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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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News & Analysis

Daniela Falcão, from Political Reporter to Boss of Brazilian Vogue

How a fashion outsider became one of the most powerful women in Brazilian fashion.

News & Analysis

Daniela Falcão, from Political Reporter to Boss of Brazilian Vogue

How a fashion outsider became one of the most powerful women in Brazilian fashion.


Luxury

Op-Ed | How to Fix Luxury’s Alibaba Problem

Alibaba’s role in the grey market is a bigger issue than counterfeit sales, and a problem luxury brands can help fix, argue Brian Buchwald and Andrew Roth.

Luxury

Op-Ed | How to Fix Luxury’s Alibaba Problem

Alibaba’s role in the grey market is a bigger issue than counterfeit sales, and a problem luxury brands can help fix, argue Brian Buchwald and Andrew Roth.


China

Alibaba's Ma Cancels Speech After Row with Anti-Counterfeiting Group

Alibaba's chief Jack Ma has cancelled a planned speech at an anti-counterfeiting conference in the US after the IACC suspended its membership.

China

Alibaba's Ma Cancels Speech After Row with Anti-Counterfeiting Group

Alibaba's chief Jack Ma has cancelled a planned speech at an anti-counterfeiting conference in the US after the IACC suspended its membership.


Financial Markets

Retail Sales Rise Most in a Year, Marking US Consumer Comeback

Sales at retailers jumped in April by the most in a year, indicating consumer spending will help the US economy recover from an early-year slowdown.

Financial Markets

Retail Sales Rise Most in a Year, Marking US Consumer Comeback

Sales at retailers jumped in April by the most in a year, indicating consumer spending will help the US economy recover from an early-year slowdown.


News & Analysis

Storm at Anti-Counterfeiting Group After Alibaba Joins

Controversy over Alibaba's admittance into the IACC has intensified after board members received an anonymous email threatening a mass defection unless Alibaba is pushed out.

News & Analysis

Storm at Anti-Counterfeiting Group After Alibaba Joins

Controversy over Alibaba's admittance into the IACC has intensified after board members received an anonymous email threatening a mass defection unless Alibaba is pushed out.


China

Gucci Quits US Anti-Counterfeiting Group After Alibaba Joins

Gucci America has quit the International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition, the second defection since the Washington, D.C.-based group allowed Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba to become a member in April.

China

Gucci Quits US Anti-Counterfeiting Group After Alibaba Joins

Gucci America has quit the International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition, the second defection since the Washington, D.C.-based group allowed Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba to become a member in April.


Financial Markets

Homegrown Asian Labels Challenge Western Imports

Fashion brands from South Korea, China and Japan are becoming serious rivals of their Western peers as Asian consumers become increasingly confident in their own style and take pride in buying home-grown labels.

Financial Markets

Homegrown Asian Labels Challenge Western Imports

Fashion brands from South Korea, China and Japan are becoming serious rivals of their Western peers as Asian consumers become increasingly confident in their own style and take pride in buying home-grown labels.


Workplace & Talent

This Week on BoF Careers: Massimo Bonini, Cutler and Gross, Polimoda, Tack Press

Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.

Workplace & Talent

This Week on BoF Careers: Massimo Bonini, Cutler and Gross, Polimoda, Tack Press

Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.


Sustainability

Social Goods | $461Bn in Fakes, Chanel and Prada's Secret Supply Chains

Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.

Sustainability

Social Goods | $461Bn in Fakes, Chanel and Prada's Secret Supply Chains

Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.


Sustainability

Social Goods | Model Health Rulings, India Factory Fire, Michael Kors on Philanthropy

Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.

Sustainability

Social Goods | Model Health Rulings, India Factory Fire, Michael Kors on Philanthropy

Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.


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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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