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Diane von Furstenberg

Designer & Founder, Diane von Furstenberg

The Belgian born American design icon married into the German princely House of Fürstenberghe and is known as the creator of the famous wrap dress.

Diane von Furstenberg
Entrepreneurship

Part 4: Making the Most of Mentorship

Áslaug Magnúsdóttir, co-founder of Moda Operandi, offers tips on what it takes to learn from your mentors and be a good leader and mentor to your team.

Entrepreneurship

Part 4: Making the Most of Mentorship

Áslaug Magnúsdóttir, co-founder of Moda Operandi, offers tips on what it takes to learn from your mentors and be a good leader and mentor to your team.


News & Analysis

Colin's Column | Making the Case for a Modern Couture

PARIS, France — Strange people in the fashion world. Take Dior. The couturier who founded the house with money provided by Marcel Boussac, the cotton

News & Analysis

Colin's Column | Making the Case for a Modern Couture

PARIS, France — Strange people in the fashion world. Take Dior. The couturier who founded the house with money provided by Marcel Boussac, the cotton


Global Markets

Global Briefing | Forget the Beach, Mall Culture Rises in Brazil

SÃO PAULO, Brazil — In emerging markets like India and China, luxury shopping malls have often struggled to successfully take root. Quality and

Global Markets

Global Briefing | Forget the Beach, Mall Culture Rises in Brazil

SÃO PAULO, Brazil — In emerging markets like India and China, luxury shopping malls have often struggled to successfully take root. Quality and


News & Analysis

NYC and Mayor Bloomberg Launch Project PopUp, A Fashion Tech Start-up Competition

NEW YORK, United States — Today, the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), in collaboration with Manhattan-based concept store

News & Analysis

NYC and Mayor Bloomberg Launch Project PopUp, A Fashion Tech Start-up Competition

NEW YORK, United States — Today, the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), in collaboration with Manhattan-based concept store


Fashion Week

CEO Talk | Steven Kolb, Chief Executive Officer, Council of Fashion Designers of America

PARIS, France — The fashion world is in a tizzy. Ever since the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (CNMI) laid down the gauntlet, scheduling next

Fashion Week

CEO Talk | Steven Kolb, Chief Executive Officer, Council of Fashion Designers of America

PARIS, France — The fashion world is in a tizzy. Ever since the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (CNMI) laid down the gauntlet, scheduling next


Global Markets

How to Seize the China Opportunity, Beyond Store Openings

BEIJING, China — According to Bain & Company, a consulting firm, China is currently the world's second largest consumer of luxury goods, ahead of

Global Markets

How to Seize the China Opportunity, Beyond Store Openings

BEIJING, China — According to Bain & Company, a consulting firm, China is currently the world's second largest consumer of luxury goods, ahead of


News & Analysis

BoF Exclusive | Did Fashion Kill Isabella Blow? (Part II)

In Part 1 of this exclusive excerpt from the afterword of Isabella Blow: A Life in Fashion, Lauren Goldstein Crowe examined the widespread

News & Analysis

BoF Exclusive | Did Fashion Kill Isabella Blow? (Part II)

In Part 1 of this exclusive excerpt from the afterword of Isabella Blow: A Life in Fashion, Lauren Goldstein Crowe examined the widespread


News & Analysis

Inside Brazil's Booming Fashion Industry

SÃO PAULO , Brazil — You hear about it at dinner parties and fashion events. It's been the subject of countless magazine stories and news reports.

News & Analysis

Inside Brazil's Booming Fashion Industry

SÃO PAULO , Brazil — You hear about it at dinner parties and fashion events. It's been the subject of countless magazine stories and news reports.


News & Analysis

CEO Talk | Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, Chief Executive Officer, Polyvore

MOUNTAIN VIEW, United States — As the digital revolution continues to exert a powerful democratising force on the closed hierarchy of the traditional

News & Analysis

CEO Talk | Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, Chief Executive Officer, Polyvore

MOUNTAIN VIEW, United States — As the digital revolution continues to exert a powerful democratising force on the closed hierarchy of the traditional


News & Analysis

Legal Patterns | On Fashion Copycats

Today we introduce Legal Patterns, a new series of articles on BoF exploring fashion and the law. Just as design patterns form the foundation of good

News & Analysis

Legal Patterns | On Fashion Copycats

Today we introduce Legal Patterns, a new series of articles on BoF exploring fashion and the law. Just as design patterns form the foundation of good


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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