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British Fashion Council

The British Fashion Council (BFC) is a not-for-profit organisation based in London that works to promote and support British fashion design globally. It operates the official London Fashion Week schedule and organises the British Fashion Awards.

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Global Markets

Azerbaijan's Edge in the Caucasus

A tangled web connects Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. But can a comprehensive fashion market emerge out of this tense region moulded by ancient cultures and anxious modernisers? Market GPS is sponsored by Marvin Traub Associates.

Global Markets

Azerbaijan's Edge in the Caucasus

A tangled web connects Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. But can a comprehensive fashion market emerge out of this tense region moulded by ancient cultures and anxious modernisers? Market GPS is sponsored by Marvin Traub Associates.


News & Analysis

Colin's Column | Kane and Anderson Go Head-to-Head

Colin McDowell reflects on the rise of young London designers JW Anderson and Christopher Kane, each now backed by a major French luxury conglomerate.

News & Analysis

Colin's Column | Kane and Anderson Go Head-to-Head

Colin McDowell reflects on the rise of young London designers JW Anderson and Christopher Kane, each now backed by a major French luxury conglomerate.


News & Analysis

A Row of Opportunity, Part 1

In a fast-growing global menswear market, London's Savile Row, the traditional bastion of bespoke tailoring, is leveraging its unique, internationally-recognised heritage to launch more scalable ready-to-wear lines with new vigour. BoF reports.

News & Analysis

A Row of Opportunity, Part 1

In a fast-growing global menswear market, London's Savile Row, the traditional bastion of bespoke tailoring, is leveraging its unique, internationally-recognised heritage to launch more scalable ready-to-wear lines with new vigour. BoF reports.


News & Analysis

For Emerging Designers, Celebrity Sells

As celebrity dressing becomes a global media channel in its own right, BoF reports on how emerging designers are growing their brands on the backs of the biggest stars.

News & Analysis

For Emerging Designers, Celebrity Sells

As celebrity dressing becomes a global media channel in its own right, BoF reports on how emerging designers are growing their brands on the backs of the biggest stars.


News & Analysis

Pitti Uomo Holds Strong

Despite a two-day overlap with London's fast-rising menswear showcase, Florentine trade show Pitti Uomo remains one of the premier stops on the international menswear calendar.

News & Analysis

Pitti Uomo Holds Strong

Despite a two-day overlap with London's fast-rising menswear showcase, Florentine trade show Pitti Uomo remains one of the premier stops on the international menswear calendar.


News & Analysis

In London, A Menswear Formula That's Working

Though still in its infancy, London Collections: Men has found a formula that's working and, in the process, become a vital part of the menswear calendar.

News & Analysis

In London, A Menswear Formula That's Working

Though still in its infancy, London Collections: Men has found a formula that's working and, in the process, become a vital part of the menswear calendar.


News & Analysis

How Vika Gazinskaya Put Herself on the Fashion Map

In recent seasons, Moscow-based designer Vika Gazinskaya has attracted attention, and orders, from some of the world's most influential stores, including Colette, Net-a-Porter and Fivestory. How did she do it?

News & Analysis

How Vika Gazinskaya Put Herself on the Fashion Map

In recent seasons, Moscow-based designer Vika Gazinskaya has attracted attention, and orders, from some of the world's most influential stores, including Colette, Net-a-Porter and Fivestory. How did she do it?


News & Analysis

The Ups and Downs of Japan Fashion Week

Looking back Japan Fashion Week, BoF columnist Susanna Lau, aka Susie Bubble, reflects on Tokyo's fragmented fashion landscape and catalogues the designers that caught her eye.

News & Analysis

The Ups and Downs of Japan Fashion Week

Looking back Japan Fashion Week, BoF columnist Susanna Lau, aka Susie Bubble, reflects on Tokyo's fragmented fashion landscape and catalogues the designers that caught her eye.


News & Analysis

Spring/Summer 2014 | The Season That Was

In what has become a bi-annual BoF tradition, editor-in-chief Imran Amed looks back at the fashion season that's just come to a close.

News & Analysis

Spring/Summer 2014 | The Season That Was

In what has become a bi-annual BoF tradition, editor-in-chief Imran Amed looks back at the fashion season that's just come to a close.


Fashion Week

Op-Ed | Rewiring Fashion Week

Rethinking the parameters of fashion week could unlock huge economic potential, argues Simon Lock, a member of the recently launched BoF 500, a dynamic index of the people shaping the global fashion industry.

Fashion Week

Op-Ed | Rewiring Fashion Week

Rethinking the parameters of fashion week could unlock huge economic potential, argues Simon Lock, a member of the recently launched BoF 500, a dynamic index of the people shaping the global fashion industry.