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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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Technology

Will AI Kill Creativity?

Algorithms and human intuition can work together, say experts at SXSW.

Technology

Will AI Kill Creativity?

Algorithms and human intuition can work together, say experts at SXSW.


News & Analysis

Craig Green Is Pitti Uomo's Next Guest Designer

The acclaimed menswear designer will present his Spring/Summer 2019 collection at the Pitti Uomo trade show in Florence, skipping London Fashion Week Men's.

News & Analysis

Craig Green Is Pitti Uomo's Next Guest Designer

The acclaimed menswear designer will present his Spring/Summer 2019 collection at the Pitti Uomo trade show in Florence, skipping London Fashion Week Men's.


Luxury

Is Dior Ready for a Revolution?

Christian Dior's creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri is known for bringing an activism-tinged approach to the catwalks, but a real revolution is brewing inside the house.

Luxury

Is Dior Ready for a Revolution?

Christian Dior's creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri is known for bringing an activism-tinged approach to the catwalks, but a real revolution is brewing inside the house.


Fashion Week

Top 10 Shows of Autumn/Winter 2018

From a fashion month full of thought-provoking moments, BoF picks the top ten shows of the season.

Fashion Week

Top 10 Shows of Autumn/Winter 2018

From a fashion month full of thought-provoking moments, BoF picks the top ten shows of the season.


News & Analysis

Undercover to Quit Women's Shows in Favour of Men's

Jun Takahashi will stage men's shows on the Paris schedule, starting in June.

News & Analysis

Undercover to Quit Women's Shows in Favour of Men's

Jun Takahashi will stage men's shows on the Paris schedule, starting in June.


Fashion Week

Special Invitation: Join Us for Tim’s Take Live

Tune in to watch Tim Blanks deliver his take on the Autumn/ Winter 2018 season, in conversation with BoF founder Imran Amed, in a members-only livestream on Wednesday, March 7.  

Fashion Week

Special Invitation: Join Us for Tim’s Take Live

Tune in to watch Tim Blanks deliver his take on the Autumn/ Winter 2018 season, in conversation with BoF founder Imran Amed, in a members-only livestream on Wednesday, March 7.  


Fashion Week

Prada On the Edge

Miuccia Prada showed a collection founded on oppositions, extreme power and extreme femininity — where sweetness read as a disguise, a distraction and a dare.  

Fashion Week

Prada On the Edge

Miuccia Prada showed a collection founded on oppositions, extreme power and extreme femininity — where sweetness read as a disguise, a distraction and a dare.  


Fashion Week

New York Fashion Week's Got the Blues

There are few designers showing here who have a sense of what they stand for or why they need the platform of fashion week. It doesn't have to be that way.

Fashion Week

New York Fashion Week's Got the Blues

There are few designers showing here who have a sense of what they stand for or why they need the platform of fashion week. It doesn't have to be that way.


Fashion Week

Coach's Dark Romance

If Coach has been America's house of leather for 76 years, this collection was its evolution into an American luxury brand.

Fashion Week

Coach's Dark Romance

If Coach has been America's house of leather for 76 years, this collection was its evolution into an American luxury brand.


Fashion Week

At Calvin Klein, Better Safe Than Sorry

Raf Simons sounded a hopeful note while once again proving his mastery of an unsettling mood of menace. The threat risk was high.

Fashion Week

At Calvin Klein, Better Safe Than Sorry

Raf Simons sounded a hopeful note while once again proving his mastery of an unsettling mood of menace. The threat risk was high.


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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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