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Bill Cunningham

1929 - 2016

Credited as the first street style photographer, the simple-living octogenarian snapped well-dressed passers-by for The New York Times.

Bill Cunningham
News & Analysis

In Memory of Bill Cunningham, 1929-2016

Kim Hastreiter of Paper magazine remembers pioneering street style photographer Bill Cunningham, who contributed to the New York Times for almost 40 years.

News & Analysis

In Memory of Bill Cunningham, 1929-2016

Kim Hastreiter of Paper magazine remembers pioneering street style photographer Bill Cunningham, who contributed to the New York Times for almost 40 years.


News & Analysis

New York to Name Intersection 'Bill Cunningham Corner'

City officials are temporarily renaming the northeast corner of 57th Street and Fifth Avenue "Bill Cunningham Corner," for the longtime fashion photographer who died last month.

News & Analysis

New York to Name Intersection 'Bill Cunningham Corner'

City officials are temporarily renaming the northeast corner of 57th Street and Fifth Avenue "Bill Cunningham Corner," for the longtime fashion photographer who died last month.


Workplace & Talent

New Partners on BoF Careers: Haider Ackermann, Loewe, Swarovski

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

Workplace & Talent

New Partners on BoF Careers: Haider Ackermann, Loewe, Swarovski

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


Fashion Week

Finding Fashion's Reset Button

Tragedy — both political and personal — hung over a Paris fashion week punctuated by masterful shows by Demna Gvasalia's Balenciaga and Rick Owens.

Fashion Week

Finding Fashion's Reset Button

Tragedy — both political and personal — hung over a Paris fashion week punctuated by masterful shows by Demna Gvasalia's Balenciaga and Rick Owens.


News & Analysis

Stephen Gan: ‘Young People Are Too in Love With Magazines to Think Print Will Die’

The V magazine editor-in-chief tells Tim Blanks about how Andy Warhol got him his first break, 3am calls from Mario Testino and Carine Roitfeld, and why the print magazine won’t die.

News & Analysis

Stephen Gan: ‘Young People Are Too in Love With Magazines to Think Print Will Die’

The V magazine editor-in-chief tells Tim Blanks about how Andy Warhol got him his first break, 3am calls from Mario Testino and Carine Roitfeld, and why the print magazine won’t die.


News & Analysis

Alaïa’s Approach

Colin McDowell sits down with Azzedine Alaïa to discuss his life, his work and the recently unveiled exhibition 'Couture/Sculpture: Azzedine Alaïa in the History of Fashion.'

News & Analysis

Alaïa’s Approach

Colin McDowell sits down with Azzedine Alaïa to discuss his life, his work and the recently unveiled exhibition 'Couture/Sculpture: Azzedine Alaïa in the History of Fashion.'


Workplace & Talent

Kim Hastreiter: 'I Saw This Whole World of Music, Art and Fashion Colliding.'

Too hip to be a doyenne, Paper magazine’s iconic, bespectacled co-founder and co-editor-in-chief presides over New York’s art and fashion scene with the friendly, match-making powers of a punk aunt that has seen the future.

Workplace & Talent

Kim Hastreiter: 'I Saw This Whole World of Music, Art and Fashion Colliding.'

Too hip to be a doyenne, Paper magazine’s iconic, bespectacled co-founder and co-editor-in-chief presides over New York’s art and fashion scene with the friendly, match-making powers of a punk aunt that has seen the future.


News & Analysis

Op-Ed | What Happened to Street Style?

Today, the fashion that appears in “street style” imagery too closely resembles the constructs found on the catwalk and in magazine editorials, and no longer reflects true personal style, argues Max Berlinger.

News & Analysis

Op-Ed | What Happened to Street Style?

Today, the fashion that appears in “street style” imagery too closely resembles the constructs found on the catwalk and in magazine editorials, and no longer reflects true personal style, argues Max Berlinger.


Creative Class

Lynn Yaeger: ‘I’m Always Trying to Blow Up Preconceptions’

BoF talks to fashion journalist Lynn Yaeger, renowned across the industry for her singular style and the frankness, humour and wit of her words.

Creative Class

Lynn Yaeger: ‘I’m Always Trying to Blow Up Preconceptions’

BoF talks to fashion journalist Lynn Yaeger, renowned across the industry for her singular style and the frankness, humour and wit of her words.


News & Analysis

Colin's Column | Bill Cunningham's Search for Beauty

LONDON, United Kingdom — " Bill Cunningham New York," the 'fly on the wall' documentary devoted to the octogenarian photographer is very gentle.

News & Analysis

Colin's Column | Bill Cunningham's Search for Beauty

LONDON, United Kingdom — " Bill Cunningham New York," the 'fly on the wall' documentary devoted to the octogenarian photographer is very gentle.


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