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The Business of Fashion is a next-generation media company recognised around the world for its authoritative, analytical point of view on the global fashion and beauty industries. Founded by Imran Amed in 2007, BoF serves members in more than 125 countries.

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Beauty

Industry Leaders Celebrate The Business of Beauty

As BoF builds up its beauty coverage with the upcoming launch of a weekly newsletter, beauty leaders gathered to fête the dynamic industry and consider its rapidly changing future.

Beauty

Industry Leaders Celebrate The Business of Beauty

As BoF builds up its beauty coverage with the upcoming launch of a weekly newsletter, beauty leaders gathered to fête the dynamic industry and consider its rapidly changing future.


China

Victoria Beckham, Pierre-Yves Roussel and Edison Chen Join Jury for BoF China Prize

Chinese nationals with a ready-to-wear business will compete for the attention of jury members Pierre-Yves Roussel, Tim Blanks, Uma Wang and Victoria Beckham among others to win the first global fashion award dedicated to emerging Chinese design talent.

China

Victoria Beckham, Pierre-Yves Roussel and Edison Chen Join Jury for BoF China Prize

Chinese nationals with a ready-to-wear business will compete for the attention of jury members Pierre-Yves Roussel, Tim Blanks, Uma Wang and Victoria Beckham among others to win the first global fashion award dedicated to emerging Chinese design talent.


News & Analysis

BoF Professional Just Got Better With Access to Online Courses

Starting today, BoF Professionals with an annual membership have full access to our online courses from BoF Education, at no additional cost.

News & Analysis

BoF Professional Just Got Better With Access to Online Courses

Starting today, BoF Professionals with an annual membership have full access to our online courses from BoF Education, at no additional cost.


News & Analysis

Drive Episode 6: Tom Chapman on Building MatchesFashion

In episode six of BoF’s podcast series Drive, delivered by DHL, co-founder Tom Chapman reveals how he and his wife grew a single store into a global e-commerce business valued at over $1 billion.

News & Analysis

Drive Episode 6: Tom Chapman on Building MatchesFashion

In episode six of BoF’s podcast series Drive, delivered by DHL, co-founder Tom Chapman reveals how he and his wife grew a single store into a global e-commerce business valued at over $1 billion.


China

Navigating New Business Frontiers at the BoF China Summit

Executives from Tmall, Tencent, Gucci, Ermenegildo Zegna, Harrods and Bulgari gathered during Shanghai Fashion Week to debate hot-button issues at the BoF China Summit.

China

Navigating New Business Frontiers at the BoF China Summit

Executives from Tmall, Tencent, Gucci, Ermenegildo Zegna, Harrods and Bulgari gathered during Shanghai Fashion Week to debate hot-button issues at the BoF China Summit.


News & Analysis

Op-Ed | In Defense of Hedi Slimane

The designer wasn’t particularly novel in the way he went about rebooting Celine, but to label him a misogynist is a dangerous game, argues Anabel Maldonado.

News & Analysis

Op-Ed | In Defense of Hedi Slimane

The designer wasn’t particularly novel in the way he went about rebooting Celine, but to label him a misogynist is a dangerous game, argues Anabel Maldonado.


Workplace & Talent

Women Need Work Clothes. These Brands Want to Give Them More Options.

Despite the ‘casualisation’ of office culture, savvy players like MM.LaFleur and Rent the Runway are betting on the market for smart women's workwear.

Workplace & Talent

Women Need Work Clothes. These Brands Want to Give Them More Options.

Despite the ‘casualisation’ of office culture, savvy players like MM.LaFleur and Rent the Runway are betting on the market for smart women's workwear.


News & Analysis

Drive Episode 4: The Making of AMI with Alexandre Mattiussi

In episode four of Drive, delivered by DHL, Alexandre Mattiussi explains why his lauded French contemporary label, which now has 300 stockists and four flagship stores across the globe, was founded on the failures of his past as much as his successes.

News & Analysis

Drive Episode 4: The Making of AMI with Alexandre Mattiussi

In episode four of Drive, delivered by DHL, Alexandre Mattiussi explains why his lauded French contemporary label, which now has 300 stockists and four flagship stores across the globe, was founded on the failures of his past as much as his successes.


News & Analysis

Fashion’s Year of Reckoning: Have We Learned Anything?

Nine months after the rise of fashion’s own #MeToo movement casting director James Scully, Model Alliance founder Sara Ziff and supermodel-turned-activist Karen Elson take stock.

News & Analysis

Fashion’s Year of Reckoning: Have We Learned Anything?

Nine months after the rise of fashion’s own #MeToo movement casting director James Scully, Model Alliance founder Sara Ziff and supermodel-turned-activist Karen Elson take stock.


News & Analysis

Theresa May Fails to Grasp How Dire Brexit Will Be for Fashion

The British prime minister needs a reality check: An exit from the EU without a deal would be catastrophic for the UK economy, and would irrevocably harm the future of the British fashion industry.

News & Analysis

Theresa May Fails to Grasp How Dire Brexit Will Be for Fashion

The British prime minister needs a reality check: An exit from the EU without a deal would be catastrophic for the UK economy, and would irrevocably harm the future of the British fashion industry.