Guo Pei
Designer, Guo Pei
A guest member of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture, the Chinese couturier gained worldwide fame after Rihanna wore a yellow gown of her design to the Met Ball.


Op-Ed | Why Fashion Needs Cultural Appropriation
Appropriation can be a force for good, creating a cultural exchange and enriching the available vocabulary for creatives of all types.

Op-Ed | Why Fashion Needs Cultural Appropriation
Appropriation can be a force for good, creating a cultural exchange and enriching the available vocabulary for creatives of all types.

#BoF500 - The New Class: Designers
Top designers are the lifeblood of fashion, uniting creative vision with commercial savvy. Meet the 27 creative directors who are new to the #BoF500 this year.

#BoF500 - The New Class: Designers
Top designers are the lifeblood of fashion, uniting creative vision with commercial savvy. Meet the 27 creative directors who are new to the #BoF500 this year.

The #BoF500 2016 Revealed
Today we unveil the fourth annual #BoF500, the definitive list of people shaping the global fashion industry in 2016.

The #BoF500 2016 Revealed
Today we unveil the fourth annual #BoF500, the definitive list of people shaping the global fashion industry in 2016.

The China Edit | Golden Week, Shopping with Daigou, Cosmetics Tax Cut
This Golden Week, spending by Chinese tourists could hit $72 billion, and China has cut consumption tax on cosmetics to stir growth.

The China Edit | Golden Week, Shopping with Daigou, Cosmetics Tax Cut
This Golden Week, spending by Chinese tourists could hit $72 billion, and China has cut consumption tax on cosmetics to stir growth.

The China Edit | Record-Breaking Tourists, Taking On Counterfeiters
This week, Chinese consumers are flocking to in Japan, while brands including Alexander Wang clamp down on counterfeiters.

The China Edit | Record-Breaking Tourists, Taking On Counterfeiters
This week, Chinese consumers are flocking to in Japan, while brands including Alexander Wang clamp down on counterfeiters.

Homegrown Asian Labels Challenge Western Imports
Fashion brands from South Korea, China and Japan are becoming serious rivals of their Western peers as Asian consumers become increasingly confident in their own style and take pride in buying home-grown labels.

Homegrown Asian Labels Challenge Western Imports
Fashion brands from South Korea, China and Japan are becoming serious rivals of their Western peers as Asian consumers become increasingly confident in their own style and take pride in buying home-grown labels.

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?

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?

The China Edit | Empire's New Clothes, Exports Plummet, Pity the Personal Shopper
The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.

The China Edit | Empire's New Clothes, Exports Plummet, Pity the Personal Shopper
The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.

A Wave of Chinese Talent on European Runways
China has nurtured a crop of young designers who have begun to establish themselves in the major fashion capitals of Europe.

A Wave of Chinese Talent on European Runways
China has nurtured a crop of young designers who have begun to establish themselves in the major fashion capitals of Europe.

How Haute Couture Went International
This season, fewer than half the couturiers showing in Paris are French. BoF investigates how haute couture has gone global and the opportunities for fledgling brands.

How Haute Couture Went International
This season, fewer than half the couturiers showing in Paris are French. BoF investigates how haute couture has gone global and the opportunities for fledgling brands.
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.




