Marc Jacobs
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.


What's Next for Alexander Wang’s Democratic Empire?
Over the last ten years, Alexander Wang has built a fashion empire with a brand architecture that defies the conventions of traditional luxury strategy. What's his plan for the next decade of his own label?

What's Next for Alexander Wang’s Democratic Empire?
Over the last ten years, Alexander Wang has built a fashion empire with a brand architecture that defies the conventions of traditional luxury strategy. What's his plan for the next decade of his own label?

Sonia Rykiel: Taking the Left Bank Global
Armed with investment and the creative charge of designer Julie de Libran, Sonia Rykiel’s chief executive plans to transform the high-potential Parisian house into a global powerhouse.

Sonia Rykiel: Taking the Left Bank Global
Armed with investment and the creative charge of designer Julie de Libran, Sonia Rykiel’s chief executive plans to transform the high-potential Parisian house into a global powerhouse.

How Beauty Brands Tap Backstage and Beyond
Hair and makeup companies are turning fashion week partnerships into powerful brand marketing tools.

How Beauty Brands Tap Backstage and Beyond
Hair and makeup companies are turning fashion week partnerships into powerful brand marketing tools.

LA Confidence: A Fashion Force Beyond Film
With a thriving art scene, retail momentum and a GDP of more than $825 billion, Los Angeles is a growing fashion force with impact beyond its Hollywood star power.

LA Confidence: A Fashion Force Beyond Film
With a thriving art scene, retail momentum and a GDP of more than $825 billion, Los Angeles is a growing fashion force with impact beyond its Hollywood star power.

Marc Jacobs: That's Entertainment!
Marc Jacobs' witty, provocative, extravagant, mind-blowing fashion spectacular was a fascinating conversation between high and low, glamour and grunge.

Marc Jacobs: That's Entertainment!
Marc Jacobs' witty, provocative, extravagant, mind-blowing fashion spectacular was a fascinating conversation between high and low, glamour and grunge.

What a Week in New York
Fashion theatre, consumer entertainment and a BoF event bringing the American fashion community together were all on the agenda in New York.

What a Week in New York
Fashion theatre, consumer entertainment and a BoF event bringing the American fashion community together were all on the agenda in New York.

Shop Tactics: Why a First Flagship Matters
A flurry of high fashion labels have opened their first flagships in elite London real estate. With sky-high retail rents and customers accustomed to shopping online, is a physical store worth the investment?

Shop Tactics: Why a First Flagship Matters
A flurry of high fashion labels have opened their first flagships in elite London real estate. With sky-high retail rents and customers accustomed to shopping online, is a physical store worth the investment?

New Guidelines on Models' Rights Aim to Fix Industry Wrongs
In recent years, a cluster of new laws, industry codes and educational initiatives have taken aim at problems around model health, pay and working conditions. But are they making a difference?

New Guidelines on Models' Rights Aim to Fix Industry Wrongs
In recent years, a cluster of new laws, industry codes and educational initiatives have taken aim at problems around model health, pay and working conditions. But are they making a difference?

Under New Direction, Parsons Puts Sustainability First
Set to join Parsons as the new dean of fashion, Burak Cakmak speaks to BoF about his vision for one of world’s most distinguished creative incubators.

Under New Direction, Parsons Puts Sustainability First
Set to join Parsons as the new dean of fashion, Burak Cakmak speaks to BoF about his vision for one of world’s most distinguished creative incubators.

Fashion Students Say They Need More Business Training
In BoF’s global survey of fashion education, thousands of fashion students and alumni ranked the quality of their schools’ business education as a key weakness.

Fashion Students Say They Need More Business Training
In BoF’s global survey of fashion education, thousands of fashion students and alumni ranked the quality of their schools’ business education as a key weakness.
What is The BoF 500?
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.




