José Neves
Founder, Farfetch
The fashion entrepreneur founded one of fashion's only 'unicorns,' a curated online marketplace featuring product from independent boutiques across the world.


Farfetch Files for IPO, Testing Investors' Appetite for Luxury
Farfetch's soaring sales could make for one of the fashion world's biggest public listings in years, though the London-based marketplace has yet to show it can sell luxury apparel online and turn a profit.

Farfetch Files for IPO, Testing Investors' Appetite for Luxury
Farfetch's soaring sales could make for one of the fashion world's biggest public listings in years, though the London-based marketplace has yet to show it can sell luxury apparel online and turn a profit.

Drive Episode 1: José Neves on Building Farfetch
In episode 1 of BoF's new podcast series, delivered by DHL, the Farfetch founder shares his inspiring entrepreneurial journey — through the ups and downs of building a team, raising funding and staying afloat — of creating a truly disruptive fashion business set to IPO this year.

Drive Episode 1: José Neves on Building Farfetch
In episode 1 of BoF's new podcast series, delivered by DHL, the Farfetch founder shares his inspiring entrepreneurial journey — through the ups and downs of building a team, raising funding and staying afloat — of creating a truly disruptive fashion business set to IPO this year.

Welcome to Drive: BoF’s New Podcast Series on Global Entrepreneurship
In our new podcast series we hear from fashion’s most dynamic entrepreneurs — including José Neves, the founders of Warby Parker and Diane Von Furstenberg — to discover the special kind of resilience it really takes to build a global fashion business.

Welcome to Drive: BoF’s New Podcast Series on Global Entrepreneurship
In our new podcast series we hear from fashion’s most dynamic entrepreneurs — including José Neves, the founders of Warby Parker and Diane Von Furstenberg — to discover the special kind of resilience it really takes to build a global fashion business.

Farfetch Acquires Chinese Digital Marketing Agency
The fashion e-commerce platform has acquired CuriosityChina in a bid to boost its presence in the world's second-largest luxury market.

Farfetch Acquires Chinese Digital Marketing Agency
The fashion e-commerce platform has acquired CuriosityChina in a bid to boost its presence in the world's second-largest luxury market.

Cracking Luxury's Customisation Challenge
Luxury brands have been slow to seize the opportunity in mass customisation. Could a platform player help solve the problem?

Cracking Luxury's Customisation Challenge
Luxury brands have been slow to seize the opportunity in mass customisation. Could a platform player help solve the problem?

Vogue Paris Launches 'Vogue Experience'
The French edition of Vogue is set to launch a one-day consumer-focused event to be held in April.

Vogue Paris Launches 'Vogue Experience'
The French edition of Vogue is set to launch a one-day consumer-focused event to be held in April.

Chanel Strikes Farfetch Deal to Augment Boutiques
The French luxury house has inked a strategic partnership with the fashion platform, but still has no plans to sell its ready-to-wear and handbags online.

Chanel Strikes Farfetch Deal to Augment Boutiques
The French luxury house has inked a strategic partnership with the fashion platform, but still has no plans to sell its ready-to-wear and handbags online.

The Drumroll to Farfetch’s $5 Billion IPO
Over the last year, the fashion ‘unicorn’ has made a series of major announcements designed, in part, to prime the market for a blockbuster IPO set for September 2018.

The Drumroll to Farfetch’s $5 Billion IPO
Over the last year, the fashion ‘unicorn’ has made a series of major announcements designed, in part, to prime the market for a blockbuster IPO set for September 2018.

Bits & Bytes | Intel Launches Smart Glasses, AI Retail Spending to Reach $7 Billion
This week, Intel makes its first foray into wearables, while retailers are set to spend over $7.3 billion on AI by 2022.

Bits & Bytes | Intel Launches Smart Glasses, AI Retail Spending to Reach $7 Billion
This week, Intel makes its first foray into wearables, while retailers are set to spend over $7.3 billion on AI by 2022.

The Cautionary Tale of H&M and Digital Disruption
The Swedish fast-fashion giant’s poor financial results reflect a range of woes — not least its failure to adapt to a digital world.

The Cautionary Tale of H&M and Digital Disruption
The Swedish fast-fashion giant’s poor financial results reflect a range of woes — not least its failure to adapt to a digital world.
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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.




