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Acne Studios

Luxury Swedish fashion house Acne Studios was founded in 1996 in Stockholm. Founded by creative director Jonny Johansson, Acne Studios was once part of the wider ACNE creative collective: an acronym for ‘Ambition to Create Novel Expressions’.

Acne Studios
News & Analysis

Can Denmark’s Menswear Labels Catch Up With Their Swedish Competitors?

Copenhagen is fast emerging as a men’s style capital, but the city still lacks the balance of creativity and commerce perfected by Stockholm-based competitors.

News & Analysis

Can Denmark’s Menswear Labels Catch Up With Their Swedish Competitors?

Copenhagen is fast emerging as a men’s style capital, but the city still lacks the balance of creativity and commerce perfected by Stockholm-based competitors.


Fashion Week

Acne’s Damp Summer

A convincing and compact offer of a-line raincoats, A-line-to-the-knee anoraks and stripy blousons in coated, treated, laminated fabrications, invariably worn with shorts.

Fashion Week

Acne’s Damp Summer

A convincing and compact offer of a-line raincoats, A-line-to-the-knee anoraks and stripy blousons in coated, treated, laminated fabrications, invariably worn with shorts.


Fashion Week

Tribes, Melancholy and Singularity

The gang mentality, undone melancholy and the power of a single idea were on display at the Paris men's shows.

Fashion Week

Tribes, Melancholy and Singularity

The gang mentality, undone melancholy and the power of a single idea were on display at the Paris men's shows.


News & Analysis

Is Gentrification a Threat to Fashion Capitals?

Waves of young creatives are abandoning New York and London for lower rents and a better quality of life in places like Berlin and Los Angeles. Should the fashion industry be worried?

News & Analysis

Is Gentrification a Threat to Fashion Capitals?

Waves of young creatives are abandoning New York and London for lower rents and a better quality of life in places like Berlin and Los Angeles. Should the fashion industry be worried?


Workplace & Talent

This Week on BoF Careers: BPCM, Allude, Valentina Kova

Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.

Workplace & Talent

This Week on BoF Careers: BPCM, Allude, Valentina Kova

Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.


Workplace & Talent

You Feel Me? Why Emotional Culture Matters at Work

How employees feel at work can impact everything from sound decision-making to productivity — all the way to the bottom line.

Workplace & Talent

You Feel Me? Why Emotional Culture Matters at Work

How employees feel at work can impact everything from sound decision-making to productivity — all the way to the bottom line.


News & Analysis

Why Fashion Is a Property Developer’s Not-So-Secret Weapon

As Dover Street Market opens in its new Haymarket location, adjacent to the Crown Estate’s new St. James’ Market project, BoF examines how real estate developers work with brands, retailers and other fashion entities to recast neighbourhoods.

News & Analysis

Why Fashion Is a Property Developer’s Not-So-Secret Weapon

As Dover Street Market opens in its new Haymarket location, adjacent to the Crown Estate’s new St. James’ Market project, BoF examines how real estate developers work with brands, retailers and other fashion entities to recast neighbourhoods.


Fashion Week

The Fashion Gyre and the Ghost of Martin Margiela 

Amidst a whirlwind of directions, the real protagonist of Paris Fashion Week was Martin Margiela, whose influence was felt from Vetements to Miu Miu.

Fashion Week

The Fashion Gyre and the Ghost of Martin Margiela 

Amidst a whirlwind of directions, the real protagonist of Paris Fashion Week was Martin Margiela, whose influence was felt from Vetements to Miu Miu.


Fashion Week

Catching Poison Ivy at Acne

Acne's latest collection tapped the stage energy of The Cramps, especially the interplay between husband and wife duo Lux Interior and Poison Ivy.

Fashion Week

Catching Poison Ivy at Acne

Acne's latest collection tapped the stage energy of The Cramps, especially the interplay between husband and wife duo Lux Interior and Poison Ivy.


Workplace & Talent

This Week on BoF Careers: Four Marketing, Zara, Swipecast

Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.

Workplace & Talent

This Week on BoF Careers: Four Marketing, Zara, Swipecast

Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.