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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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Natalia ‘Supernova’ Vodianova, The Survivor

Natalia Vodianova channelled the harsh realities of her childhood and a desperate instinct for survival to become one of the highest earning supermodels in the world. Through the Naked Heart Foundation, founded in 2004, she is channelling the same instinct to help Russian children.

News & Analysis

Natalia ‘Supernova’ Vodianova, The Survivor

Natalia Vodianova channelled the harsh realities of her childhood and a desperate instinct for survival to become one of the highest earning supermodels in the world. Through the Naked Heart Foundation, founded in 2004, she is channelling the same instinct to help Russian children.


News & Analysis

Pop Quiz | Comme des Garçons, Puma, Christie’s

How well have you read your BoF this week? Test your knowledge of all of the latest news and analysis from around the world of fashion in our Pop Quiz, which covers Comme des Garçons, Puma, Christie’s and more.

News & Analysis

Pop Quiz | Comme des Garçons, Puma, Christie’s

How well have you read your BoF this week? Test your knowledge of all of the latest news and analysis from around the world of fashion in our Pop Quiz, which covers Comme des Garçons, Puma, Christie’s and more.


Beauty

Big Perfume Makers Smell Threat From Niche Scents

Niche brands take up increasingly more shelf space at upmarket department stores such as Harrods in London, Printemps in Paris and Bergdorf Goodman in New York.

Beauty

Big Perfume Makers Smell Threat From Niche Scents

Niche brands take up increasingly more shelf space at upmarket department stores such as Harrods in London, Printemps in Paris and Bergdorf Goodman in New York.


Financial Markets

PVH Tops 3Q Profit View

NEW YORK, United States — PVH Corp. (PVH) on Wednesday reported profit of $225.7 million in its fiscal third quarter.

Financial Markets

PVH Tops 3Q Profit View

NEW YORK, United States — PVH Corp. (PVH) on Wednesday reported profit of $225.7 million in its fiscal third quarter.


China

The China Edit | Alibaba's Singles' Day, Thibault Villet, Fosun, MCM

The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.

China

The China Edit | Alibaba's Singles' Day, Thibault Villet, Fosun, MCM

The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.


Retail

Old Navy Criticized for Higher Cost of Plus-Size Jeans

A petition to get Gap Inc.’s Old Navy to stop charging more for women’s plus-sized jeans has gathered more than 35,000 signatures online.

Retail

Old Navy Criticized for Higher Cost of Plus-Size Jeans

A petition to get Gap Inc.’s Old Navy to stop charging more for women’s plus-sized jeans has gathered more than 35,000 signatures online.


News & Analysis

Assessing Kering’s ‘Eyewear Revolution’

Is Kering’s decision to end its licensing agreement with Safilo and bring its eyewear business in-house risky business or a sound strategic move?

News & Analysis

Assessing Kering’s ‘Eyewear Revolution’

Is Kering’s decision to end its licensing agreement with Safilo and bring its eyewear business in-house risky business or a sound strategic move?


Marketing

Alibaba Goes Global to Top $5.7 Billion on Singles’ Day

HANGZHOU, China — Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. turned an obscure Chinese holiday into the country's biggest shopping event. Now it's aiming to take the

Marketing

Alibaba Goes Global to Top $5.7 Billion on Singles’ Day

HANGZHOU, China — Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. turned an obscure Chinese holiday into the country's biggest shopping event. Now it's aiming to take the


China

The China Edit | Nicholas Kirkwood, Hermès, Richemont, E-commerce

" Nicholas Kirkwood Launches in Beijing in Next Step of Expansion Plan" ( The Business of Fashion) "British footwear label Nicholas Kirkwood opens

China

The China Edit | Nicholas Kirkwood, Hermès, Richemont, E-commerce

" Nicholas Kirkwood Launches in Beijing in Next Step of Expansion Plan" ( The Business of Fashion) "British footwear label Nicholas Kirkwood opens


Workplace & Talent

This Week on BoF Careers: Aēsop, Alice + Olivia, EVH

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

Workplace & Talent

This Week on BoF Careers: Aēsop, Alice + Olivia, EVH

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


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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.

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