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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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Retail

Top 10 Influential Retailers Off Fashion’s Beaten Path

BoF identifies the multi-brand boutiques making waves in markets far beyond the world’s fashion capitals.

Retail

Top 10 Influential Retailers Off Fashion’s Beaten Path

BoF identifies the multi-brand boutiques making waves in markets far beyond the world’s fashion capitals.


Fashion Week

Parisian Americana at Ami

Thanks to Dickies-style cargo shorts, acidic Hawaiian prints and boxy bowling shirts, Matiussi's younger, street-wise customer will be satiated next summer — whether he sees le Parisien in them or not.

Fashion Week

Parisian Americana at Ami

Thanks to Dickies-style cargo shorts, acidic Hawaiian prints and boxy bowling shirts, Matiussi's younger, street-wise customer will be satiated next summer — whether he sees le Parisien in them or not.


News & Analysis

Tomes of the Times: Summer Reading 2017

Colin McDowell shares his essential summer fashion reading list, featuring books on Rei Kawakubo, Irving Penn, Balenciaga, Yves Saint Laurent’s Dior years and more.

News & Analysis

Tomes of the Times: Summer Reading 2017

Colin McDowell shares his essential summer fashion reading list, featuring books on Rei Kawakubo, Irving Penn, Balenciaga, Yves Saint Laurent’s Dior years and more.


Fashion Week

Most Wanted in Milan: Originality

Milanese designers referenced Balenciaga, Raf Simons and Gosha Rubchinskiy a bit too much, but Fendi, Marni and Zegna stood out.

Fashion Week

Most Wanted in Milan: Originality

Milanese designers referenced Balenciaga, Raf Simons and Gosha Rubchinskiy a bit too much, but Fendi, Marni and Zegna stood out.


Fashion Week

Fetish à la Dsquared2

The collection, while solid, lacked the touch of extremism and kitsch that make the Catens lovely and loved.

Fashion Week

Fetish à la Dsquared2

The collection, while solid, lacked the touch of extremism and kitsch that make the Catens lovely and loved.


Fashion Week

Branded Sensationalism at Off-White

What saves Virgil Abloh from sounding pretentious is the freshness with which he embraces the accelerated sampling and mash-up of his Millennial-friendly branding.

Fashion Week

Branded Sensationalism at Off-White

What saves Virgil Abloh from sounding pretentious is the freshness with which he embraces the accelerated sampling and mash-up of his Millennial-friendly branding.


Retail

What We Can Learn from the Fall of J.Crew

Wider market forces contributed to J.Crew’s fall from grace. But the brand also faced challenges of its own making.

Retail

What We Can Learn from the Fall of J.Crew

Wider market forces contributed to J.Crew’s fall from grace. But the brand also faced challenges of its own making.


News & Analysis

At the CFDA Awards, a Call to Action

Politics were top of mind at the fashion industry’s annual ceremony on Monday night, where a diverse set of individuals, from Raf Simons to Gloria Steinem, were honoured.

News & Analysis

At the CFDA Awards, a Call to Action

Politics were top of mind at the fashion industry’s annual ceremony on Monday night, where a diverse set of individuals, from Raf Simons to Gloria Steinem, were honoured.


News & Analysis

Fashion Goes to Hollywood

The ringmasters of American entertainment are betting big on the future of fashion.

News & Analysis

Fashion Goes to Hollywood

The ringmasters of American entertainment are betting big on the future of fashion.


News & Analysis

News Bites | Hailey Baldwin and Maria Borges Are #TiedTogether on Elle Brasil

In today's News Bites, models Hailey Baldwin and Maria Borges wear white bandanas on dual covers of Elle Brasil's latest issue, in a show of support for solidarity, human unity and inclusiveness.

News & Analysis

News Bites | Hailey Baldwin and Maria Borges Are #TiedTogether on Elle Brasil

In today's News Bites, models Hailey Baldwin and Maria Borges wear white bandanas on dual covers of Elle Brasil's latest issue, in a show of support for solidarity, human unity and inclusiveness.


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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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