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Clare Waight Keller

Creative Director, Uniqlo

She began her design career at Calvin Klein and Gucci before reimagining Chloé and moving on to Givenchy, where she served as artistic director.

Clare Waight Keller
Fashion Week

In Paris, Finding Power in a New Femininity

Designers embraced the polar opposites of traditional womanliness and tailored, menswear-inflected power dressing.

Fashion Week

In Paris, Finding Power in a New Femininity

Designers embraced the polar opposites of traditional womanliness and tailored, menswear-inflected power dressing.


Fashion Week

At Paris Couture, History Over Hype

The best collections were a homage to tradition, reverting back to shapes and ideas from the ‘Golden Age’ of the Fifties and Sixties.

Fashion Week

At Paris Couture, History Over Hype

The best collections were a homage to tradition, reverting back to shapes and ideas from the ‘Golden Age’ of the Fifties and Sixties.


Fashion Week

Restraint and Release at Givenchy

For all that out-there volume, it was actually discipline that read most convincingly in this collection.

Fashion Week

Restraint and Release at Givenchy

For all that out-there volume, it was actually discipline that read most convincingly in this collection.


Fashion Week

At Givenchy, East Meets West

Clare Waight Keller delivered an intensely elegant collection of sharp tailoring, giant knitwear and a bit of functional outerwear inspired by the Maharaja of Indore.

Fashion Week

At Givenchy, East Meets West

Clare Waight Keller delivered an intensely elegant collection of sharp tailoring, giant knitwear and a bit of functional outerwear inspired by the Maharaja of Indore.


Luxury

What Will Vetements Be Like Without Demna?

This week, everyone will be talking about the men's shows at Paris Fashion Week, an agreement to end the US-China trade war and Fenty Beauty's first mascara. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

Luxury

What Will Vetements Be Like Without Demna?

This week, everyone will be talking about the men's shows at Paris Fashion Week, an agreement to end the US-China trade war and Fenty Beauty's first mascara. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.


Media

Could Meghan Markle Cash In on Her Powerful Influencer Status?

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are stepping back as senior members of the royal family and will become financially independent, presenting one of the biggest influencers this year with new opportunities.

Media

Could Meghan Markle Cash In on Her Powerful Influencer Status?

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are stepping back as senior members of the royal family and will become financially independent, presenting one of the biggest influencers this year with new opportunities.


Workplace & Talent

Designers to Watch in 2020

These under-the-radar names have made a big impact playing second-fiddle to some of the industry’s top talents. Who is poised for a starring role?

Workplace & Talent

Designers to Watch in 2020

These under-the-radar names have made a big impact playing second-fiddle to some of the industry’s top talents. Who is poised for a starring role?


Fashion Week

Why Men’s Fashion Shows Are Back

With its return to Milan Fashion Week Men’s next January, Ferragamo is the latest brand to step away from the co-ed show trend. But what’s the strategic rationale behind this?

Fashion Week

Why Men’s Fashion Shows Are Back

With its return to Milan Fashion Week Men’s next January, Ferragamo is the latest brand to step away from the co-ed show trend. But what’s the strategic rationale behind this?


Fashion Week

Raw Meets Polished at Givenchy

Clare Waight Keller wanted to play with contrasts, and the payoff would have been the opposites attracting, reconciling. But that didn’t happen here.

Fashion Week

Raw Meets Polished at Givenchy

Clare Waight Keller wanted to play with contrasts, and the payoff would have been the opposites attracting, reconciling. But that didn’t happen here.


News & Analysis

Thebe Magugu First LVMH Prize Recipient From Africa

South African designer Thebe Magugu has been awarded the LVMH Prize, and will receive €300,000 and a year-long mentorship.

News & Analysis

Thebe Magugu First LVMH Prize Recipient From Africa

South African designer Thebe Magugu has been awarded the LVMH Prize, and will receive €300,000 and a year-long mentorship.


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