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Founder & Designer, Marc Jacobs

The decorated American designer was the first to introduce '90s grunge to the catwalk and grew his namesake brand into a global fashion force.

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News & Analysis

Demna Gvasalia Reveals Vetements' Plan to Disrupt the Fashion System

Demna Gvasalia, head of the Vetements collective and newly appointed artistic director of Balenciaga, talks to Imran Amed about a new operating model designed to fix the ‘broken’ fashion system.

News & Analysis

Demna Gvasalia Reveals Vetements' Plan to Disrupt the Fashion System

Demna Gvasalia, head of the Vetements collective and newly appointed artistic director of Balenciaga, talks to Imran Amed about a new operating model designed to fix the ‘broken’ fashion system.


Retail

Can China End the Illicit ‘Daigou’ Trade?

Lowering import tariffs and tightening customs controls are among the Chinese government’s strategies for curbing "selling agents” who trade in luxury goods at lower prices. Will it work?

Retail

Can China End the Illicit ‘Daigou’ Trade?

Lowering import tariffs and tightening customs controls are among the Chinese government’s strategies for curbing "selling agents” who trade in luxury goods at lower prices. Will it work?


Retail

Andrew Rosen Talks Trouble in the Contemporary Market

Contemporary brands are feeling the squeeze. Theory chief executive Andrew Rosen — the man who pioneered the category — reflects on the state of the market and what's next.

Retail

Andrew Rosen Talks Trouble in the Contemporary Market

Contemporary brands are feeling the squeeze. Theory chief executive Andrew Rosen — the man who pioneered the category — reflects on the state of the market and what's next.


Fashion Week

Public School

Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne staged a runway show on a city sidewalk. But did the clothes live up to the gesture?

Fashion Week

Public School

Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne staged a runway show on a city sidewalk. But did the clothes live up to the gesture?


News & Analysis

How Final Fantasy Characters Infiltrated Fashion

As video games have infiltrated pop culture and become more mainstream, so too has Final Fantasy, inspiring an animated TV series, two feature films, three radio dramas, and many novels and manga comic books.

News & Analysis

How Final Fantasy Characters Infiltrated Fashion

As video games have infiltrated pop culture and become more mainstream, so too has Final Fantasy, inspiring an animated TV series, two feature films, three radio dramas, and many novels and manga comic books.


Retail

Oil Collapse Hits Fashion Markets

In emerging markets that rely on oil to keep their economies buoyant, the drastic drop in price is making fashion leaders nervous.

Retail

Oil Collapse Hits Fashion Markets

In emerging markets that rely on oil to keep their economies buoyant, the drastic drop in price is making fashion leaders nervous.


Marketing

BoF Exclusive | Marc Jacobs Speaks on ‘My America’ Campaign

The designer talks casting, Instagram and working with chief executive Sebastian Suhl to take the company to the next level.

Marketing

BoF Exclusive | Marc Jacobs Speaks on ‘My America’ Campaign

The designer talks casting, Instagram and working with chief executive Sebastian Suhl to take the company to the next level.


Marketing

Top 10 Campaigns of the Season

This season, a CGI gaming goddess takes on the three original Supers and the East African savanna vies with the Berlin skyline for best backdrop. BoF brings you the Top 10 campaigns of the season.

Marketing

Top 10 Campaigns of the Season

This season, a CGI gaming goddess takes on the three original Supers and the East African savanna vies with the Berlin skyline for best backdrop. BoF brings you the Top 10 campaigns of the season.


Financial Markets

Resetting China’s Luxury Compass

In spite of the country’s slowing economy, stock market turmoil and a climate of uncertainty, China’s luxury market still presents lucrative opportunities if you know which direction to look.

Financial Markets

Resetting China’s Luxury Compass

In spite of the country’s slowing economy, stock market turmoil and a climate of uncertainty, China’s luxury market still presents lucrative opportunities if you know which direction to look.


Luxury

Op-Ed | To Keep Consumers Coming Back, Brands Must Build Desire Around Icons

Luxury brands can be accessible and exclusive, but if they don’t drive desire for signature products, customers will be satiated by entry-level accessories, argues Sonja Prokopec.

Luxury

Op-Ed | To Keep Consumers Coming Back, Brands Must Build Desire Around Icons

Luxury brands can be accessible and exclusive, but if they don’t drive desire for signature products, customers will be satiated by entry-level accessories, argues Sonja Prokopec.


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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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