng.
No, Vogue Is Not Dead The April 2014 cover of American Vogue, featuring Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, proves that media now belongs to the people — but Vogue is not dead, writes Bonnie Morrison.
Milan's Struggles
Nostalgia loomed large on the catwalks of Milan in another sign of an Italian fashion system obsessed with the past, says BoF columnist Angelo Flaccavento.
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