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Severity and Lushness

No longer couture’s best-kept secret, Bouchra Jarrar is still flying too far under the radar.

Fashion Week

Severity and Lushness

No longer couture’s best-kept secret, Bouchra Jarrar is still flying too far under the radar.


News & Analysis

Zegna’s Punk Whisper in Japan

Ermenegildo Zegna’s ‘Made in Japan’ collection is as soft as a whisper, which, in an era of fashion screams, is probably the most punk of gestures, says Angelo Flaccavento.

News & Analysis

Zegna’s Punk Whisper in Japan

Ermenegildo Zegna’s ‘Made in Japan’ collection is as soft as a whisper, which, in an era of fashion screams, is probably the most punk of gestures, says Angelo Flaccavento.


Technology

Will ‘Uber for Models’ Disrupt the Industry?

New apps like Swipecast connect models eager to maximise their income with clients who want a cheaper and easier alternative to traditional agencies. But will they really change the game?

Technology

Will ‘Uber for Models’ Disrupt the Industry?

New apps like Swipecast connect models eager to maximise their income with clients who want a cheaper and easier alternative to traditional agencies. But will they really change the game?


Fashion Week

A Wait-and-See Approach to NYFW: Men’s

The impact of the inaugural event remains to be seen, but buyers and designers alike are bullish on its potential.

Fashion Week

A Wait-and-See Approach to NYFW: Men’s

The impact of the inaugural event remains to be seen, but buyers and designers alike are bullish on its potential.


Fashion Week

Is a New York Fashion Week for Men Really a Good Idea?

It’s an event that buyers and designers have long clamored for, but it also exposes some pressure points in the industry about the high priority that fashion brands give to the European shows.

Fashion Week

Is a New York Fashion Week for Men Really a Good Idea?

It’s an event that buyers and designers have long clamored for, but it also exposes some pressure points in the industry about the high priority that fashion brands give to the European shows.


News & Analysis

Olivier Zahm’s Cocktail of Intellect, Sex and the Seventies

Olivier Zahm’s blend of sex and the Seventies is well documented. But it is the way the former art journalist passes this aesthetic through an artistic and intellectual lens that gives his magazine its unique DNA.

News & Analysis

Olivier Zahm’s Cocktail of Intellect, Sex and the Seventies

Olivier Zahm’s blend of sex and the Seventies is well documented. But it is the way the former art journalist passes this aesthetic through an artistic and intellectual lens that gives his magazine its unique DNA.


Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | Sotheby's CEO, Vedovotto at Kering, Refinery29's Fashion Director

BoF compiles the most important professional moves of the week.


Marketing

Catching the Toiletpaper Virus

At Toiletpaper, artist Maurizio Cattelan and photographer Pierpaolo Ferrari are creating provocative, hyperreal imagery that has ‘infected’ fashion with its naughtiness, irony, humour and shock value.

Marketing

Catching the Toiletpaper Virus

At Toiletpaper, artist Maurizio Cattelan and photographer Pierpaolo Ferrari are creating provocative, hyperreal imagery that has ‘infected’ fashion with its naughtiness, irony, humour and shock value.


News & Analysis

Encyclopaedia Blanks

From Buffy The Vampire Slayer to obscure indie bands, Tim Blanks’ vast cultural lexicon has brought vitality to his famous show reviews. BoF discovers that, more often than not, the polymathic critic lived rather than learnt his reference points.

News & Analysis

Encyclopaedia Blanks

From Buffy The Vampire Slayer to obscure indie bands, Tim Blanks’ vast cultural lexicon has brought vitality to his famous show reviews. BoF discovers that, more often than not, the polymathic critic lived rather than learnt his reference points.


News & Analysis

Week in Review | Apple Watch, Diesel's Reboot, New York Creatives, Kim Hastreiter, Behind the Vans Boom

BoF editor-in-chief Imran Amed recaps the week in the business of fashion.