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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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News & Analysis

Why Fashion’s Anti-Fur Movement Is Winning

Brands from Gucci to Michael Kors and DVF have recently stopped using fur, calculating that the goodwill generated with younger customers, and a reprieve from social media-amplified protests by animal-rights activists, is worth a few million dollars in lost sales.

News & Analysis

Why Fashion’s Anti-Fur Movement Is Winning

Brands from Gucci to Michael Kors and DVF have recently stopped using fur, calculating that the goodwill generated with younger customers, and a reprieve from social media-amplified protests by animal-rights activists, is worth a few million dollars in lost sales.


News & Analysis

The Curious Case of Coty’s #OldEra Burberry Fragrance

Coty’s first launch for Burberry is a throwback to the British megabrand’s former incarnation under Christopher Bailey, jarring with the vision of new designer Riccardo Tisci.

News & Analysis

The Curious Case of Coty’s #OldEra Burberry Fragrance

Coty’s first launch for Burberry is a throwback to the British megabrand’s former incarnation under Christopher Bailey, jarring with the vision of new designer Riccardo Tisci.


News & Analysis

Donatella: ‘Versace Is Going to Stay a Luxury Brand’

On the heels of the newly minted Capri Holdings' $2.1 billion acquisition of the Italian house, Donatella Versace, group head John D Idol and chief executive Jonathan Akeroyd talk future strategy.

News & Analysis

Donatella: ‘Versace Is Going to Stay a Luxury Brand’

On the heels of the newly minted Capri Holdings' $2.1 billion acquisition of the Italian house, Donatella Versace, group head John D Idol and chief executive Jonathan Akeroyd talk future strategy.


Fashion Week

Gucci's Surreal Living Tapestry

Alessandro Michele thrives on a kind of timeless overload, and there is no other designer who embraces huge, difficult ideas with such enthusiasm.

Fashion Week

Gucci's Surreal Living Tapestry

Alessandro Michele thrives on a kind of timeless overload, and there is no other designer who embraces huge, difficult ideas with such enthusiasm.


Retail

Aren’t Physical Flagships Meant to Entertain? Jil Sander Has Other Ideas.

For Jil Sander’s new Tokyo store, co-creative directors Luke and Lucie Meier teamed up with British architect John Pawson to create a soothing antidote to Insta-friendly maximalism.

Retail

Aren’t Physical Flagships Meant to Entertain? Jil Sander Has Other Ideas.

For Jil Sander’s new Tokyo store, co-creative directors Luke and Lucie Meier teamed up with British architect John Pawson to create a soothing antidote to Insta-friendly maximalism.


News & Analysis

Adidas Launches Collaboration with Cult-Sneaker Store Footpatrol

The German sportswear brand unveiled its latest Consortium collaboration as it continues to explore the potential of digital light synthesis 3D printing technology.

News & Analysis

Adidas Launches Collaboration with Cult-Sneaker Store Footpatrol

The German sportswear brand unveiled its latest Consortium collaboration as it continues to explore the potential of digital light synthesis 3D printing technology.


News & Analysis

Unraveling the Plus-Size Problem

While body positive marketing is more visible than ever, trendy options for plus-size consumers across categories and price points are still rare. What’s holding fashion back?

News & Analysis

Unraveling the Plus-Size Problem

While body positive marketing is more visible than ever, trendy options for plus-size consumers across categories and price points are still rare. What’s holding fashion back?


News & Analysis

Introducing the 2018 #BoF500 Hall of Fame

The Business of Fashion is proud to unveil the 2018 Hall of Fame, our highest honour reserved for those who have demonstrated sustained achievement over the course of their careers.

News & Analysis

Introducing the 2018 #BoF500 Hall of Fame

The Business of Fashion is proud to unveil the 2018 Hall of Fame, our highest honour reserved for those who have demonstrated sustained achievement over the course of their careers.


Fashion Week

Calvin Klein: Into the Jaws of America

The collection was scarcely optimistic, but it had a riveting tension between Middle American propriety and queasy sensuality.

Fashion Week

Calvin Klein: Into the Jaws of America

The collection was scarcely optimistic, but it had a riveting tension between Middle American propriety and queasy sensuality.


Fashion Week

Proenza Schouler's Pioneer Spirit

Jack and Lazaro have come home, but there is a vague uneasiness about what it is exactly that they stand for in New York's fashion pantheon.

Fashion Week

Proenza Schouler's Pioneer Spirit

Jack and Lazaro have come home, but there is a vague uneasiness about what it is exactly that they stand for in New York's fashion pantheon.


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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