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Christopher Kane

Designer, Christopher Kane

Straight out of design school, the British wunderkind began growing his own label, in which he sold a majority stake to Kering in 2013.

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Fashion Week

Christopher Kane’s Perverse Melancholia

Even after a particularly high profile decade in the business, Kane still thinks and works like a young designer, constantly questioning what he is doing, and rarely coming up with easy answers. 

Fashion Week

Christopher Kane’s Perverse Melancholia

Even after a particularly high profile decade in the business, Kane still thinks and works like a young designer, constantly questioning what he is doing, and rarely coming up with easy answers. 


News & Analysis

Christopher Kane's Next Milestone: E-Commerce

Christopher Kane talks exclusively to Tim Blanks as he hits the next milestone in the development of his brand: e-commerce.

News & Analysis

Christopher Kane's Next Milestone: E-Commerce

Christopher Kane talks exclusively to Tim Blanks as he hits the next milestone in the development of his brand: e-commerce.


Fashion Week

A Counterpoint on London Fashion Week

In this buzzy hotbed of design talent, too many of the top shows felt like costume plays or exercises in appropriation, argues Angelo Flaccavento.

Fashion Week

A Counterpoint on London Fashion Week

In this buzzy hotbed of design talent, too many of the top shows felt like costume plays or exercises in appropriation, argues Angelo Flaccavento.


Fashion Week

Christopher Kane's Odd Elegance

The designer based his collection on “beauty expired, dead and thrown away.” 

Fashion Week

Christopher Kane's Odd Elegance

The designer based his collection on “beauty expired, dead and thrown away.” 


Fashion Week

Destruction and Rebirth: A Mesmerising Psychodrama from Kane

“Crash and repair” was Christopher Kane’s theme, reflecting the emotional turmoil Kane and his sister Tammy have been through over the past year.

Fashion Week

Destruction and Rebirth: A Mesmerising Psychodrama from Kane

“Crash and repair” was Christopher Kane’s theme, reflecting the emotional turmoil Kane and his sister Tammy have been through over the past year.


Fashion Week

The Business of Fashion Celebrates the #BoF500 2015

On Monday night, fashion’s top players from around the world descended on the London Edition Hotel to celebrate the unveiling of this year's BoF 500 and an accompanying special print edition examining the theme of 'Reinvention.'

Fashion Week

The Business of Fashion Celebrates the #BoF500 2015

On Monday night, fashion’s top players from around the world descended on the London Edition Hotel to celebrate the unveiling of this year's BoF 500 and an accompanying special print edition examining the theme of 'Reinvention.'


News & Analysis

The Women in Christopher Kane’s Inner Circle

Colin McDowell talks to Christopher Kane about going global and the women who helped him get there.

News & Analysis

The Women in Christopher Kane’s Inner Circle

Colin McDowell talks to Christopher Kane about going global and the women who helped him get there.


Luxury

Shop Tactics: Why a First Flagship Matters

A flurry of high fashion labels have opened their first flagships in elite London real estate. With sky-high retail rents and customers accustomed to shopping online, is a physical store worth the investment?

Luxury

Shop Tactics: Why a First Flagship Matters

A flurry of high fashion labels have opened their first flagships in elite London real estate. With sky-high retail rents and customers accustomed to shopping online, is a physical store worth the investment?


Financial Markets

Seven Top Designers Share Their Best Business Advice

Young designers, from Alexander Wang to Christopher Kane, share the most important lesson that they learned from launching a fashion business.

Financial Markets

Seven Top Designers Share Their Best Business Advice

Young designers, from Alexander Wang to Christopher Kane, share the most important lesson that they learned from launching a fashion business.


Fashion Week

Looking Back at London

Colin McDowell reflects on the best of the London shows, including JW Anderson, Mary Katrantzou, Jonathan Saunders, Christopher Kane, Burberry, Erdem, Thomas Tait and Gareth Pugh.

Fashion Week

Looking Back at London

Colin McDowell reflects on the best of the London shows, including JW Anderson, Mary Katrantzou, Jonathan Saunders, Christopher Kane, Burberry, Erdem, Thomas Tait and Gareth Pugh.


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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