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Pierre Hardy

Designer, Pierre Hardy

Over three decades, his work at Hermès, Balenciaga and his own label has solidified his status as one of fashion’s leading footwear designers.

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Global Markets

Inside Russia’s Clandestine Showrooms

BoF goes inside the network of clandestine “showrooms” which distribute underpriced luxury fashion products across Russia and the former USSR.

Global Markets

Inside Russia’s Clandestine Showrooms

BoF goes inside the network of clandestine “showrooms” which distribute underpriced luxury fashion products across Russia and the former USSR.


News & Analysis

The Humanity of Hermès

How does a company that proudly eschews the usual means of generating desirability remain the most desirable luxury brand in the world?

News & Analysis

The Humanity of Hermès

How does a company that proudly eschews the usual means of generating desirability remain the most desirable luxury brand in the world?


Workplace & Talent

The Creative Class | Joseph Dirand, Architect

Joseph Dirand likes to live fast and furiously. He is as obsessive about food as he is about music and wouldn’t mind being a woman. Along the way, the architect, an admitted control freak, has redefined our expectations of what a successful fashion retail experience should be.

Workplace & Talent

The Creative Class | Joseph Dirand, Architect

Joseph Dirand likes to live fast and furiously. He is as obsessive about food as he is about music and wouldn’t mind being a woman. Along the way, the architect, an admitted control freak, has redefined our expectations of what a successful fashion retail experience should be.


Technology

Sneakerboy's Luxury Retail Revolution

With the launch of Sneakerboy, Chris Kyvetos, a member of the recently launched BoF 500, is targeting a new generation of luxury consumers with a highly covetable selection of sneakers and an innovative digital retail model that blends the tactility of a physical store with the efficiencies of the Internet.

Technology

Sneakerboy's Luxury Retail Revolution

With the launch of Sneakerboy, Chris Kyvetos, a member of the recently launched BoF 500, is targeting a new generation of luxury consumers with a highly covetable selection of sneakers and an innovative digital retail model that blends the tactility of a physical store with the efficiencies of the Internet.



Fashion Week

Why Isn’t the World’s Fashion Capital Producing More Emerging Fashion Businesses?

As fashion month comes to a close in Paris, BoF examines the prospects for the city's young fashion designers.

Fashion Week

Why Isn’t the World’s Fashion Capital Producing More Emerging Fashion Businesses?

As fashion month comes to a close in Paris, BoF examines the prospects for the city's young fashion designers.


News & Analysis

Creative Recreation | Where Suits Meet Sneakers

LOS ANGELES, United States — When the cast of Saturday Night Live flies you across the country to have you design a pair of shoes, you must be doing

News & Analysis

Creative Recreation | Where Suits Meet Sneakers

LOS ANGELES, United States — When the cast of Saturday Night Live flies you across the country to have you design a pair of shoes, you must be doing


News & Analysis

London Fashion Week | The Osman touch

Osman Yousefzada is one London designer who has shown a knack for building his business without an active investor on board. Not only is he

News & Analysis

London Fashion Week | The Osman touch

Osman Yousefzada is one London designer who has shown a knack for building his business without an active investor on board. Not only is he


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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