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Sinéad Burke

Activist

The three-and-a-half-foot activist has become a powerful advocate for disability.

Sinéad Burke
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How Can Fashion Better Address the Needs of Disabled People?

Disabled people have long been ignored by the mainstream fashion industry. Here are five steps brands can take to be more inclusive of the disabled community.

News & Analysis

How Can Fashion Better Address the Needs of Disabled People?

Disabled people have long been ignored by the mainstream fashion industry. Here are five steps brands can take to be more inclusive of the disabled community.


News & Analysis

BoF Honours Stella McCartney with Global VOICES Award

Guests closed out the VOICES 2018 gathering at a Southwestern-themed gala celebrating one of fashion’s true sustainability pioneers.

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BoF Honours Stella McCartney with Global VOICES Award

Guests closed out the VOICES 2018 gathering at a Southwestern-themed gala celebrating one of fashion’s true sustainability pioneers.


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Fashion Embraces Optimism at the #BoF500 Gala

Carine Roitfeld, Tommy Hilfiger, Alexi Lubomirski, Bella and Gigi Hadid and other leaders from around the world celebrated the #BoF500 during New York Fashion Week.

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Fashion Embraces Optimism at the #BoF500 Gala

Carine Roitfeld, Tommy Hilfiger, Alexi Lubomirski, Bella and Gigi Hadid and other leaders from around the world celebrated the #BoF500 during New York Fashion Week.


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The 2018 #BoF500 Revealed

The Business of Fashion is proud to unveil the sixth annual BoF 500: the people shaping the global fashion industry in 2018.

News & Analysis

The 2018 #BoF500 Revealed

The Business of Fashion is proud to unveil the sixth annual BoF 500: the people shaping the global fashion industry in 2018.


Retail

The Gucci-Gap Divide: How Luxury Is Winning the Race for Millennial Spend

Luxury labels like Gucci and Balenciaga — whose $1,300 'T-Shirt Shirt' spawned countless memes this week — are pulling away from the pack. When was the last time a Gap t-shirt generated that kind of traction on Instagram?

Retail

The Gucci-Gap Divide: How Luxury Is Winning the Race for Millennial Spend

Luxury labels like Gucci and Balenciaga — whose $1,300 'T-Shirt Shirt' spawned countless memes this week — are pulling away from the pack. When was the last time a Gap t-shirt generated that kind of traction on Instagram?


News & Analysis

British Vogue Names Sinéad Burke and Stella McCartney Among Top Influential Women

The fashion publication's inaugural "The Vogue 25" also highlighted Adwoa Aboah, Edie Campbell and Meghan Markle.

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British Vogue Names Sinéad Burke and Stella McCartney Among Top Influential Women

The fashion publication's inaugural "The Vogue 25" also highlighted Adwoa Aboah, Edie Campbell and Meghan Markle.


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Celebrating The Business of Beauty in New York

BoF fêted the launch of The Business of Beauty with Estée Lauder Companies and a roomful of fashion and beauty icons. Marshall Heyman was there, and asked the question: what's the future of beauty?

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Celebrating The Business of Beauty in New York

BoF fêted the launch of The Business of Beauty with Estée Lauder Companies and a roomful of fashion and beauty icons. Marshall Heyman was there, and asked the question: what's the future of beauty?


News & Analysis

The BoF Podcast: Inside Sinéad Burke’s Inclusive Fashion Movement

In the latest episode of Inside Fashion, Sinéad Burke talks to Imran Amed about what she’s going to do with her newfound influence and gives advice to designers and chief executives on how to make fashion more inclusive.

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The BoF Podcast: Inside Sinéad Burke’s Inclusive Fashion Movement

In the latest episode of Inside Fashion, Sinéad Burke talks to Imran Amed about what she’s going to do with her newfound influence and gives advice to designers and chief executives on how to make fashion more inclusive.


News & Analysis

Introducing BoF's Latest Print Issue: 'The Age of Influence'

All around us there are signs of the growing influence of ordinary people. Now, anyone, anywhere can attract a following, promote a brand, build a business — and effect change. How are you going to use yours?

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Introducing BoF's Latest Print Issue: 'The Age of Influence'

All around us there are signs of the growing influence of ordinary people. Now, anyone, anywhere can attract a following, promote a brand, build a business — and effect change. How are you going to use yours?


News & Analysis

Sinéad Burke Versus The Bell Curve

The three-and-a-half-foot activist for inclusion makes a powerful case for why, in the age of internet-powered influence, it no longer makes financial sense for fashion brands to only cater to the bell curve of society.

News & Analysis

Sinéad Burke Versus The Bell Curve

The three-and-a-half-foot activist for inclusion makes a powerful case for why, in the age of internet-powered influence, it no longer makes financial sense for fashion brands to only cater to the bell curve of society.


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.

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