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Imran Amed

CEO and Editor-in-Chief

Imran Amed is the Founder, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of The Business of Fashion. He is based in London and shapes BoF’s overall editorial strategy and is the host of The BoF Podcast. Imran holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, a B.Com from McGill University and an honorary doctorate from Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design. Previously, Imran was a management consultant at McKinsey & Co.

Creative Class

Andrew Mukamal and the Rise of Method Dressing | The BoF Podcast

Celebrity stylist Andrew Mukamal tells Imran Amed how a childhood love of fashion as a ‘language’ — and years apprenticing in editorial — shaped the storytelling behind Margot Robbie’s ‘Barbie’ and ‘Wuthering Heights’ press tours.

Creative Class

Andrew Mukamal and the Rise of Method Dressing | The BoF Podcast

Celebrity stylist Andrew Mukamal tells Imran Amed how a childhood love of fashion as a ‘language’ — and years apprenticing in editorial — shaped the storytelling behind Margot Robbie’s ‘Barbie’ and ‘Wuthering Heights’ press tours.


Creative Class

London’s Premier Party Photographer on the Art of Working a Room | The BoF Podcast

As camera phones and Instagram reshape access, control and distribution, Dave Benett speaks to Imran Amed about the enduring value of party photography.

Creative Class

London’s Premier Party Photographer on the Art of Working a Room | The BoF Podcast

As camera phones and Instagram reshape access, control and distribution, Dave Benett speaks to Imran Amed about the enduring value of party photography.


Creative Class

Ib Kamara: ‘Europe Is Not the Centre of Everything. Where You Come From Matters.’ | The BoF Podcast

Ib Kamara reflects on migration, image-making, Virgil Abloh’s legacy and why young creatives from the Global South should trust their own taste.

Creative Class

Ib Kamara: ‘Europe Is Not the Centre of Everything. Where You Come From Matters.’ | The BoF Podcast

Ib Kamara reflects on migration, image-making, Virgil Abloh’s legacy and why young creatives from the Global South should trust their own taste.


Luxury

Ask Imran Anything: Luxury’s Flop Era, Global Market Dynamics, Fashion Careers and More | The BoF Podcast

In the BoF Podcast’s first-ever Ask Me Anything episode, Imran Amed responds to listeners’ questions.

Luxury

Ask Imran Anything: Luxury’s Flop Era, Global Market Dynamics, Fashion Careers and More | The BoF Podcast

In the BoF Podcast’s first-ever Ask Me Anything episode, Imran Amed responds to listeners’ questions.


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Fashion Week

The Couture Season That Cut Through | The BoF Podcast

Fresh off a week of major moments, Tim Blanks and Imran Amed break down the blockbuster couture debuts at Dior and Chanel and what they signify about the state of the luxury industry.

Fashion Week

The Couture Season That Cut Through | The BoF Podcast

Fresh off a week of major moments, Tim Blanks and Imran Amed break down the blockbuster couture debuts at Dior and Chanel and what they signify about the state of the luxury industry.


Fashion Week

Jonathan Anderson on Refashioning the House of Dior | The BoF Podcast

Imran Amed sat down with Anderson to explore the thinking behind his Dior couture debut and wider remaking of the storied French label.

Fashion Week

Jonathan Anderson on Refashioning the House of Dior | The BoF Podcast

Imran Amed sat down with Anderson to explore the thinking behind his Dior couture debut and wider remaking of the storied French label.


Fashion Week

Exclusive: How Jonathan Anderson Is ‘Rebooting’ Couture at Dior

In a global exclusive interview ahead of his debut couture show, the designer tells Imran Amed how he is revamping couture at the storied French house by expanding the brand’s top-end offering — with everything from jewellery made from meteorites to upcycled handbags in 18th-century fabrics — and inviting the wider public into fashion’s most rarefied world.

Fashion Week

Exclusive: How Jonathan Anderson Is ‘Rebooting’ Couture at Dior

In a global exclusive interview ahead of his debut couture show, the designer tells Imran Amed how he is revamping couture at the storied French house by expanding the brand’s top-end offering — with everything from jewellery made from meteorites to upcycled handbags in 18th-century fabrics — and inviting the wider public into fashion’s most rarefied world.


Creative Class

Lessons on Purpose, Restraint and Responsibility | The BoF Podcast

In a commencement address to the 448 graduates of the Institut Français de la Mode, BoF founder Imran Amed shares key three lessons on navigating a career in fashion at a time of global turmoil and industry transformation.

Creative Class

Lessons on Purpose, Restraint and Responsibility | The BoF Podcast

In a commencement address to the 448 graduates of the Institut Français de la Mode, BoF founder Imran Amed shares key three lessons on navigating a career in fashion at a time of global turmoil and industry transformation.


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Luxury

Can We Fix the Fashion System?

An informal survey of BoF readers reveals a glaring gap between fashion’s senior executives and frontline workers on the most critical issues facing the industry in 2026, writes Imran Amed.

Luxury

Can We Fix the Fashion System?

An informal survey of BoF readers reveals a glaring gap between fashion’s senior executives and frontline workers on the most critical issues facing the industry in 2026, writes Imran Amed.


Media

How Willa Bennett Is Reimagining Magazines for a Social-First Generation | The BoF Podcast

Cosmopolitan and Seventeen’s editor in chief Willa Bennett joins Imran Amed to unpack what young audiences actually want from media today.

Media

How Willa Bennett Is Reimagining Magazines for a Social-First Generation | The BoF Podcast

Cosmopolitan and Seventeen’s editor in chief Willa Bennett joins Imran Amed to unpack what young audiences actually want from media today.


Marketing

Examining 20 Years of Fashion’s Influencer Economy | The BoF Podcast

At BoF VOICES 2025, Susanna Lau, Bryan Yambao, Camille Charrière and Gstaad Guy reflect on finding their voices, speaking to their communities and how brands need to get out of the wider luxury malaise.

Marketing

Examining 20 Years of Fashion’s Influencer Economy | The BoF Podcast

At BoF VOICES 2025, Susanna Lau, Bryan Yambao, Camille Charrière and Gstaad Guy reflect on finding their voices, speaking to their communities and how brands need to get out of the wider luxury malaise.


Creative Class

DJ Black Coffee on Breaking Barriers and Building Global Credibility | The BoF Podcast

At BoF VOICES 2025, the South African DJ speaks with BoF founder Imran Amed about his path to global success and how he is reshaping perceptions of Africa through music, fashion and talent development.

Creative Class

DJ Black Coffee on Breaking Barriers and Building Global Credibility | The BoF Podcast

At BoF VOICES 2025, the South African DJ speaks with BoF founder Imran Amed about his path to global success and how he is reshaping perceptions of Africa through music, fashion and talent development.