Isamaya Ffrench
Makeup Artist
From humble beginnings as a face painter, the young makeup artist now has done editorials for W Magazine, British Vogue and Love Magazine.


Who Should Be Gucci’s New CEO?
Following this week’s announcement that longtime Gucci chief Marco Bizzarri will exit the company in September, Imran Amed shares his top picks for one of the top jobs in the global luxury industry.

Who Should Be Gucci’s New CEO?
Following this week’s announcement that longtime Gucci chief Marco Bizzarri will exit the company in September, Imran Amed shares his top picks for one of the top jobs in the global luxury industry.

What’s Selling in Beauty Right Now
Early in the pandemic, consumers stocked up on fancy face masks, relaxation lotions and luxury vibrators. What are they buying now?

What’s Selling in Beauty Right Now
Early in the pandemic, consumers stocked up on fancy face masks, relaxation lotions and luxury vibrators. What are they buying now?

How I Became... Burberry's Global Beauty Director
From competitive athlete to dance performer, face painter to professional makeup artist, Isamaya Ffrench has worked for the likes of Tom Ford Beauty, YSL Beauty, Vogue and Love magazines, as well as launching Dazed Beauty.

How I Became... Burberry's Global Beauty Director
From competitive athlete to dance performer, face painter to professional makeup artist, Isamaya Ffrench has worked for the likes of Tom Ford Beauty, YSL Beauty, Vogue and Love magazines, as well as launching Dazed Beauty.

When Will Fashion Recover?
For the moment nobody knows when or how the Covid-19 crisis will end, but five key variables will drive the contours of the fashion industry’s recovery.

When Will Fashion Recover?
For the moment nobody knows when or how the Covid-19 crisis will end, but five key variables will drive the contours of the fashion industry’s recovery.

How Successful Beauty Founders Are Managing the Crisis
BoF spoke to five experienced entrepreneurs about how they steered their businesses through times of adversity — and how they are managing now in the face of Covid-19.

How Successful Beauty Founders Are Managing the Crisis
BoF spoke to five experienced entrepreneurs about how they steered their businesses through times of adversity — and how they are managing now in the face of Covid-19.

Power Moves | Ferragamo Names Executive Deputy Chairman, Louis Vuitton Appoints Director of Women’s Fashion Leather Goods
This week, Michele Norsa returns to Ferragamo as executive deputy board chairman after exiting in 2016, while Louis Vuitton hires former Mulberry designer Johnny Coca to lead its women’s leather goods division.

Power Moves | Ferragamo Names Executive Deputy Chairman, Louis Vuitton Appoints Director of Women’s Fashion Leather Goods
This week, Michele Norsa returns to Ferragamo as executive deputy board chairman after exiting in 2016, while Louis Vuitton hires former Mulberry designer Johnny Coca to lead its women’s leather goods division.

The BoF Podcast: Makeup Artist Isamaya Ffrench on How to Define Beauty
The makeup artist behind Rihanna's thin-eyebrowed British Vogue cover speaks to Tim Blanks about the curation of identity through makeup, and the rapidly changing face of beauty.

The BoF Podcast: Makeup Artist Isamaya Ffrench on How to Define Beauty
The makeup artist behind Rihanna's thin-eyebrowed British Vogue cover speaks to Tim Blanks about the curation of identity through makeup, and the rapidly changing face of beauty.

Dazed Makes a Play for Beauty
The youth media brand is launching Dazed Beauty in a bid to tap a fast-growing beauty market powered by millennial consumers, selfie culture, YouTube influencers and new direct-to-consumer brands.

Dazed Makes a Play for Beauty
The youth media brand is launching Dazed Beauty in a bid to tap a fast-growing beauty market powered by millennial consumers, selfie culture, YouTube influencers and new direct-to-consumer brands.

London's Next-Gen Brands Have Arrived
A flock of young labels is feeding the city's hunger for innovative, boundary-pushing talent.

London's Next-Gen Brands Have Arrived
A flock of young labels is feeding the city's hunger for innovative, boundary-pushing talent.

Meet Fashion's First Computer-Generated Influencer
@lilmiquela wears Chanel, Prada and Supreme, works with fashion magazines and advocates for social change. Does it matter that she is a virtual avatar?

Meet Fashion's First Computer-Generated Influencer
@lilmiquela wears Chanel, Prada and Supreme, works with fashion magazines and advocates for social change. Does it matter that she is a virtual avatar?
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.




