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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.

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Workplace & Talent

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.

Workplace & Talent

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.


Luxury

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.

Luxury

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.


Retail

How to Get Your Customers to Pay Full Price

Discounting is rampant at retail, but these tactics can help you keep margins healthy.

Retail

How to Get Your Customers to Pay Full Price

Discounting is rampant at retail, but these tactics can help you keep margins healthy.


Workplace & Talent

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.

Workplace & Talent

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.


Beauty

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.

Beauty

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.


News & Analysis

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.

News & Analysis

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.


Fashion Week

Simone Rocha's Private Life

The designer showed a potent new discipline in this collection, after last season left her feeling uncomfortably exposed.

Fashion Week

Simone Rocha's Private Life

The designer showed a potent new discipline in this collection, after last season left her feeling uncomfortably exposed.


Workplace & Talent

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.

Workplace & Talent

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.


Fashion Week

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.

Fashion Week

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.


Fashion Week

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.

Fashion Week

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.


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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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