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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.

Donna Karan
Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | Punch Hutton Leaves Vanity Fair, Mulberry Group Finance Director, Yeezy President

BoF compiles the most important professional moves of the week.


Fashion Week

Extreme Athleticism

For their sophomore outing at DKNY, Maxwell Osborne and Dao-Yi Chow balanced an elevated hip-hop sensibility with deconstructed drama.

Fashion Week

Extreme Athleticism

For their sophomore outing at DKNY, Maxwell Osborne and Dao-Yi Chow balanced an elevated hip-hop sensibility with deconstructed drama.


Marketing

Trey Laird, Master of the American Brand

The creative director and founder of Laird + Partners talks to BoF about crafting brand communications for a slew of major fashion clients, from Tom Ford to Gap.

Marketing

Trey Laird, Master of the American Brand

The creative director and founder of Laird + Partners talks to BoF about crafting brand communications for a slew of major fashion clients, from Tom Ford to Gap.


News & Analysis

Top 10 Newsmakers of 2015

BoF unveils the biggest stories of the year.

News & Analysis

Top 10 Newsmakers of 2015

BoF unveils the biggest stories of the year.


Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | Agnona Names Creative Director, Vince Founders Return, Frankel Joins AnOther

BoF compiles the most important professional moves of the week.


News & Analysis

Donna Karan's Fashion Wisdom, in 7 Easy Pieces

Donna Karan introduced her famous Seven Easy Pieces in 1985, as she was introducing the world to her namesake label. Here are Seven Pieces of Wisdom from a pillar of American fashion.

News & Analysis

Donna Karan's Fashion Wisdom, in 7 Easy Pieces

Donna Karan introduced her famous Seven Easy Pieces in 1985, as she was introducing the world to her namesake label. Here are Seven Pieces of Wisdom from a pillar of American fashion.


Fashion Week

The Sexes Battle on Wall Street for DKNY

The energy of New York was hot-wired into Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne's DKNY debut, but what they offered up was juicier in theory than in practice.

Fashion Week

The Sexes Battle on Wall Street for DKNY

The energy of New York was hot-wired into Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne's DKNY debut, but what they offered up was juicier in theory than in practice.


Fashion Week

Op-Ed | Education, Not Regulation, Will Teach the Fashion Industry That “Health Is Beauty”

The most effective way to keep fashion models healthy and safe is through industry-wide education and open conversation, not by policing designers, says Steven Kolb, president and chief executive officer of the CFDA.

Fashion Week

Op-Ed | Education, Not Regulation, Will Teach the Fashion Industry That “Health Is Beauty”

The most effective way to keep fashion models healthy and safe is through industry-wide education and open conversation, not by policing designers, says Steven Kolb, president and chief executive officer of the CFDA.


Sustainability

Under New Direction, Parsons Puts Sustainability First

Set to join Parsons as the new dean of fashion, Burak Cakmak speaks to BoF about his vision for one of world’s most distinguished creative incubators.

Sustainability

Under New Direction, Parsons Puts Sustainability First

Set to join Parsons as the new dean of fashion, Burak Cakmak speaks to BoF about his vision for one of world’s most distinguished creative incubators.


News & Analysis

Fashion Students Say They Need More Business Training

In BoF’s global survey of fashion education, thousands of fashion students and alumni ranked the quality of their schools’ business education as a key weakness.

News & Analysis

Fashion Students Say They Need More Business Training

In BoF’s global survey of fashion education, thousands of fashion students and alumni ranked the quality of their schools’ business education as a key weakness.


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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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