Pierpaolo Piccioli
Outgoing Creative Director, Valentino
After eight years sharing his role with Maria Grazia Chiuri, he took up the mantle as the Italian maison’s sole creative director.
Can Couture be Modern?
Despite its traditional codes, rituals and gender divisions, couture is modernising. But is modernisation at odds with its role as a creative laboratory for dreams?
Can Couture be Modern?
Despite its traditional codes, rituals and gender divisions, couture is modernising. But is modernisation at odds with its role as a creative laboratory for dreams?
Mr Ralph Lauren and the Ultimate Changing of the Guard
In our next instalment of Cover Stories, we explore the legacy of Mr Ralph Lauren — head of America’s first fashion family and the cover star of Port magazine’s Summer 2014 issue — and the inevitable question that every founder-led company faces: how to plan for succession, that ultimate changing of the guard?
Mr Ralph Lauren and the Ultimate Changing of the Guard
In our next instalment of Cover Stories, we explore the legacy of Mr Ralph Lauren — head of America’s first fashion family and the cover star of Port magazine’s Summer 2014 issue — and the inevitable question that every founder-led company faces: how to plan for succession, that ultimate changing of the guard?
Pop Quiz | This Week's Answers
Answers to our Pop Quiz, which covers Valentino, Jean Paul Gaultier, Karl Lagerfeld and more.
Pop Quiz | This Week's Answers
Answers to our Pop Quiz, which covers Valentino, Jean Paul Gaultier, Karl Lagerfeld and more.
Pop Quiz | Gaultier, Valentino and Lagerfeld
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 Valentino, Jean Paul Gaultier, Karl Lagerfeld and more.
Pop Quiz | Gaultier, Valentino and Lagerfeld
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 Valentino, Jean Paul Gaultier, Karl Lagerfeld and more.
Stefano Sassi on Valentino's Turnaround
BoF's Imran Amed sits down with Stefano Sassi, chief executive officer of Valentino, to discuss the brand's remarkable revitalisation and return to the forefront of fashion.
Stefano Sassi on Valentino's Turnaround
BoF's Imran Amed sits down with Stefano Sassi, chief executive officer of Valentino, to discuss the brand's remarkable revitalisation and return to the forefront of fashion.
Best in Show: Valentino, Alexander McQueen, Chanel
Straight from Paris, BoF brings you the top shows from Tuesday 4th March: Valentino, Alexander McQueen, and Chanel
Best in Show: Valentino, Alexander McQueen, Chanel
Straight from Paris, BoF brings you the top shows from Tuesday 4th March: Valentino, Alexander McQueen, and Chanel
Energy and Grace at Valentino
Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli infused their romantic and prim vision of Valentino with energy in the form of geometric shapes and butterfly motifs, writes Jessica Michault for Nowfashion.com.
Energy and Grace at Valentino
Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli infused their romantic and prim vision of Valentino with energy in the form of geometric shapes and butterfly motifs, writes Jessica Michault for Nowfashion.com.
Out of the Bag: The Rise of Accessory Designers
Why do the creative directors of leading luxury fashion brands like Gucci, Valentino and Marc by Marc Jacobs all have a background in accessories design?
Out of the Bag: The Rise of Accessory Designers
Why do the creative directors of leading luxury fashion brands like Gucci, Valentino and Marc by Marc Jacobs all have a background in accessories design?
In Bloom: 4 Florists Behind Some of Fashion’s Most Dramatic Sets
As designers turn to petals to convey their seasonal message, florists like Mark Colle, Rambert Rigaud, Raquel Corvino and Thierry Boutemy are becoming an increasingly important element of fashion’s creative ecosystem.
In Bloom: 4 Florists Behind Some of Fashion’s Most Dramatic Sets
As designers turn to petals to convey their seasonal message, florists like Mark Colle, Rambert Rigaud, Raquel Corvino and Thierry Boutemy are becoming an increasingly important element of fashion’s creative ecosystem.
Gaultier Claws Back on Top as Valentino Dazzles
PARIS, France — "It's all cinema, it's all from film," said Jean Paul Gaultier, summing up haute couture.
Gaultier Claws Back on Top as Valentino Dazzles
PARIS, France — "It's all cinema, it's all from film," said Jean Paul Gaultier, summing up haute couture.
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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.
