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


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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

$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.

$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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.
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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.




