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Calvin Klein

Founder, Calvin Klein

With his minimalist aesthetic and sensual imagery, he launched an iconic American lifestyle brand encompassing apparel, fragrance and jewellery.

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Luxury

India’s Fashion Business Billionaires Offer Clues to Cracking the Market

At least 20 percent of India’s billionaires can thank the fashion business for part of their fortunes. Global brands have lots to learn.

Luxury

India’s Fashion Business Billionaires Offer Clues to Cracking the Market

At least 20 percent of India’s billionaires can thank the fashion business for part of their fortunes. Global brands have lots to learn.


Fashion Week

America Needs to Rethink Its Role in Fashion

The most interesting businesses and brands coming out of the US have little to do with the traditional system.

Fashion Week

America Needs to Rethink Its Role in Fashion

The most interesting businesses and brands coming out of the US have little to do with the traditional system.


Luxury

American Fashion Is Kicking Its Off-Price Habit. Will it Pay Off?

This week, everyone will be talking about financial results from the American fashion giants behind Ralph Lauren, Coach and Michael Kors, the relatively buzz-less New York Fashion Week and the latest milestone in Saks Fifth Avenue's $250 million renovation of its flagship. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

Luxury

American Fashion Is Kicking Its Off-Price Habit. Will it Pay Off?

This week, everyone will be talking about financial results from the American fashion giants behind Ralph Lauren, Coach and Michael Kors, the relatively buzz-less New York Fashion Week and the latest milestone in Saks Fifth Avenue's $250 million renovation of its flagship. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.


Luxury

$50 for a Rimowa Look-a-Like: Innovation or Infringement?

A new wave of platforms are using low prices, minimalist storefronts and, allegedly, the manufacturers of genuine luxury goods to sell unbranded products to China’s value-hungry consumers.

Luxury

$50 for a Rimowa Look-a-Like: Innovation or Infringement?

A new wave of platforms are using low prices, minimalist storefronts and, allegedly, the manufacturers of genuine luxury goods to sell unbranded products to China’s value-hungry consumers.


Luxury

Versace’s New Owner Plans to Build America’s Answer to LVMH. It Has a Long Way to Go.

Capri chief John Idol reveals his strategy for the budding luxury group that owns Michael Kors, Versace and Jimmy Choo.

Luxury

Versace’s New Owner Plans to Build America’s Answer to LVMH. It Has a Long Way to Go.

Capri chief John Idol reveals his strategy for the budding luxury group that owns Michael Kors, Versace and Jimmy Choo.


Luxury

What Will LVMH's Annual Results Reveal About the China Slowdown?

This week, everyone will be talking about LVMH's annual results, the end of the government shutdown  and Amazon's improving fashion sense. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

Luxury

What Will LVMH's Annual Results Reveal About the China Slowdown?

This week, everyone will be talking about LVMH's annual results, the end of the government shutdown  and Amazon's improving fashion sense. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.


News & Analysis

Diet Prada, Estée Laundry and the Rise of Watchdog Culture: Harmful or Helpful?

Instagram accounts that call out industry missteps, from copycat designs to cultural insensitivities, are proliferating. How much good are they actually doing?

News & Analysis

Diet Prada, Estée Laundry and the Rise of Watchdog Culture: Harmful or Helpful?

Instagram accounts that call out industry missteps, from copycat designs to cultural insensitivities, are proliferating. How much good are they actually doing?


Fashion Week

Raf Simons' Future Starts Here

He made a very clear statement about the Raf-ness of Simons, distilling all the elements — the fashion influences, the private passions — that have shaped and driven him for the near-quarter century he’s been in fashion.

Fashion Week

Raf Simons' Future Starts Here

He made a very clear statement about the Raf-ness of Simons, distilling all the elements — the fashion influences, the private passions — that have shaped and driven him for the near-quarter century he’s been in fashion.


Retail

How American Department Stores Plan to Fight Back in 2019

From the battle for Manhattan to the battle for survival, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstrom and others may look radically different by the end of the year.

Retail

How American Department Stores Plan to Fight Back in 2019

From the battle for Manhattan to the battle for survival, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstrom and others may look radically different by the end of the year.


Retail

The Week Ahead: LVMH Primed to Dominate Blockbuster Week at the Paris Men's Shows

This week, everyone will be talking about Virgil Abloh, Hedi Slimane, Kim Jones and the other designers showing at Paris Fashion Week Men's - and how the the buzziest brands share a corporate parent. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

Retail

The Week Ahead: LVMH Primed to Dominate Blockbuster Week at the Paris Men's Shows

This week, everyone will be talking about Virgil Abloh, Hedi Slimane, Kim Jones and the other designers showing at Paris Fashion Week Men's - and how the the buzziest brands share a corporate parent. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.


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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