Oscar de la Renta
1932 - 2014
The late protégé of Cristóbal Balenciaga, who dressed Jacqueline Kennedy, stood at the forefront of American fashion with charm and grace.


Flush With Tech Wealth, San Francisco Warms to Fashion
As tech wealth grows and cultural values shift, San Francisco and neighbouring Silicon Valley are embracing fashion, creating opportunity for brands and retailers.

Flush With Tech Wealth, San Francisco Warms to Fashion
As tech wealth grows and cultural values shift, San Francisco and neighbouring Silicon Valley are embracing fashion, creating opportunity for brands and retailers.

Why You Shouldn’t Launch a Label Straight Out of School
Fashion designers, investors, headhunters, editors and analysts make the case for getting work experience at an established brand before launching your own.

Why You Shouldn’t Launch a Label Straight Out of School
Fashion designers, investors, headhunters, editors and analysts make the case for getting work experience at an established brand before launching your own.

Inside the Oscars Dressing Game
Stylist Leslie Fremar breaks down how she worked with brands and her celebrity clients — including Julianne Moore, Charlize Theron and Reese Witherspoon — to build the looks they wore on the red carpet at Sunday’s Academy Awards.

Inside the Oscars Dressing Game
Stylist Leslie Fremar breaks down how she worked with brands and her celebrity clients — including Julianne Moore, Charlize Theron and Reese Witherspoon — to build the looks they wore on the red carpet at Sunday’s Academy Awards.

A Mixed Bag
The buzzy designers behind Monse showed both their potential and limitations.

A Mixed Bag
The buzzy designers behind Monse showed both their potential and limitations.

Early in New York, Talent Amidst the Filler
Though New York Fashion Week has a bad rap for championing commercial labels, some designers proved their talent while others stumbled.

Early in New York, Talent Amidst the Filler
Though New York Fashion Week has a bad rap for championing commercial labels, some designers proved their talent while others stumbled.

Defining Daywear at Oscar de la Renta
As Peter Copping marked his first anniversary with the American fashion house, the designer looked for new territory to tap.

Defining Daywear at Oscar de la Renta
As Peter Copping marked his first anniversary with the American fashion house, the designer looked for new territory to tap.

Breaking the Bill Blass Curse
The pioneering American brand is back with a new business model and a new creative director. Can Chris Benz succeed where so many others have failed?

Breaking the Bill Blass Curse
The pioneering American brand is back with a new business model and a new creative director. Can Chris Benz succeed where so many others have failed?

WME-IMG Debuts All-Fashion Network for Apple TV
Made2Measure is the first network of its kind, offering wall-to-wall fashion programming. Will it work?

WME-IMG Debuts All-Fashion Network for Apple TV
Made2Measure is the first network of its kind, offering wall-to-wall fashion programming. Will it work?

Shop Tactics: Why a First Flagship Matters
A flurry of high fashion labels have opened their first flagships in elite London real estate. With sky-high retail rents and customers accustomed to shopping online, is a physical store worth the investment?

Shop Tactics: Why a First Flagship Matters
A flurry of high fashion labels have opened their first flagships in elite London real estate. With sky-high retail rents and customers accustomed to shopping online, is a physical store worth the investment?

Spanish Drama at Oscar de la Renta
Peter Copping found gorgeousness in the grandeur of Oscar de La Renta's early years in Madrid.

Spanish Drama at Oscar de la Renta
Peter Copping found gorgeousness in the grandeur of Oscar de La Renta's early years in Madrid.
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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.




