The Best of BoF 2017 | People

1. Rei Kawakubo: A Punk’s Pain

Rei Kawakubo | Photo: Paolo Roversi ©Comme des Garcons 2016

On the eve of a major retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the radical and reclusive Comme des Garçons designer talks to BoF's Tim Blanks about the pain of constant creation and the impossibility of stopping.

2. Anna Wintour on Politics and the Fashion Business in Trump's America

Anna Wintour | Photo: Patrick Demarchelier

There is no one in the fashion world quite as powerful — or as polarising — as Anna Wintour. BoF's Imran Amed sits down with the American Vogue editor-in-chief to pick her brain about what 2017 may bring for the business of fashion in America and beyond.

3. Inside the Millennial Mind of Selena Gomez

Selena Gomez | Source: Courtesy

The pop superstar speaks to BoF's Imran Amed about mental health, the power of authenticity, aligning herself with Coach and why it's important to separate what you can see on your phone from real life.

4. Tom Ford: What's Next

Tom Ford | Source: Courtesy

With his brand on track to hit nearly $2 billion in retail sales in 2017, the designer is on a quest for global dominance. Next up? New York Fashion Week.

5. Kris Wu: China’s Influencer ‘Triple Threat’

Kris Wu | Photograph by Chen Man for BoF

The singer, actor and now ambassador for brands as varied as Burberry and McDonald's has gone from K-Pop boy band member to bona fide superstar with unparalleled influence over China's Millennial market.

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