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Liya Kebede

Model & Businesswoman

After her breakout season as Tom Ford’s exclusive for Gucci in 2000, she has covered many magazines and is an ambassador for the World Health Organisation.

Liya Kebede
Fashion Week

The Great Outdoors, Bottega Veneta-Style

For Spring, Tomas Maier got physical with an old sail, blending supreme sophistication and sensuousness.

Fashion Week

The Great Outdoors, Bottega Veneta-Style

For Spring, Tomas Maier got physical with an old sail, blending supreme sophistication and sensuousness.


Global Markets

Op-Ed | Approach Africa with a New Mindset

For Africa to attract the investment it needs, the fashion world needs to let go of some myths and misconceptions about the continent, says Liya Kebede.

Global Markets

Op-Ed | Approach Africa with a New Mindset

For Africa to attract the investment it needs, the fashion world needs to let go of some myths and misconceptions about the continent, says Liya Kebede.


Global Markets

Putting Africa on the Fashion Map

As both a source of production and a consumer market, Africa is poorly integrated into the global fashion system, leading to lost business opportunity.

Global Markets

Putting Africa on the Fashion Map

As both a source of production and a consumer market, Africa is poorly integrated into the global fashion system, leading to lost business opportunity.


Marketing

Feeding the Feed

In recent years, the stream of social events staged by fashion brands has spilled well beyond fashion weeks, primarily to keep pace with online fans who expect new content each time they refresh their feeds.

Marketing

Feeding the Feed

In recent years, the stream of social events staged by fashion brands has spilled well beyond fashion weeks, primarily to keep pace with online fans who expect new content each time they refresh their feeds.


News & Analysis

Top 10 Campaigns of the Season

From amongst the multitude of Autumn/Winter advertising campaigns currently hitting fashion glossies, Internet forums and social media platforms around the world, from Facebook to Tumblr to Pinterest, The Business of Fashion picks the Top 10 Campaigns of the Season. Which fashion campaigns struck a chord with you this season?

News & Analysis

Top 10 Campaigns of the Season

From amongst the multitude of Autumn/Winter advertising campaigns currently hitting fashion glossies, Internet forums and social media platforms around the world, from Facebook to Tumblr to Pinterest, The Business of Fashion picks the Top 10 Campaigns of the Season. Which fashion campaigns struck a chord with you this season?


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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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