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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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News & Analysis

The Fashion Awards Goes Global

The British Fashion Council revamped its annual awards show, aiming for a high-wattage, global-scale ‘mix of the Academy Awards and the Met Ball.’

News & Analysis

The Fashion Awards Goes Global

The British Fashion Council revamped its annual awards show, aiming for a high-wattage, global-scale ‘mix of the Academy Awards and the Met Ball.’


News & Analysis

Far From Slopes, Skiwear Heats Up

How luxury brands and retailers are tapping the increasingly fashionable skiwear market.

News & Analysis

Far From Slopes, Skiwear Heats Up

How luxury brands and retailers are tapping the increasingly fashionable skiwear market.


News & Analysis

#BoF500 — The New Class: Catalysts

They may work behind the scenes, but these talent spotters, agents and educators are essential to making the fashion machine tick. Meet the 15 catalysts who are new to the #BoF500 this year.

News & Analysis

#BoF500 — The New Class: Catalysts

They may work behind the scenes, but these talent spotters, agents and educators are essential to making the fashion machine tick. Meet the 15 catalysts who are new to the #BoF500 this year.


News & Analysis

#BoF500 — The New Class: Models & Muses

More than pretty faces, they have leveraged their grace and connections to get things done. Meet the 17 models and muses who are new to the #BoF500 this year.

News & Analysis

#BoF500 — The New Class: Models & Muses

More than pretty faces, they have leveraged their grace and connections to get things done. Meet the 17 models and muses who are new to the #BoF500 this year.


News & Analysis

British Fashion Council Announces Nominees for The Fashion Awards 2016

Jonathan Anderson, Alessandro Michele and Christopher Kane have all been nominated in multiple categories for The Fashion Awards 2016.

News & Analysis

British Fashion Council Announces Nominees for The Fashion Awards 2016

Jonathan Anderson, Alessandro Michele and Christopher Kane have all been nominated in multiple categories for The Fashion Awards 2016.


Fashion Week

Top 10 Shows of Spring/Summer 2017

At the end of a headline-grabbing fashion month, BoF brings you the Top 10 shows of Spring/Summer 2017.

Fashion Week

Top 10 Shows of Spring/Summer 2017

At the end of a headline-grabbing fashion month, BoF brings you the Top 10 shows of Spring/Summer 2017.


Fashion Week

Female Empowerment in Paris

In this season of feminine empowerment, Demna Gvasalia stood out with his deliberately harsh and infinitely cynical take on fetish, reports Angelo Flaccavento.

Fashion Week

Female Empowerment in Paris

In this season of feminine empowerment, Demna Gvasalia stood out with his deliberately harsh and infinitely cynical take on fetish, reports Angelo Flaccavento.


Fashion Week

Sci-Fi Heroines at Louis Vuitton

Ghesqu​i​ère’s ideal Parisienne had subtext of sci-fi that a striking contrast with its backdrop the raw space of the new Vuitton superstore in Place Vendome, a work in very visible progress.

Fashion Week

Sci-Fi Heroines at Louis Vuitton

Ghesqu​i​ère’s ideal Parisienne had subtext of sci-fi that a striking contrast with its backdrop the raw space of the new Vuitton superstore in Place Vendome, a work in very visible progress.


News & Analysis

Tim’s Take | Balenciaga Spring/Summer 2017

Tim Blanks talks to Demna Gvasalia to decode the creative thinking behind his latest collection. Watch now.

News & Analysis

Tim’s Take | Balenciaga Spring/Summer 2017

Tim Blanks talks to Demna Gvasalia to decode the creative thinking behind his latest collection. Watch now.


Fashion Week

Balenciaga, Demna Gvasalia and a Fabulous Fashion Synchronicity

Demna Gvasalia's second women's collection for Balenciaga explored the parallels between couture and fetishism — to dazzling effect.

Fashion Week

Balenciaga, Demna Gvasalia and a Fabulous Fashion Synchronicity

Demna Gvasalia's second women's collection for Balenciaga explored the parallels between couture and fetishism — to dazzling effect.


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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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