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Gareth Pugh

Designer, Gareth Pugh

The experimental designer began making costumes at 14 and has partnered with Michèle Lamy to enhance his commercial viability.

Gareth Pugh
News & Analysis

Behind W’s Rihanna Remix

W magazine has enlisted i-D founder Terry Jones to art direct its ‘collectible’ September 2016 issue, featuring Rihanna recast as a Cartier-bedecked queen.

News & Analysis

Behind W’s Rihanna Remix

W magazine has enlisted i-D founder Terry Jones to art direct its ‘collectible’ September 2016 issue, featuring Rihanna recast as a Cartier-bedecked queen.


Workplace & Talent

Why You Shouldn’t Launch a Label Straight Out of School

Fashion designers, investors, headhunters, editors and analysts make the case for getting work experience at an established brand before launching your own.

Workplace & Talent

Why You Shouldn’t Launch a Label Straight Out of School

Fashion designers, investors, headhunters, editors and analysts make the case for getting work experience at an established brand before launching your own.


Fashion Week

A Counterpoint on London Fashion Week

In this buzzy hotbed of design talent, too many of the top shows felt like costume plays or exercises in appropriation, argues Angelo Flaccavento.

Fashion Week

A Counterpoint on London Fashion Week

In this buzzy hotbed of design talent, too many of the top shows felt like costume plays or exercises in appropriation, argues Angelo Flaccavento.


Fashion Week

Pugh's Female Power Play

The collection was ultimately a hard sell for modern power dressing, as the designer knowingly took his theme down the rocky road of caricature.

Fashion Week

Pugh's Female Power Play

The collection was ultimately a hard sell for modern power dressing, as the designer knowingly took his theme down the rocky road of caricature.


News & Analysis

The Year in Pictures 2015

From major appointments to travelling shows, these were the standout moments and events that took place in fashion in 2015.

News & Analysis

The Year in Pictures 2015

From major appointments to travelling shows, these were the standout moments and events that took place in fashion in 2015.


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.


Fashion Week

The Business of Fashion Celebrates the #BoF500 2015

On Monday night, fashion’s top players from around the world descended on the London Edition Hotel to celebrate the unveiling of this year's BoF 500 and an accompanying special print edition examining the theme of 'Reinvention.'

Fashion Week

The Business of Fashion Celebrates the #BoF500 2015

On Monday night, fashion’s top players from around the world descended on the London Edition Hotel to celebrate the unveiling of this year's BoF 500 and an accompanying special print edition examining the theme of 'Reinvention.'


Fashion Week

Gareth Pugh's Night Creatures

The designer took a walk on the wild side with an ode to Soho nightlife and the wild creatures that once prowled the scene.

Fashion Week

Gareth Pugh's Night Creatures

The designer took a walk on the wild side with an ode to Soho nightlife and the wild creatures that once prowled the scene.


Financial Markets

How Pigalle Plans to Shed the ‘Streetwear’ Label and Preserve Its Uniqueness

As he prepares to show his Spring/Summer 2016 collection, Pigalle designer Stephane Ashpool discusses his recent ANDAM nomination and the future of the business.

Financial Markets

How Pigalle Plans to Shed the ‘Streetwear’ Label and Preserve Its Uniqueness

As he prepares to show his Spring/Summer 2016 collection, Pigalle designer Stephane Ashpool discusses his recent ANDAM nomination and the future of the business.


News & Analysis

All Change at Gucci

BoF editor-in-chief Imran Amed recaps the week in the business of fashion.

News & Analysis

All Change at Gucci

BoF editor-in-chief Imran Amed recaps the week in the business of fashion.


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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