Frances Corner
Warden, Goldsmiths, University of London
The professor and author of influential tome "Why Fashion Matters" is a force for change in the fashion education sector.


John Galliano, Mario Testino, Amber Valletta and Joan Smalls to Speak at VOICES
The Business of Fashion is pleased to reveal the latest wave of speakers at VOICES, BoF’s new annual gathering for big thinkers.

John Galliano, Mario Testino, Amber Valletta and Joan Smalls to Speak at VOICES
The Business of Fashion is pleased to reveal the latest wave of speakers at VOICES, BoF’s new annual gathering for big thinkers.

BoF Reveals Early Line-Up for VOICES
BoF’s flagship event in December will host an exciting and imaginative group of headliners to inspire the global fashion industry.

BoF Reveals Early Line-Up for VOICES
BoF’s flagship event in December will host an exciting and imaginative group of headliners to inspire the global fashion industry.

Top Fashion Schools in the UK: Bracing for Brexit
British institutions have topped BoF’s global fashion school rankings for the second year, but are bracing themselves for the potential impact of Brexit on funding, fees and student numbers.

Top Fashion Schools in the UK: Bracing for Brexit
British institutions have topped BoF’s global fashion school rankings for the second year, but are bracing themselves for the potential impact of Brexit on funding, fees and student numbers.

A ‘Brexit’ Would Be Bad for Fashion
Britain’s exit from the European Union would do real damage to the global fashion industry.

A ‘Brexit’ Would Be Bad for Fashion
Britain’s exit from the European Union would do real damage to the global fashion industry.

Would You Buy Clothes Made in Prison?
Companies, social enterprises and fashion schools are working with prisons to make clothing. But is it possible — and ethical — to build a fashion business behind bars?

Would You Buy Clothes Made in Prison?
Companies, social enterprises and fashion schools are working with prisons to make clothing. But is it possible — and ethical — to build a fashion business behind bars?

Op-Ed | Schools Must Respond to the Needs of the Industry
Fashion schools need to reinforce the links between design education and the skillset the industry requires, argues Professor Frances Corner, head of London College of Fashion.

Op-Ed | Schools Must Respond to the Needs of the Industry
Fashion schools need to reinforce the links between design education and the skillset the industry requires, argues Professor Frances Corner, head of London College of Fashion.

Week in Review | Carol & Humberto, Veruschka, Lincoln Center, Fashion Education, Raf Simons x Kvadrat, Prism
BoF editor-in-chief Imran Amed recaps the week in the business of fashion.

Week in Review | Carol & Humberto, Veruschka, Lincoln Center, Fashion Education, Raf Simons x Kvadrat, Prism
BoF editor-in-chief Imran Amed recaps the week in the business of fashion.

Op-Ed | Are We Producing Too Many Fashion Designers?
Though fashion schools produce thousands of design graduates each year, many of whom fail to launch their own labels or find jobs as designers at fashion houses, the fashion business and adjacent industries need graduates with fashion design degrees like never before, argues Professor Frances Corner, head of London College of Fashion.

Op-Ed | Are We Producing Too Many Fashion Designers?
Though fashion schools produce thousands of design graduates each year, many of whom fail to launch their own labels or find jobs as designers at fashion houses, the fashion business and adjacent industries need graduates with fashion design degrees like never before, argues Professor Frances Corner, head of London College of Fashion.
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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.




