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Natalia Vodianova

Model & Businesswoman, Naked Heart Foundation

Nicknamed 'Supernova', the Russian supermodel and philanthropist has been a muse for Tom Ford and Marc Jacobs, a regular Vogue cover girl, and scored lucrative cosmetics contracts and campaigns.

Natalia Vodianova
News & Analysis

#BoF500 — The New Class: Catalysts

They may work behind the scenes, but these talent spotters, agents and educators are essential to making the fashion machine tick. Meet the 15 catalysts who are new to the #BoF500 this year.

News & Analysis

#BoF500 — The New Class: Catalysts

They may work behind the scenes, but these talent spotters, agents and educators are essential to making the fashion machine tick. Meet the 15 catalysts who are new to the #BoF500 this year.


News & Analysis

#BoF500 – The New Class: Executives

CEOs, presidents, chairmen and directors operate the firms that make fashion tick. Meet the 18 executives who are new to the #BoF500 this year.

News & Analysis

#BoF500 – The New Class: Executives

CEOs, presidents, chairmen and directors operate the firms that make fashion tick. Meet the 18 executives who are new to the #BoF500 this year.


News & Analysis

In the Wake of 'Brexit' Vote, Fashion Goes On

The long-term effect of last week's 'Brexit' vote will take years to reveal itself, but the shows go on with a jam-packed Paris haute couture week.

News & Analysis

In the Wake of 'Brexit' Vote, Fashion Goes On

The long-term effect of last week's 'Brexit' vote will take years to reveal itself, but the shows go on with a jam-packed Paris haute couture week.


Fashion Week

The Givenchy Man on the Move

The zipped-on bits and pieces, the pannier-like extensions to the silhouette, the pockets, the backpacks, everything amplifying the notion of a man on the move, made for a collection that felt tortured, layer-upon-layer overwrought.

Fashion Week

The Givenchy Man on the Move

The zipped-on bits and pieces, the pannier-like extensions to the silhouette, the pockets, the backpacks, everything amplifying the notion of a man on the move, made for a collection that felt tortured, layer-upon-layer overwrought.


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.


Fashion Week

Alaïa's New Shapes

A flared play on proportions marked the collection as much as its unabashed sense of diversity.

Fashion Week

Alaïa's New Shapes

A flared play on proportions marked the collection as much as its unabashed sense of diversity.


Fashion Week

Op-Ed | Education, Not Regulation, Will Teach the Fashion Industry That “Health Is Beauty”

The most effective way to keep fashion models healthy and safe is through industry-wide education and open conversation, not by policing designers, says Steven Kolb, president and chief executive officer of the CFDA.

Fashion Week

Op-Ed | Education, Not Regulation, Will Teach the Fashion Industry That “Health Is Beauty”

The most effective way to keep fashion models healthy and safe is through industry-wide education and open conversation, not by policing designers, says Steven Kolb, president and chief executive officer of the CFDA.


Workplace & Talent

Role Call | Danielle Bennison-Brown, Director of Video Content

Danielle Bennison-Brown, director of video content at Condé Nast (UK) says that "there is a real benefit to understanding the process of making video content end to end," from strategy, to commissioning, to production, to distribution and pitching.

Workplace & Talent

Role Call | Danielle Bennison-Brown, Director of Video Content

Danielle Bennison-Brown, director of video content at Condé Nast (UK) says that "there is a real benefit to understanding the process of making video content end to end," from strategy, to commissioning, to production, to distribution and pitching.


News & Analysis

Pop Quiz | Natalia Vodianova, Gucci, Le Labo

How well have you read your BoF this week? Test your knowledge of all of the latest news and analysis from around the world of fashion in our Pop Quiz, which covers Natalia Vodianova, Gucci, Le Labo and more.

News & Analysis

Pop Quiz | Natalia Vodianova, Gucci, Le Labo

How well have you read your BoF this week? Test your knowledge of all of the latest news and analysis from around the world of fashion in our Pop Quiz, which covers Natalia Vodianova, Gucci, Le Labo and more.


News & Analysis

Natalia ‘Supernova’ Vodianova, The Survivor

Natalia Vodianova channelled the harsh realities of her childhood and a desperate instinct for survival to become one of the highest earning supermodels in the world. Through the Naked Heart Foundation, founded in 2004, she is channelling the same instinct to help Russian children.

News & Analysis

Natalia ‘Supernova’ Vodianova, The Survivor

Natalia Vodianova channelled the harsh realities of her childhood and a desperate instinct for survival to become one of the highest earning supermodels in the world. Through the Naked Heart Foundation, founded in 2004, she is channelling the same instinct to help Russian children.


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.

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