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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.

Raf Simons
Luxury

What Will Vetements Be Like Without Demna?

This week, everyone will be talking about the men's shows at Paris Fashion Week, an agreement to end the US-China trade war and Fenty Beauty's first mascara. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

Luxury

What Will Vetements Be Like Without Demna?

This week, everyone will be talking about the men's shows at Paris Fashion Week, an agreement to end the US-China trade war and Fenty Beauty's first mascara. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.


Workplace & Talent

Designers to Watch in 2020

These under-the-radar names have made a big impact playing second-fiddle to some of the industry’s top talents. Who is poised for a starring role?

Workplace & Talent

Designers to Watch in 2020

These under-the-radar names have made a big impact playing second-fiddle to some of the industry’s top talents. Who is poised for a starring role?


Retail

The Battle for Saks' Parent Heats Up

This week, everyone will be talking about the vote to take Saks' owner private, the rush to deliver online orders in time for the holidays, and the potential for a pre-Christmas surprise. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

Retail

The Battle for Saks' Parent Heats Up

This week, everyone will be talking about the vote to take Saks' owner private, the rush to deliver online orders in time for the holidays, and the potential for a pre-Christmas surprise. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.


Luxury

Moncler’s Genius Talent Pipeline: Who Should be Next?

The luxury outerwear brand’s innovative marketing model relies on a constant rotation of buzzy talent. BoF spotlights potential future candidates.

Luxury

Moncler’s Genius Talent Pipeline: Who Should be Next?

The luxury outerwear brand’s innovative marketing model relies on a constant rotation of buzzy talent. BoF spotlights potential future candidates.


Marketing

Why It’s So Hard to Adopt the Moncler Genius Model

For a rapid-fire collaborations marketing strategy to work, a brand needs more than a highly synchronised plan. It needs the right core product.

Marketing

Why It’s So Hard to Adopt the Moncler Genius Model

For a rapid-fire collaborations marketing strategy to work, a brand needs more than a highly synchronised plan. It needs the right core product.


Retail

The Holiday Shopping Season Starts Now. Are Retailers Ready?

This week, everyone will be talking about Black Friday and Cyber Monday, PVH Corp.'s financial results and hunt for another brand to buy, and a new exhibition of vintage fashion at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet here.

Retail

The Holiday Shopping Season Starts Now. Are Retailers Ready?

This week, everyone will be talking about Black Friday and Cyber Monday, PVH Corp.'s financial results and hunt for another brand to buy, and a new exhibition of vintage fashion at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet here.


Luxury

The Battle for Collectable and Rare Fashion Heats Up

Museum-worthy couture is now being chased by everyone from private collectors to secondhand retailers, and prices are ballooning.

Luxury

The Battle for Collectable and Rare Fashion Heats Up

Museum-worthy couture is now being chased by everyone from private collectors to secondhand retailers, and prices are ballooning.


Luxury

Streetwear Took Over the Fashion Industry. Now What?

Hoodies, sneakers and graphic T-shirts may have peaked as high fashion trends, but the movement’s wider influence is far from over.

Luxury

Streetwear Took Over the Fashion Industry. Now What?

Hoodies, sneakers and graphic T-shirts may have peaked as high fashion trends, but the movement’s wider influence is far from over.


Retail

How London’s Soho Became a Mecca for Selling Fashion to Millennials

The gritty quarter of Soho has attracted a flood of fashion brands targeting young streetwear-savvy consumers.

Retail

How London’s Soho Became a Mecca for Selling Fashion to Millennials

The gritty quarter of Soho has attracted a flood of fashion brands targeting young streetwear-savvy consumers.


News & Analysis

Inside (Another) Remaking of Jil Sander

The beloved but beleaguered brand has suffered from a series of short-lived reinventions. Now, under the watch of exacting co-creative directors Lucie and Luke Meier, business is growing steadily.

News & Analysis

Inside (Another) Remaking of Jil Sander

The beloved but beleaguered brand has suffered from a series of short-lived reinventions. Now, under the watch of exacting co-creative directors Lucie and Luke Meier, business is growing steadily.


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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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