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Adwoa Aboah

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More than just one of fashion’s most striking faces, Aboah’s outspoken honesty and Gurls Talk project inspires open discussion of feminist and mental health issues.

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News & Analysis

Top 10 Fashion Films of the Season

From Grace Wales Bonner to Kenzo, this season’s most successful video campaigns shied away from the product-driven narrative, taking a more cinematic approach instead.

News & Analysis

Top 10 Fashion Films of the Season

From Grace Wales Bonner to Kenzo, this season’s most successful video campaigns shied away from the product-driven narrative, taking a more cinematic approach instead.


News & Analysis

Will Millennials Boost the Fur Trade?

Millennial-friendly megabrands like Gucci are going fur-free, but the $40 billion global fur industry is working hard to reinvent itself for a new generation of consumers.

News & Analysis

Will Millennials Boost the Fur Trade?

Millennial-friendly megabrands like Gucci are going fur-free, but the $40 billion global fur industry is working hard to reinvent itself for a new generation of consumers.


News & Analysis

At Magazines, Even the Cover Is For Sale

As the shift to digital eats into print advertising revenues, more magazines are doing what was once unthinkable: turning their front covers into advertising.

News & Analysis

At Magazines, Even the Cover Is For Sale

As the shift to digital eats into print advertising revenues, more magazines are doing what was once unthinkable: turning their front covers into advertising.


Fashion Week

Bottega Veneta's Fashion Alchemy

Tomas Maier’s transmutation of the ordinary into the anything was the thrust of the designer's women’s collection, but it’s a lot harder to apply it to his menswear.

Fashion Week

Bottega Veneta's Fashion Alchemy

Tomas Maier’s transmutation of the ordinary into the anything was the thrust of the designer's women’s collection, but it’s a lot harder to apply it to his menswear.


News & Analysis

The Fall and Rise of Adwoa Aboah

The model-activist opens up about her precipitous fall and rise: from a dark period of drugs and depression to founding Gurls Talk, a community dedicated to helping girls like herself tackle issues like mental health, body image and sexuality.

News & Analysis

The Fall and Rise of Adwoa Aboah

The model-activist opens up about her precipitous fall and rise: from a dark period of drugs and depression to founding Gurls Talk, a community dedicated to helping girls like herself tackle issues like mental health, body image and sexuality.


Fashion Week

At Topshop, Casting Trumps Clothes

This season, the British high street brand made some dramatic changes to its fashion show strategy, doing away with Topshop Unique and adopting a younger tone.

Fashion Week

At Topshop, Casting Trumps Clothes

This season, the British high street brand made some dramatic changes to its fashion show strategy, doing away with Topshop Unique and adopting a younger tone.


Retail

The Trouble with Topshop

Can the one-time fashion favourite stage a comeback as sales fall and the likes of Asos, Boohoo and Zara continue to eat into its business?

Retail

The Trouble with Topshop

Can the one-time fashion favourite stage a comeback as sales fall and the likes of Asos, Boohoo and Zara continue to eat into its business?


Fashion Week

A Shift in Sensibility at Burberry

With the last collection and this one, there is a real sense of a designer hungry for a creative turnaround.

Fashion Week

A Shift in Sensibility at Burberry

With the last collection and this one, there is a real sense of a designer hungry for a creative turnaround.


News & Analysis

Fashion’s Power Players Celebrate at the #BoF500 Gala

Selena Gomez, Adwoa Aboah and other industry catalysts from around the world celebrated the BoF 500 at a New York Fashion Week dinner topped off by live musical performances.

News & Analysis

Fashion’s Power Players Celebrate at the #BoF500 Gala

Selena Gomez, Adwoa Aboah and other industry catalysts from around the world celebrated the BoF 500 at a New York Fashion Week dinner topped off by live musical performances.


News & Analysis

The 2017 BoF 500 Revealed

The Business of Fashion is proud to unveil the fifth annual BoF 500, a hand-selected community of the people shaping the global fashion industry in 2017.

News & Analysis

The 2017 BoF 500 Revealed

The Business of Fashion is proud to unveil the fifth annual BoF 500, a hand-selected community of the people shaping the global fashion industry in 2017.


What is The BoF 500?

The people shaping the global fashion industry, curated by the editors of The Business of Fashion, based on nominations and on-the-ground intelligence from around the world.

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