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Franca Sozzani

1950 - 2016

The frank and outspoken editor led Vogue Italia for 28 years and engaged readers on controversial topics like race and weight.

Franca Sozzani
News & Analysis

Growing Marco de Vincenzo

With LVMH backing, the under-the-radar Italian designer is gearing up for growth.

News & Analysis

Growing Marco de Vincenzo

With LVMH backing, the under-the-radar Italian designer is gearing up for growth.


News & Analysis

The Most Scandalous School in Fashion?

Despite its connections to the Italian fashion industry and Kardashian empire-builder Kris Jenner, the Trump Tower-based Legacy Business School has made headlines for all the wrong reasons.

News & Analysis

The Most Scandalous School in Fashion?

Despite its connections to the Italian fashion industry and Kardashian empire-builder Kris Jenner, the Trump Tower-based Legacy Business School has made headlines for all the wrong reasons.


Luxury

Italian Industry Debates Luxury Equation in Crisis

At a summit hosted by the Camera Nazionale della Moda, in partnership with BoF, the Italian fashion industry grappled with generational, systemic and consumer shifts.

Luxury

Italian Industry Debates Luxury Equation in Crisis

At a summit hosted by the Camera Nazionale della Moda, in partnership with BoF, the Italian fashion industry grappled with generational, systemic and consumer shifts.


China

Success and Struggle for China's Creative Class

China’s fashion designers are making serious inroads abroad but why aren’t more of its photographers, stylists and other fashion creatives making a bigger global impact?

China

Success and Struggle for China's Creative Class

China’s fashion designers are making serious inroads abroad but why aren’t more of its photographers, stylists and other fashion creatives making a bigger global impact?


Luxury

Viva Milano! Viva Fashion! Viva Italy!

In Milan, a remarkable show of unity from Italy's fashion industry signals an important step forwards, but as Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi pointed out, the local industry must be open to change and innovation.

Luxury

Viva Milano! Viva Fashion! Viva Italy!

In Milan, a remarkable show of unity from Italy's fashion industry signals an important step forwards, but as Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi pointed out, the local industry must be open to change and innovation.


Global Markets

Momentum in Dubai, Middle East’s Fashion Mecca

With a new fashion council, a revamped fashion week and a growing reputation as a launch pad for big brand events, Dubai is evolving into a fully-fledged fashion capital for the Middle East and North African market.

Global Markets

Momentum in Dubai, Middle East’s Fashion Mecca

With a new fashion council, a revamped fashion week and a growing reputation as a launch pad for big brand events, Dubai is evolving into a fully-fledged fashion capital for the Middle East and North African market.


News & Analysis

Tim Walker’s Fantasy World

Tim Walker tells BoF about working for Avedon, rejecting social media and why there is a “need for dreams and truth in fashion” like never before.

News & Analysis

Tim Walker’s Fantasy World

Tim Walker tells BoF about working for Avedon, rejecting social media and why there is a “need for dreams and truth in fashion” like never before.


News & Analysis

Franca Sozzani: 'I Respect When People Put Their Life in Front of Their Work'

The Vogue Italia editor on Dubai's fashion potential and what the future holds for the next generation of designers.

News & Analysis

Franca Sozzani: 'I Respect When People Put Their Life in Front of Their Work'

The Vogue Italia editor on Dubai's fashion potential and what the future holds for the next generation of designers.


Global Markets

Can Dubai Really Become a Global Fashion Capital?

With a top-performing fashion retail sector, a dynamic mix of global cultures and government support, Dubai is attempting to assert itself as a genuine fashion capital.

Global Markets

Can Dubai Really Become a Global Fashion Capital?

With a top-performing fashion retail sector, a dynamic mix of global cultures and government support, Dubai is attempting to assert itself as a genuine fashion capital.


Global Markets

The Digital Asia Effect

The worlds of fashion and entertainment are getting even more tangled as a new gang of digitally-enabled front row fixtures from Korea, Japan and China redefine cool and how it is sold to a global audience.

Global Markets

The Digital Asia Effect

The worlds of fashion and entertainment are getting even more tangled as a new gang of digitally-enabled front row fixtures from Korea, Japan and China redefine cool and how it is sold to a global audience.


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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