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Steven Meisel

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As one of the industry’s most acclaimed photographers, his artful style and discerning eye have launched the careers of countless models.

Steven Meisel
Beauty

Why Fast Fashion Has Been Slow to Tap the Beauty Boom

Zara, H&M, Asos and other fast-fashion retailers now sell lipstick and eyeshadow alongside dresses and blazers. But they’re finding “fast and cheap” is a tougher sell in the beauty market.

Beauty

Why Fast Fashion Has Been Slow to Tap the Beauty Boom

Zara, H&M, Asos and other fast-fashion retailers now sell lipstick and eyeshadow alongside dresses and blazers. But they’re finding “fast and cheap” is a tougher sell in the beauty market.


Workplace & Talent

How I Became… Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Vogue Italia and L’Uomo Vogue

Hired and trained by Franca Sozzani at the height of her creative powers, Alan Prada became a deputy editor-in-chief within seven years of starting at Condé Nast Italy. Now, he shares the advice his iconic mentor gave him at the start of his career — and his own hard-won insights on working in fashion editorial today.

Workplace & Talent

How I Became… Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Vogue Italia and L’Uomo Vogue

Hired and trained by Franca Sozzani at the height of her creative powers, Alan Prada became a deputy editor-in-chief within seven years of starting at Condé Nast Italy. Now, he shares the advice his iconic mentor gave him at the start of his career — and his own hard-won insights on working in fashion editorial today.


News & Analysis

Marc Jacobs Re-Issues Famous ‘Grunge’ Collection

The polarising, era-defining line, designed in 1992 for Perry Ellis, has been reproduced 26 years later.

News & Analysis

Marc Jacobs Re-Issues Famous ‘Grunge’ Collection

The polarising, era-defining line, designed in 1992 for Perry Ellis, has been reproduced 26 years later.


News & Analysis

Proenza Schouler: ‘We Don’t Have to Be a Billion-Dollar Brand’

After two seasons showing during Paris couture week, Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez are back in New York with a more practical outlook.

News & Analysis

Proenza Schouler: ‘We Don’t Have to Be a Billion-Dollar Brand’

After two seasons showing during Paris couture week, Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez are back in New York with a more practical outlook.


Beauty

Kevyn Aucoin: The Man Who Invented the Modern Makeup Artist

Tim Blanks meditates on the man who gave birth to the concept of makeup artist as a media figure, paving the way for the likes of Pat McGrath and Kylie Jenner, and the current wave of movies taking audiences behind fashion’s mirror.

Beauty

Kevyn Aucoin: The Man Who Invented the Modern Makeup Artist

Tim Blanks meditates on the man who gave birth to the concept of makeup artist as a media figure, paving the way for the likes of Pat McGrath and Kylie Jenner, and the current wave of movies taking audiences behind fashion’s mirror.


Luxury

Vogue Italia Launches ‘Life In Vogue’ Exhibit During Salone del Mobile Milano

To celebrate the Milan Furniture Fair and the relaunch of the Vogue Casa supplement, the title has tasked eight furniture designers with reimagining the Vogue office space for a four-day public exhibit.

Luxury

Vogue Italia Launches ‘Life In Vogue’ Exhibit During Salone del Mobile Milano

To celebrate the Milan Furniture Fair and the relaunch of the Vogue Casa supplement, the title has tasked eight furniture designers with reimagining the Vogue office space for a four-day public exhibit.


News & Analysis

Top 10 Campaigns of the Season

From Gucci's surrealist illustrations to Loewe's comment on consumption with the Steven Meisel lensed campaign titled "Fruits", BoF rounds up the best ads of the Spring/Summer 2018 season.

News & Analysis

Top 10 Campaigns of the Season

From Gucci's surrealist illustrations to Loewe's comment on consumption with the Steven Meisel lensed campaign titled "Fruits", BoF rounds up the best ads of the Spring/Summer 2018 season.


Fashion Week

A Commitment to Calmness at Loewe

There was a harmony in the alluring, shruggy casualness of the collection — a quality that Jonathan Anderson should be able to take all the way to the bank.

Fashion Week

A Commitment to Calmness at Loewe

There was a harmony in the alluring, shruggy casualness of the collection — a quality that Jonathan Anderson should be able to take all the way to the bank.


News & Analysis

Clare Waight Keller Decodes Her First Proper Givenchy Campaign

Givenchy's latest ad campaign offers a few clues on how the brand’s first female artistic director plans to make a statement of her own.

News & Analysis

Clare Waight Keller Decodes Her First Proper Givenchy Campaign

Givenchy's latest ad campaign offers a few clues on how the brand’s first female artistic director plans to make a statement of her own.


Retail

Neiman Marcus and the Cautionary Tale of Toys R Us

The decline of the debt-laden American toy store chain does not bode well for the luxury department store giant.

Retail

Neiman Marcus and the Cautionary Tale of Toys R Us

The decline of the debt-laden American toy store chain does not bode well for the luxury department store giant.


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