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Demna

Artistic Director, Balenciaga and Former Head Designer, Vetements

The head of Paris’ hippest design collective is now in charge of reconnecting consumers with Cristóbal Balenciaga's iconic legacy.

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Fashion Week

The Extraordinary in the Ordinary at Vetements

Vetements’ huge and rapid influence has taken fashion to places it had forgotten how to reach. Demna Gvasalia's latest show — a statement about diversity and identity — being a case in point.

Fashion Week

The Extraordinary in the Ordinary at Vetements

Vetements’ huge and rapid influence has taken fashion to places it had forgotten how to reach. Demna Gvasalia's latest show — a statement about diversity and identity — being a case in point.


Fashion Week

Elevating the Everyday in Paris

This men’s fashion season is all about getting back to reality and elevating the everyday, reports Angelo Flaccavento.

Fashion Week

Elevating the Everyday in Paris

This men’s fashion season is all about getting back to reality and elevating the everyday, reports Angelo Flaccavento.


Fashion Week

Why Did Demna Gvasalia Create a Kering-Branded Hoodie?

In a fashion first, Demna Gvasalia included the logo of Kering, one of the industry's vaunted conglomerates, in his Balenciaga menswear collection. Here, he explains why.

Fashion Week

Why Did Demna Gvasalia Create a Kering-Branded Hoodie?

In a fashion first, Demna Gvasalia included the logo of Kering, one of the industry's vaunted conglomerates, in his Balenciaga menswear collection. Here, he explains why.


Fashion Week

Executive Realness at Balenciaga

The cut, the proportions and the styling made for an extremely loose take on tradition. This was corporate dressing for people who’ve never worn a suit or a tie.

Fashion Week

Executive Realness at Balenciaga

The cut, the proportions and the styling made for an extremely loose take on tradition. This was corporate dressing for people who’ve never worn a suit or a tie.


Fashion Week

In Milan, Back to Reality

Reality is back, bringing designer fashion closer to the real world, reports Angelo Flaccavento from the Milan men's shows.

Fashion Week

In Milan, Back to Reality

Reality is back, bringing designer fashion closer to the real world, reports Angelo Flaccavento from the Milan men's shows.


News & Analysis

Report: Louis Vuitton's Natacha Ramsay-Levi to Take Lead at Chloé

Chloé's current creative director, Clare Waight Keller has decided not to renew her contract, which ends in March, sources said.

News & Analysis

Report: Louis Vuitton's Natacha Ramsay-Levi to Take Lead at Chloé

Chloé's current creative director, Clare Waight Keller has decided not to renew her contract, which ends in March, sources said.


News & Analysis

The Best of BoF 2016 | Top 10 Op-Eds

To round off the year, we revisit the articles that sparked the most debate, yielded the biggest insights, and got the fashion industry talking in 2016. Today, we highlight some of the top opinion pieces.

News & Analysis

The Best of BoF 2016 | Top 10 Op-Eds

To round off the year, we revisit the articles that sparked the most debate, yielded the biggest insights, and got the fashion industry talking in 2016. Today, we highlight some of the top opinion pieces.


News & Analysis

The Best of BoF 2016 | Top 10 Videos

From rare in-depth interviews with industry icons Yohji Yamomto and John Galliano, to talks with pop-culture figures will.i.am and Joan Smalls, in 2016 BoF captured the people shaping the global fashion industry on film.

News & Analysis

The Best of BoF 2016 | Top 10 Videos

From rare in-depth interviews with industry icons Yohji Yamomto and John Galliano, to talks with pop-culture figures will.i.am and Joan Smalls, in 2016 BoF captured the people shaping the global fashion industry on film.


Luxury

Fashion's Top 10 Newsmakers of 2016

BoF breaks down the people behind the biggest fashion stories of the year.

Luxury

Fashion's Top 10 Newsmakers of 2016

BoF breaks down the people behind the biggest fashion stories of the year.


News & Analysis

Demna Gvasalia is BoF's Person of Year for 2016

This year, the Vetements and Balenciaga designer has distinguished himself as the person who had the most impact on the global fashion industry.

News & Analysis

Demna Gvasalia is BoF's Person of Year for 2016

This year, the Vetements and Balenciaga designer has distinguished himself as the person who had the most impact on the global fashion industry.


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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