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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.

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News & Analysis

How I Became... A Shoe Designer

Fabrizio Viti has worked with the likes of Tom Ford, Miuccia Prada, Marc Jacobs and Nicolas Ghesqiuère, and launched an eponymous label in 2016.

News & Analysis

How I Became... A Shoe Designer

Fabrizio Viti has worked with the likes of Tom Ford, Miuccia Prada, Marc Jacobs and Nicolas Ghesqiuère, and launched an eponymous label in 2016.


Luxury

The End of the (Fashion) World as We Know It

If nature is inexorable, a volatile pathogen like coronavirus is its consummate ambassador and the fashion industry must change or die, writes Tim Blanks.

Luxury

The End of the (Fashion) World as We Know It

If nature is inexorable, a volatile pathogen like coronavirus is its consummate ambassador and the fashion industry must change or die, writes Tim Blanks.


Technology

The Fashion-Tech Tools Getting a Boost As Covid-19 Takes Hold

As businesses pivot to remote working and e-commerce, specialist digital platforms catering to the fashion industry seem set to grow.

Technology

The Fashion-Tech Tools Getting a Boost As Covid-19 Takes Hold

As businesses pivot to remote working and e-commerce, specialist digital platforms catering to the fashion industry seem set to grow.


Fashion Week

The Endurance of Issey Miyake

Satoshi Kondo showed a typically flawless blend of craft, clothing and performance.

Fashion Week

The Endurance of Issey Miyake

Satoshi Kondo showed a typically flawless blend of craft, clothing and performance.


Fashion Week

The BoF Podcast: A Fashion Month Unlike Any Other

As wildfires swept across Australia and the coronavirus spread across the globe, Imran Amed and Tim Blanks reflect on how the world’s uncertainties have informed the Autumn/Winter 2020 season.

Fashion Week

The BoF Podcast: A Fashion Month Unlike Any Other

As wildfires swept across Australia and the coronavirus spread across the globe, Imran Amed and Tim Blanks reflect on how the world’s uncertainties have informed the Autumn/Winter 2020 season.


Fashion Week

Top 10 Shows of the Season

After a fashion month where designers embraced contradictions, BoF's editors pick the top ten shows of the season.

Fashion Week

Top 10 Shows of the Season

After a fashion month where designers embraced contradictions, BoF's editors pick the top ten shows of the season.


Fashion Week

In London, Has Britannia Lost Its Cool?

It may not be the end of empire just yet, but London’s once-imperial fashion kudos is slipping.

Fashion Week

In London, Has Britannia Lost Its Cool?

It may not be the end of empire just yet, but London’s once-imperial fashion kudos is slipping.


China

The ‘Alpha Female' Look is Big in China. Brands Take Note.

Dr. Martens shoes have become the ultimate empowerment symbol for a generation of women rebelling against demure feminine aesthetics. Now other brands want in on the action.

China

The ‘Alpha Female' Look is Big in China. Brands Take Note.

Dr. Martens shoes have become the ultimate empowerment symbol for a generation of women rebelling against demure feminine aesthetics. Now other brands want in on the action.


Fashion Week

At Marc Jacobs, Storytelling Through Movement

Scaling the heights of American fashion. That’s exactly where Jacobs was headed once again.

Fashion Week

At Marc Jacobs, Storytelling Through Movement

Scaling the heights of American fashion. That’s exactly where Jacobs was headed once again.


Fashion Week

The Verdict on New York Fashion Week

The sparse schedule was crushing, as was the lack of new ideas. But if America’s premier fashion showcase has indeed hit bottom, there’s nothing to do but evolve and nowhere to go but up.

Fashion Week

The Verdict on New York Fashion Week

The sparse schedule was crushing, as was the lack of new ideas. But if America’s premier fashion showcase has indeed hit bottom, there’s nothing to do but evolve and nowhere to go but up.


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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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