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Inside BoF and Shop With Google’s New York Fashion Week Dinner

Designers Tory Burch, Jason Wu, Phillip Lim, Prabal Gurung, Sergio Hudson and Brendon Babenzien, together with Steven Kolb, Laurent Claquin, Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, Julie Gilhart, and more, joined BoF’s Imran Amed and Google’s Stephanie Horton.

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Inside BoF and Shop With Google’s New York Fashion Week Dinner

Designers Tory Burch, Jason Wu, Phillip Lim, Prabal Gurung, Sergio Hudson and Brendon Babenzien, together with Steven Kolb, Laurent Claquin, Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, Julie Gilhart, and more, joined BoF’s Imran Amed and Google’s Stephanie Horton.


Sports

Here Comes the Gorpcore Backlash

Designers say fashion’s obsession with technical outerwear like hiking boots and cargo vests may have peaked. Noah’s Brendon Babenzien is the latest to abandon the trend in an upcoming collaboration with Puma.

Sports

Here Comes the Gorpcore Backlash

Designers say fashion’s obsession with technical outerwear like hiking boots and cargo vests may have peaked. Noah’s Brendon Babenzien is the latest to abandon the trend in an upcoming collaboration with Puma.


Retail

Op Ed | Does Anyone Care Who Designs J.Crew? The Answer Is Complicated

J.Crew has been burned by relying too heavily on a creative who courted fashion insiders. But then, it has also been burned by not having a creative who courted fashion insiders. Has the brand finally found a happy medium?

Retail

Op Ed | Does Anyone Care Who Designs J.Crew? The Answer Is Complicated

J.Crew has been burned by relying too heavily on a creative who courted fashion insiders. But then, it has also been burned by not having a creative who courted fashion insiders. Has the brand finally found a happy medium?


Retail

The J.Crew Comeback Starts Now

With its new menswear collection under creative director Brendon Babenzien, the retailer has its best shot in years at returning to the fashion zeitgeist.

Retail

The J.Crew Comeback Starts Now

With its new menswear collection under creative director Brendon Babenzien, the retailer has its best shot in years at returning to the fashion zeitgeist.


Sustainability

Can Designers Bring Progressive Values to Big Brands?

Designers like Brendon Babenzien, J.Crew’s new men’s creative director, bring deeply rooted values as well as design skills to their work. But embedding these values into larger organisations can be challenging.

Sustainability

Can Designers Bring Progressive Values to Big Brands?

Designers like Brendon Babenzien, J.Crew’s new men’s creative director, bring deeply rooted values as well as design skills to their work. But embedding these values into larger organisations can be challenging.


Retail

Op-Ed | Why Brendon Babenzien Makes Sense at J.Crew

More than a design update, the American brand needs a clear set of values to make its preppy basics stand apart from competitors much like the values Babenzien has brought to his label Noah, argues Jonathan D. Cohen.

Retail

Op-Ed | Why Brendon Babenzien Makes Sense at J.Crew

More than a design update, the American brand needs a clear set of values to make its preppy basics stand apart from competitors much like the values Babenzien has brought to his label Noah, argues Jonathan D. Cohen.


Retail

Why Preppy J.Crew Staked Its Future on a Streetwear Star

Brendon Babenzien, co-founder of the streetwear brand Noah and former Supreme designer, joins the mall brand’s mens business as creative director. But an updated look won’t solve all of J.Crew’s problems.

Retail

Why Preppy J.Crew Staked Its Future on a Streetwear Star

Brendon Babenzien, co-founder of the streetwear brand Noah and former Supreme designer, joins the mall brand’s mens business as creative director. But an updated look won’t solve all of J.Crew’s problems.


Entrepreneurship

How I Am Building a Responsible Business: Noah's Brendon Babenzien

'Making responsible decisions is easy if you take greed out of the equation,' said Noah Founder Brendon Babenzien.

Entrepreneurship

How I Am Building a Responsible Business: Noah's Brendon Babenzien

'Making responsible decisions is easy if you take greed out of the equation,' said Noah Founder Brendon Babenzien.


Partner Content

Drive Season 2, Episode 4: Noah Founder Brendon Babenzien on ‘Taking Greed Out of the Equation’

Brendon Babenzien’s menswear brand Noah focuses on values and collaboration instead of profit margins and competition.

Partner Content

Drive Season 2, Episode 4: Noah Founder Brendon Babenzien on ‘Taking Greed Out of the Equation’

Brendon Babenzien’s menswear brand Noah focuses on values and collaboration instead of profit margins and competition.