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Raf Simons

Creative Director, Raf Simons; Co-Creative Director of Prada

The Belgian designer, formerly creative lead at Jil Sander, Dior and most recently Calvin Klein, runs his long-established namesake label.

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Media

Diet Prada Unmasked

Tony Liu and Lindsey Schuyler, the secretive founders of the industry’s most feared Instagram account, reveal their plan to change the course of fashion history.

Media

Diet Prada Unmasked

Tony Liu and Lindsey Schuyler, the secretive founders of the industry’s most feared Instagram account, reveal their plan to change the course of fashion history.


Fashion Week

Miuccia Prada's Mad World

For Prada's first cruise show in New York, its filter was turned up to the max. The designer proposed new silhouettes and details that moved far away from today’s overwrought trends, providing an urgent, necessary relief from tired fashion.

Fashion Week

Miuccia Prada's Mad World

For Prada's first cruise show in New York, its filter was turned up to the max. The designer proposed new silhouettes and details that moved far away from today’s overwrought trends, providing an urgent, necessary relief from tired fashion.


News & Analysis

Hyères Festival Turns a Page

It seemed appropriate to the festival's free spirit that the people who won the big prizes all engaged with issues that are shaping the wider world, reports Tim Blanks.

News & Analysis

Hyères Festival Turns a Page

It seemed appropriate to the festival's free spirit that the people who won the big prizes all engaged with issues that are shaping the wider world, reports Tim Blanks.


News & Analysis

Is Namacheko Menswear’s Next Promising Label?

This month, our Spotlight shines on siblings Dilan and Lezan Lurr, whose fifteen-month-old menswear label Namacheko has attracted stockists like Dover Street Market and Ssense.

News & Analysis

Is Namacheko Menswear’s Next Promising Label?

This month, our Spotlight shines on siblings Dilan and Lezan Lurr, whose fifteen-month-old menswear label Namacheko has attracted stockists like Dover Street Market and Ssense.


Luxury

How Streetwear Took Over Luxury

Virgil Abloh’s appointment at Louis Vuitton is the biggest signal yet that luxury brands are tapping the cultural energy and business model of streetwear to stay relevant.

Luxury

How Streetwear Took Over Luxury

Virgil Abloh’s appointment at Louis Vuitton is the biggest signal yet that luxury brands are tapping the cultural energy and business model of streetwear to stay relevant.


Financial Markets

Raf Simons’ First Year at Calvin Klein Delivers For PVH

PVH chairman and chief executive Manny Chirico tells BoF how Calvin Klein is capitalising on the star designer’s halo effect.

Financial Markets

Raf Simons’ First Year at Calvin Klein Delivers For PVH

PVH chairman and chief executive Manny Chirico tells BoF how Calvin Klein is capitalising on the star designer’s halo effect.


Luxury

How Grailed Became Menswear's Luxury Resale Mecca

With a strategy rooted in curation, content and community, the fast-growing peer-to-peer platform has become a top fashion re-commerce destination for men.

Luxury

How Grailed Became Menswear's Luxury Resale Mecca

With a strategy rooted in curation, content and community, the fast-growing peer-to-peer platform has become a top fashion re-commerce destination for men.


News & Analysis

Top 10 Campaigns of the Season

From Gucci's surrealist illustrations to Loewe's comment on consumption with the Steven Meisel lensed campaign titled "Fruits", BoF rounds up the best ads of the Spring/Summer 2018 season.

News & Analysis

Top 10 Campaigns of the Season

From Gucci's surrealist illustrations to Loewe's comment on consumption with the Steven Meisel lensed campaign titled "Fruits", BoF rounds up the best ads of the Spring/Summer 2018 season.


News & Analysis

Raf Simons, Supreme, Virgil Abloh and Mansur Gavriel Among 2018 CFDA Fashion Awards Nominees

The annual ceremony will take place at the Brooklyn Museum on June 4.


Fashion Week

Gucci, Chanel Among Fashion Month's Instagram Winners

New data from the video and photo sharing app unveils the most buzzed about brands and models over the Autumn/Winter 2018 season.

Fashion Week

Gucci, Chanel Among Fashion Month's Instagram Winners

New data from the video and photo sharing app unveils the most buzzed about brands and models over the Autumn/Winter 2018 season.


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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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