Michael Kors
Designer, Michael Kors
The designer and previous Project Runway personality infused his once-bankrupt brand with a clean, sporty glamour and took the company public in 2011.


Kate Spade New York: Embedding Optimism and Originality
To hear how she and her team are being empowered to reimagine the brand, BoF meets Nicola Glass, the creative director of Kate Spade New York.

Kate Spade New York: Embedding Optimism and Originality
To hear how she and her team are being empowered to reimagine the brand, BoF meets Nicola Glass, the creative director of Kate Spade New York.

Chinese Tourism Boom That Propped Up Luxury Brands Is Faltering
Brands like Kate Spade and Coach are targeting the mainland as China's shoppers stay home.

Chinese Tourism Boom That Propped Up Luxury Brands Is Faltering
Brands like Kate Spade and Coach are targeting the mainland as China's shoppers stay home.

How to Get Your Customers to Pay Full Price
Discounting is rampant at retail, but these tactics can help you keep margins healthy.

How to Get Your Customers to Pay Full Price
Discounting is rampant at retail, but these tactics can help you keep margins healthy.

In Milan, New Energy and New Career Opportunities
The potential to build a creative or commercial career in the Italian fashion capital is on the rise, with a combination of blockbuster commercial success, novel aesthetics and a diversifying talent pool creating new opportunities.

In Milan, New Energy and New Career Opportunities
The potential to build a creative or commercial career in the Italian fashion capital is on the rise, with a combination of blockbuster commercial success, novel aesthetics and a diversifying talent pool creating new opportunities.

Feminism Comes to China. Are Brands Ready?
Taboos and backlash may deter brands from tackling socio-political issues, but as feminism is normalised across China, brands need to engage with female consumers on a deeper level.

Feminism Comes to China. Are Brands Ready?
Taboos and backlash may deter brands from tackling socio-political issues, but as feminism is normalised across China, brands need to engage with female consumers on a deeper level.

Chanel Faces Biggest Challenge Since the Loss of Its Founder
Lagerfeld reigned over Chanel since 1983 with indisputable authority, helping turn a storied haute-couture fashion house into a global megabrand with $9.6 billion in annual sales.

Chanel Faces Biggest Challenge Since the Loss of Its Founder
Lagerfeld reigned over Chanel since 1983 with indisputable authority, helping turn a storied haute-couture fashion house into a global megabrand with $9.6 billion in annual sales.

Simone Rocha's Private Life
The designer showed a potent new discipline in this collection, after last season left her feeling uncomfortably exposed.

Simone Rocha's Private Life
The designer showed a potent new discipline in this collection, after last season left her feeling uncomfortably exposed.

Derek Blasberg’s Tips For Getting Ahead in Fashion
The Missouri-native turned fashion insider and YouTube’s new head of fashion & beauty partnerships shares the secrets to his success.

Derek Blasberg’s Tips For Getting Ahead in Fashion
The Missouri-native turned fashion insider and YouTube’s new head of fashion & beauty partnerships shares the secrets to his success.

At Michael Kors, Glamour Is the Best Defence
Vivid memories of the melting pot of the late 70s made for the kind of decadent tableau that the designer can create in his sleep, but this time the goings got a little more pointed than usual.

At Michael Kors, Glamour Is the Best Defence
Vivid memories of the melting pot of the late 70s made for the kind of decadent tableau that the designer can create in his sleep, but this time the goings got a little more pointed than usual.

In New York, the End of Myths
Fashion is myth-making. You don’t need that coat or that bag, but the best in the business make you believe you do.

In New York, the End of Myths
Fashion is myth-making. You don’t need that coat or that bag, but the best in the business make you believe you do.
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.




