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Joseph Altuzarra

Designer, Altuzarra

The multi-cultural designer worked with Marc Jacobs and Givenchy before starting his own brand, which recently attracted investment from Kering.

Joseph Altuzarra
News & Analysis

Kei Ninomiya: The Latest Star in the Universe of Comme des Garçons

In a rare interview on the eve of his Autumn 2019 show, the designer speaks to BoF about his sharp, romantic and complex work, and his place in the Comme des Garçons family.

News & Analysis

Kei Ninomiya: The Latest Star in the Universe of Comme des Garçons

In a rare interview on the eve of his Autumn 2019 show, the designer speaks to BoF about his sharp, romantic and complex work, and his place in the Comme des Garçons family.


Workplace & Talent

How I Became… Director of Marketing and Communications at Altuzarra

From Sydney to New York, Jodie Chan moved across the globe and attended three universities in pursuit of her dream job. Here, she shares her career advice.

Workplace & Talent

How I Became… Director of Marketing and Communications at Altuzarra

From Sydney to New York, Jodie Chan moved across the globe and attended three universities in pursuit of her dream job. Here, she shares her career advice.


Fashion Week

Altuzarra's Steamy Summer Love

The collection was less a reflection of the designer's chic urban signature and more louche summer languor, but that felt just as true.

Fashion Week

Altuzarra's Steamy Summer Love

The collection was less a reflection of the designer's chic urban signature and more louche summer languor, but that felt just as true.


Financial Markets

What’s Ailing America’s Fashion Darlings?

Once popular American labels are struggling to adapt to a perfect storm of shifting consumer tastes, failing department stores and the rise of direct-to-consumer.

Financial Markets

What’s Ailing America’s Fashion Darlings?

Once popular American labels are struggling to adapt to a perfect storm of shifting consumer tastes, failing department stores and the rise of direct-to-consumer.


News & Analysis

How to Sell a Designer Name

Designers from Calvin Klein to Jil Sander have sold their names along with their companies. What is the smartest way to structure such deals?

News & Analysis

How to Sell a Designer Name

Designers from Calvin Klein to Jil Sander have sold their names along with their companies. What is the smartest way to structure such deals?


Fashion Week

Altuzarra's Memories of Paris

Joseph Altuzarra's fantasy of the cliché bourgeois woman dogged his collection, and if the designer decides to stay in Paris, he may need an exorcist.

Fashion Week

Altuzarra's Memories of Paris

Joseph Altuzarra's fantasy of the cliché bourgeois woman dogged his collection, and if the designer decides to stay in Paris, he may need an exorcist.


Fashion Week

New York Fashion Week's Got the Blues

There are few designers showing here who have a sense of what they stand for or why they need the platform of fashion week. It doesn't have to be that way.

Fashion Week

New York Fashion Week's Got the Blues

There are few designers showing here who have a sense of what they stand for or why they need the platform of fashion week. It doesn't have to be that way.


Workplace & Talent

Gaia Repossi's Five Tips to Building a Jewellery Business

The Italian designer took on the weighty task of leading her family's jewellery house at the age of 21, bringing modernity — and an investment from LVMH — to the business. How did she do it?

Workplace & Talent

Gaia Repossi's Five Tips to Building a Jewellery Business

The Italian designer took on the weighty task of leading her family's jewellery house at the age of 21, bringing modernity — and an investment from LVMH — to the business. How did she do it?


Financial Markets

How to Sell a Fashion Brand

Founders aiming to sell a stake in their company must be able to answer a series of critical questions.

Financial Markets

How to Sell a Fashion Brand

Founders aiming to sell a stake in their company must be able to answer a series of critical questions.


Fashion Week

Altuzarra Plays to His Strengths

The designer felt no compulsion to adjust anything to account for a demanding new audience in Paris, conjuring up a strong, sensual, all-conquering female alter ego that was a testament to his focus.

Fashion Week

Altuzarra Plays to His Strengths

The designer felt no compulsion to adjust anything to account for a demanding new audience in Paris, conjuring up a strong, sensual, all-conquering female alter ego that was a testament to his focus.


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