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Donna Karan

Former Designer, Donna Karan

Designing with a woman in mind, she became famous for her jersey draping and easy, mix-and-match separates.

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Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | Weber to Relativity, Yahoo Style Grows, ITG Hires COO

BoF compiles the most important professional moves of the week.

Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | Weber to Relativity, Yahoo Style Grows, ITG Hires COO

BoF compiles the most important professional moves of the week.


News & Analysis

Pop Quiz | Thomas Tait, Coloured Gems, LVMH

How well have you read your BoF this week? Test your knowledge of all of the latest news and analysis from around the world of fashion in our Pop Quiz, which covers Thomas Tait, coloured gems, LVMH, and more.

News & Analysis

Pop Quiz | Thomas Tait, Coloured Gems, LVMH

How well have you read your BoF this week? Test your knowledge of all of the latest news and analysis from around the world of fashion in our Pop Quiz, which covers Thomas Tait, coloured gems, LVMH, and more.


News & Analysis

Louise Wilson’s Family Issues Statement

The family of Louise Wilson has issued a statement following the death, the week before last, of the legendary fashion professor who moulded the careers of designers like Alexander McQueen and Christopher Kane.

News & Analysis

Louise Wilson’s Family Issues Statement

The family of Louise Wilson has issued a statement following the death, the week before last, of the legendary fashion professor who moulded the careers of designers like Alexander McQueen and Christopher Kane.


News & Analysis

Fashion Professor Louise Wilson Has Died

Louise Wilson, the legendary fashion professor to designers like Alexander McQueen and Christopher Kane, has died.

News & Analysis

Fashion Professor Louise Wilson Has Died

Louise Wilson, the legendary fashion professor to designers like Alexander McQueen and Christopher Kane, has died.


Technology

Burberry Designer CEO Shows Shift to Creatives in Luxury

LONDON, United Kingdom — For years, fashion and luxury-goods companies have resisted putting creative and commercial control in one pair of hands.

Technology

Burberry Designer CEO Shows Shift to Creatives in Luxury

LONDON, United Kingdom — For years, fashion and luxury-goods companies have resisted putting creative and commercial control in one pair of hands.


Fashion Week

A Tearful Donna Karan Marks 30 Years in Fashion

NEW YORK, United States — With a little tear and a victory walk down the runway, Donna Karan marked her company's 30th anniversary Monday night with

Fashion Week

A Tearful Donna Karan Marks 30 Years in Fashion

NEW YORK, United States — With a little tear and a victory walk down the runway, Donna Karan marked her company's 30th anniversary Monday night with


News & Analysis

Brand-Hungry LVMH Seeks New Niche as Vuitton Flags

PARIS, France — Neverfull - the name of Louis Vuitton's best-selling handbag - sums up well its parent LVMH: even if it snapped up all of the world's

News & Analysis

Brand-Hungry LVMH Seeks New Niche as Vuitton Flags

PARIS, France — Neverfull - the name of Louis Vuitton's best-selling handbag - sums up well its parent LVMH: even if it snapped up all of the world's


Global Markets

The Family Firms Ruling Fashion in the Gulf States

To accompany the launch of the BoF 500, Robb Young examines how an omnipotent cartel of deep-pocketed families have managed to anchor themselves in the lucrative fashion markets of the Gulf States.

Global Markets

The Family Firms Ruling Fashion in the Gulf States

To accompany the launch of the BoF 500, Robb Young examines how an omnipotent cartel of deep-pocketed families have managed to anchor themselves in the lucrative fashion markets of the Gulf States.


Luxury

Adrian Joffe, Tending the Garden of Comme des Garçons

Comme des Garçons has quietly grown a global multi-brand fashion business that now generates $220 million in revenue per year. BoF talks to Adrian Joffe — president of Comme des Garçons International and retail guru behind Dover Street Market — about tending the precious root of creativity from which the company's unconventional collections and business strategies both derive.

Luxury

Adrian Joffe, Tending the Garden of Comme des Garçons

Comme des Garçons has quietly grown a global multi-brand fashion business that now generates $220 million in revenue per year. BoF talks to Adrian Joffe — president of Comme des Garçons International and retail guru behind Dover Street Market — about tending the precious root of creativity from which the company's unconventional collections and business strategies both derive.


News & Analysis

CEO Talk | Angela Ahrendts on Burberry's Connected Culture

In a BoF Exclusive, Imran Amed sits down with Burberry chief executive Angela Ahrendts to discuss the company's connected culture as the company launches its first fragrance since taking its beauty business in house earlier this year.

News & Analysis

CEO Talk | Angela Ahrendts on Burberry's Connected Culture

In a BoF Exclusive, Imran Amed sits down with Burberry chief executive Angela Ahrendts to discuss the company's connected culture as the company launches its first fragrance since taking its beauty business in house earlier this year.


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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