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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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News & Analysis

Right Brain, Left Brain | The Making of Pattern

Today, BoF founder and editor-in-chief Imran Amed kicks off Right Brain, Left Brain, a new column on his observations at the intersection of

News & Analysis

Right Brain, Left Brain | The Making of Pattern

Today, BoF founder and editor-in-chief Imran Amed kicks off Right Brain, Left Brain, a new column on his observations at the intersection of


Luxury

Colin's Column | Paris Couture Week, Continued

PARIS, France — The weather was vile, the taxi shortage extreme. The gutters ran with filthy water from melting snow. We slid and slithered in ankle

Luxury

Colin's Column | Paris Couture Week, Continued

PARIS, France — The weather was vile, the taxi shortage extreme. The gutters ran with filthy water from melting snow. We slid and slithered in ankle


News & Analysis

Photo Diary | 10 Fashion Moments in Paris for Menswear A/W 2013

PARIS, France — As the Paris menswear shows concluded on Sunday evening with Hedi Slimane 's menswear debut for Saint Laurent, some notable figures

News & Analysis

Photo Diary | 10 Fashion Moments in Paris for Menswear A/W 2013

PARIS, France — As the Paris menswear shows concluded on Sunday evening with Hedi Slimane 's menswear debut for Saint Laurent, some notable figures


News & Analysis

The Spotlight | Yang Li

LONDON, United Kingdom — This month, the Spotlight turns to Yang Li, a 24-year-old Central Saint Martins dropout and former Raf Simons intern, whose

News & Analysis

The Spotlight | Yang Li

LONDON, United Kingdom — This month, the Spotlight turns to Yang Li, a 24-year-old Central Saint Martins dropout and former Raf Simons intern, whose


News & Analysis

Spring/Summer 2013 | The Season That Was

LONDON, United Kingdom — Whereas previous fashion seasons were dominated by designer departures, meltdowns and final exits, this season the narrative

News & Analysis

Spring/Summer 2013 | The Season That Was

LONDON, United Kingdom — Whereas previous fashion seasons were dominated by designer departures, meltdowns and final exits, this season the narrative


News & Analysis

Looking Back at a Historic Paris Fashion Week

Today, Jessica Michault, editor-in-chief of Nowfashion.com, shares her thoughts on the Paris Fashion Week collections.

News & Analysis

Looking Back at a Historic Paris Fashion Week

Today, Jessica Michault, editor-in-chief of Nowfashion.com, shares her thoughts on the Paris Fashion Week collections.


News & Analysis

A Wake-Up Call for YSL's PR Team

PARIS, France — A few weeks ago, Yves Saint Laurent 's PR team wrote to BoF, asking that we edit a tweet.

News & Analysis

A Wake-Up Call for YSL's PR Team

PARIS, France — A few weeks ago, Yves Saint Laurent 's PR team wrote to BoF, asking that we edit a tweet.


News & Analysis

Raf Simons, Hedi Slimane and the Tectonic Shifts of the Paris Fashion Establishment

PARIS, France — With fabled fashion innovators Raf Simons and Hedi Slimane scheduled to make their respective ready-to-wear debuts at Dior and Saint

News & Analysis

Raf Simons, Hedi Slimane and the Tectonic Shifts of the Paris Fashion Establishment

PARIS, France — With fabled fashion innovators Raf Simons and Hedi Slimane scheduled to make their respective ready-to-wear debuts at Dior and Saint


News & Analysis

Colin's Column | Making the Case for a Modern Couture

PARIS, France — Strange people in the fashion world. Take Dior. The couturier who founded the house with money provided by Marcel Boussac, the cotton

News & Analysis

Colin's Column | Making the Case for a Modern Couture

PARIS, France — Strange people in the fashion world. Take Dior. The couturier who founded the house with money provided by Marcel Boussac, the cotton


Global Markets

From Pitti to Paris, Men are the New Women

PARIS, France — "Men are the new women," or so went the refrain of the fashion pack who have travelled from London to Florence to Milan to Paris over

Global Markets

From Pitti to Paris, Men are the New Women

PARIS, France — "Men are the new women," or so went the refrain of the fashion pack who have travelled from London to Florence to Milan to Paris over


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