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Jun Takahashi

Designer, Undercover

The Japanese designer and rulebreaker has brought his conceptual eye to collaborations with brands like Nike and Uniqlo.

Jun Takahashi
Retail

Levi’s Unveils 50 Collaborations to Boost Comeback

The denim brand enlisted influencers from G-Dragon to Karlie Kloss to personalise trucker jackets as part of its efforts to grow beyond jeans — and tap today’s digitally driven youth culture.

Retail

Levi’s Unveils 50 Collaborations to Boost Comeback

The denim brand enlisted influencers from G-Dragon to Karlie Kloss to personalise trucker jackets as part of its efforts to grow beyond jeans — and tap today’s digitally driven youth culture.


Fashion Week

In Paris, Fighting for Fashion in an Era of Stuff

Amidst a ‘supermarket of style’, only a handful of designers delivered fashion embedded with real emotion, reports Angelo Flaccavento.

Fashion Week

In Paris, Fighting for Fashion in an Era of Stuff

Amidst a ‘supermarket of style’, only a handful of designers delivered fashion embedded with real emotion, reports Angelo Flaccavento.


Fashion Week

Undercover's Magic Trick

Cindy Sherman's work was a factor in Jun Takahashi presentation, where a mindblowing technical feat compelled a suspension of judgement.

Fashion Week

Undercover's Magic Trick

Cindy Sherman's work was a factor in Jun Takahashi presentation, where a mindblowing technical feat compelled a suspension of judgement.


Fashion Week

Top 10 Shows of Autumn/Winter 2017

At the end of a highly politicised fashion month, which included casting controversies, pussy power and a space ship, BoF brings you the Top 10 shows of Autumn/Winter 2017.

Fashion Week

Top 10 Shows of Autumn/Winter 2017

At the end of a highly politicised fashion month, which included casting controversies, pussy power and a space ship, BoF brings you the Top 10 shows of Autumn/Winter 2017.


Fashion Week

A Futurist Utopia at Undercover

Jun Takahashi is a cultural archeologist almost without equal. His latest Undercover collection was sublime.

Fashion Week

A Futurist Utopia at Undercover

Jun Takahashi is a cultural archeologist almost without equal. His latest Undercover collection was sublime.


Fashion Week

Top 10 Shows of Spring/Summer 2017

At the end of a headline-grabbing fashion month, BoF brings you the Top 10 shows of Spring/Summer 2017.

Fashion Week

Top 10 Shows of Spring/Summer 2017

At the end of a headline-grabbing fashion month, BoF brings you the Top 10 shows of Spring/Summer 2017.


Fashion Week

Undercover's Cool Jazz

Takahashi has always been a fiercely ingenious designer, here it was subtle and seductive; ludicrously, defiantly cool.

Fashion Week

Undercover's Cool Jazz

Takahashi has always been a fiercely ingenious designer, here it was subtle and seductive; ludicrously, defiantly cool.


Fashion Week

A Perfect Day, Undercover

The clothes followed their own peculiar path, variations on a theme of soft, fuzzy cocooning, reflecting Jun Takahashi’s own idea of a perfect day.

Fashion Week

A Perfect Day, Undercover

The clothes followed their own peculiar path, variations on a theme of soft, fuzzy cocooning, reflecting Jun Takahashi’s own idea of a perfect day.


News & Analysis

The Best of BoF 2015 | People

To round off the year, we revisit the articles that sparked the most debate, yielded the biggest insights, and got the fashion industry talking in 2015. Today, we highlight some of the top stories from our People channel.

News & Analysis

The Best of BoF 2015 | People

To round off the year, we revisit the articles that sparked the most debate, yielded the biggest insights, and got the fashion industry talking in 2015. Today, we highlight some of the top stories from our People channel.


Sustainability

Katharine Hamnett and Kanye West’s Unlikely Friendship

Over lunch, the ‘80s maverick designer and pioneer of sustainable fashion tells Tim Blanks about allowing Kanye West to ‘sample’ her archive — the latest radical step in one of fashion's most unconventional careers.

Sustainability

Katharine Hamnett and Kanye West’s Unlikely Friendship

Over lunch, the ‘80s maverick designer and pioneer of sustainable fashion tells Tim Blanks about allowing Kanye West to ‘sample’ her archive — the latest radical step in one of fashion's most unconventional careers.


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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.

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