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.
Massimiliano Giornetti Quits Ferragamo
The creative director is leaving Italian fashion brand Salvatore Ferragamo.
Massimiliano Giornetti Quits Ferragamo
The creative director is leaving Italian fashion brand Salvatore Ferragamo.
Slimane, Gvasalia and the Power of Emotional Experiences
BoF's Imran Amed asks, in an age of fashion immediacy, can genuinely emotional fashion experiences — like those staged by Demna Gvasalia at Balenciaga and Hedi Slimane at Yves Saint Laurent — really be communicated at scale to millions of end consumers?
Slimane, Gvasalia and the Power of Emotional Experiences
BoF's Imran Amed asks, in an age of fashion immediacy, can genuinely emotional fashion experiences — like those staged by Demna Gvasalia at Balenciaga and Hedi Slimane at Yves Saint Laurent — really be communicated at scale to millions of end consumers?
Top 10 Shows of Autumn/Winter 2016
At the end of a complex fashion month, BoF brings you the Top 10 Shows of the Season.
Top 10 Shows of Autumn/Winter 2016
At the end of a complex fashion month, BoF brings you the Top 10 Shows of the Season.
A Waiting Game at Dior
This 'placeholder' collection by studio heads Lucie Meier and Serge Ruffieux would not strike a Dior customer as out of sync with anything she’d encountered before.
A Waiting Game at Dior
This 'placeholder' collection by studio heads Lucie Meier and Serge Ruffieux would not strike a Dior customer as out of sync with anything she’d encountered before.
Christopher Simmonds: 'I Think People Get the Message on Gucci Now'
The art director behind Gucci’s latest campaigns tells BoF about working with Alessandro Michele and why designers are not the only ones suffering under the current fashion system.
Christopher Simmonds: 'I Think People Get the Message on Gucci Now'
The art director behind Gucci’s latest campaigns tells BoF about working with Alessandro Michele and why designers are not the only ones suffering under the current fashion system.
Richer in Monochrome
A Gothic highschool Cinderella with echoes of The Addams Family, Beetlejuice and all those little trading figurines Tim Burton created.
Richer in Monochrome
A Gothic highschool Cinderella with echoes of The Addams Family, Beetlejuice and all those little trading figurines Tim Burton created.
Marc, Calvin and Ralph Close NYFW
On the last day of NYFW, you could get a sense of where American fashion has been, where it is now, and where it might — or would like — to be going.
Marc, Calvin and Ralph Close NYFW
On the last day of NYFW, you could get a sense of where American fashion has been, where it is now, and where it might — or would like — to be going.
Remembered: The Game-Changing Martin Margiela Show of 1989
As talk turns towards a future of consumer-facing fashion shows, we look back on the 1989 Martin Margiela presentation, which set a new paradigm for the fashion show as a public spectacle, in an oral history with contributions from Margiela’s closest collaborators and biggest supporters of the time, courtesy of The Gentlewoman.
Remembered: The Game-Changing Martin Margiela Show of 1989
As talk turns towards a future of consumer-facing fashion shows, we look back on the 1989 Martin Margiela presentation, which set a new paradigm for the fashion show as a public spectacle, in an oral history with contributions from Margiela’s closest collaborators and biggest supporters of the time, courtesy of The Gentlewoman.
Esteban Cortázar Tackles Fashion's Timing Gap
For Paris-based Colombian designer Esteban Cortázar, designing and pre-selling a trans-seasonal collection, delivered eight weeks after fashion week, is the solution to the ‘broken’ fashion system.
Esteban Cortázar Tackles Fashion's Timing Gap
For Paris-based Colombian designer Esteban Cortázar, designing and pre-selling a trans-seasonal collection, delivered eight weeks after fashion week, is the solution to the ‘broken’ fashion system.
The Risks of Changing Creative Directors
Changing the guard at the creative helm of a major fashion house is capital-intensive but can reap great rewards. What’s at stake when fashion houses cycle through designers?
The Risks of Changing Creative Directors
Changing the guard at the creative helm of a major fashion house is capital-intensive but can reap great rewards. What’s at stake when fashion houses cycle through designers?
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.
