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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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Luxury

This Week: Paris Couture and Trump’s Tariffs

Both sides of fashion’s value equation will be put to the test in the coming days as couture houses flex their creative muscles and consumer prices hang in the balance pending trade deals between the US and major fashion manufacturing hubs.

Luxury

This Week: Paris Couture and Trump’s Tariffs

Both sides of fashion’s value equation will be put to the test in the coming days as couture houses flex their creative muscles and consumer prices hang in the balance pending trade deals between the US and major fashion manufacturing hubs.


Luxury

Fashion’s Musical Chairs Ends — With Men in Almost Every Seat.

There’s no denying that the biggest luxury brands badly need a creative reboot. But while the designers who got the top jobs are more than qualified, the lack of female representation speaks to deficiencies in how the industry considers its talent pipeline, writes Imran Amed.

Luxury

Fashion’s Musical Chairs Ends — With Men in Almost Every Seat.

There’s no denying that the biggest luxury brands badly need a creative reboot. But while the designers who got the top jobs are more than qualified, the lack of female representation speaks to deficiencies in how the industry considers its talent pipeline, writes Imran Amed.


Luxury

The Revenge of Abstraction on Fashion’s Catwalks

Experimental silhouettes are making a comeback as young labels like Duran Lantink, Vautrait and Marie Adam-Leenaerdt reject the industry’s recent focus on commercial, heritage-inflected design.

Luxury

The Revenge of Abstraction on Fashion’s Catwalks

Experimental silhouettes are making a comeback as young labels like Duran Lantink, Vautrait and Marie Adam-Leenaerdt reject the industry’s recent focus on commercial, heritage-inflected design.


Luxury

Will Gucci’s Demna Strategy Work?

The financial markets and fashion fans on social media have rejected Kering’s bet on the zeitgeist-shaping Balenciaga designer to revive its ailing flagship. BoF’s Imran Amed has a different view.

Luxury

Will Gucci’s Demna Strategy Work?

The financial markets and fashion fans on social media have rejected Kering’s bet on the zeitgeist-shaping Balenciaga designer to revive its ailing flagship. BoF’s Imran Amed has a different view.


Luxury

Demna Takes Gucci, Versace’s New Chapter Begins | The BoF Podcast

As Demna is set to become artistic director of Gucci, and Donatella Versace passes the baton to Dario Vitale after nearly three decades at the creative helm of Versace, the fashion industry is bracing for much-needed creative transformation. BoF founder and editor-in-chief Imran Amed and editor-at-large Tim Blanks unpack what this means for the wider industry.

Luxury

Demna Takes Gucci, Versace’s New Chapter Begins | The BoF Podcast

As Demna is set to become artistic director of Gucci, and Donatella Versace passes the baton to Dario Vitale after nearly three decades at the creative helm of Versace, the fashion industry is bracing for much-needed creative transformation. BoF founder and editor-in-chief Imran Amed and editor-at-large Tim Blanks unpack what this means for the wider industry.


Luxury

Why Gucci Picked Demna

The era-defining Balenciaga designer will take the reins of Italy’s biggest luxury brand in a surprise shakeup of parent company Kering’s creative ranks. The French group is under pressure to turn around performance after profits tumbled 46 percent last year.

Luxury

Why Gucci Picked Demna

The era-defining Balenciaga designer will take the reins of Italy’s biggest luxury brand in a surprise shakeup of parent company Kering’s creative ranks. The French group is under pressure to turn around performance after profits tumbled 46 percent last year.


Fashion Week

Demna’s Journey: From Barely There to Imperial Presence

The designer calls himself ‘a catastrophic thinker,’ but he’s given himself a break with his new collection for Balenciaga, writes Tim Blanks.

Fashion Week

Demna’s Journey: From Barely There to Imperial Presence

The designer calls himself ‘a catastrophic thinker,’ but he’s given himself a break with his new collection for Balenciaga, writes Tim Blanks.


Fashion Week

Couture’s Season of Monumentalism

A sense of sculptural rigidity and a stiff monumentalism was all over Paris Couture Week, writes Angelo Flaccavento.

Fashion Week

Couture’s Season of Monumentalism

A sense of sculptural rigidity and a stiff monumentalism was all over Paris Couture Week, writes Angelo Flaccavento.


Luxury

Kim Kardashian Returns as Balenciaga Ambassador

The deal comes as the brand works to win back the support of trendsetting clients after a public relations meltdown.

Luxury

Kim Kardashian Returns as Balenciaga Ambassador

The deal comes as the brand works to win back the support of trendsetting clients after a public relations meltdown.


Fashion Week

Why Does Fashion Need Haute Couture?

On Monday at 10 a.m., a swarm of extremely well-heeled clients — dressed in Schiaparelli looks, holding Schiaparelli bags and wearing bright gold Schiaparelli jewellery, often the same pieces, from the same collections — proceeded en masse into the Petit Palais in Paris.

Fashion Week

Why Does Fashion Need Haute Couture?

On Monday at 10 a.m., a swarm of extremely well-heeled clients — dressed in Schiaparelli looks, holding Schiaparelli bags and wearing bright gold Schiaparelli jewellery, often the same pieces, from the same collections — proceeded en masse into the Petit Palais in Paris.


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