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Roberto Cavalli

Designer, Roberto Cavalli

1940 - 2024

Roberto Cavalli
Fashion Week

A Break with the Past at Roberto Cavalli

Peter Dundas set about re-imagining one of the most distinctive signatures in fashion, but his first steps were surprisingly less sure-footed than expected.

Fashion Week

A Break with the Past at Roberto Cavalli

Peter Dundas set about re-imagining one of the most distinctive signatures in fashion, but his first steps were surprisingly less sure-footed than expected.


Fashion Week

The Shifting Jigsaw Puzzle of Fashion Week Schedules

This season, all four fashion capitals will see brands from Givenchy and Pucci to Chloé and The Row moving their slots. Why the big change around?

Fashion Week

The Shifting Jigsaw Puzzle of Fashion Week Schedules

This season, all four fashion capitals will see brands from Givenchy and Pucci to Chloé and The Row moving their slots. Why the big change around?


News & Analysis

Balancing Business and Creative Learning

Designers and educators weigh in on fashion schools’ search for the equilibrium between teaching business and nurturing creativity.

News & Analysis

Balancing Business and Creative Learning

Designers and educators weigh in on fashion schools’ search for the equilibrium between teaching business and nurturing creativity.


Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | Ben Sherman CEO Leaves, Russell Exits M&S, Yahoo Names Global Editor-in-Chief

BoF compiles the most important professional moves of the week.


Luxury

Destinationwear Takes Flight

Year-round demand for beach-friendly wardrobes has driven the growth of the swimwear market and the emergence of a new category of luxury destinationwear.

Luxury

Destinationwear Takes Flight

Year-round demand for beach-friendly wardrobes has driven the growth of the swimwear market and the emergence of a new category of luxury destinationwear.


News & Analysis

Sunglasses Shape Up

Just like in handbags, leaders in the luxury sunglasses market are moving away from logos and embracing the power of unique shapes.

News & Analysis

Sunglasses Shape Up

Just like in handbags, leaders in the luxury sunglasses market are moving away from logos and embracing the power of unique shapes.


News & Analysis

$400 Yoga Pants Are Just the Beginning

Feeding off the rise of workout gear that can be worn in or out of the gym, activewear labels have become status symbols, much like any other pricey designer clothes.

News & Analysis

$400 Yoga Pants Are Just the Beginning

Feeding off the rise of workout gear that can be worn in or out of the gym, activewear labels have become status symbols, much like any other pricey designer clothes.


China

Op Ed | The End of Orientalism

The Met’s new fashion exhibit in New York marks the end of the Orientalist era for Western designers, says Liz Flora.

China

Op Ed | The End of Orientalism

The Met’s new fashion exhibit in New York marks the end of the Orientalist era for Western designers, says Liz Flora.


News & Analysis

Fashion's Old Fogies Create Succession Conundrum

Long-time bosses at Armani, Chanel, Cavalli and LVMH will soon shuffle off the catwalk.

News & Analysis

Fashion's Old Fogies Create Succession Conundrum

Long-time bosses at Armani, Chanel, Cavalli and LVMH will soon shuffle off the catwalk.


News & Analysis

Reaping Plus-Size Rewards Online

Fashion e-tailers Navabi and Eloquii are tapping online communities of plus-size consumers to enter one of fashion’s most underserved markets, worth $17.5 billion in the US alone.

News & Analysis

Reaping Plus-Size Rewards Online

Fashion e-tailers Navabi and Eloquii are tapping online communities of plus-size consumers to enter one of fashion’s most underserved markets, worth $17.5 billion in the US alone.


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