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Tilda Swinton

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Her otherworldly features and trendsetting ensembles have endeared her to high fashion magazines and designers alike.

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Luxury

As Tastes Mature, Chinese Crave Native Materials

From tea silk to yak wool, traditional materials and products are being reinvented for Chinese luxury consumers less enamoured with European mega-brands.

Luxury

As Tastes Mature, Chinese Crave Native Materials

From tea silk to yak wool, traditional materials and products are being reinvented for Chinese luxury consumers less enamoured with European mega-brands.


News & Analysis

Tomes of the Times: Summer Reading

Colin McDowell shares his essential summer fashion reading list, from ‘Fashion Game Changers’ to a catalogue of Karl Lagerfeld's work for Chanel.

News & Analysis

Tomes of the Times: Summer Reading

Colin McDowell shares his essential summer fashion reading list, from ‘Fashion Game Changers’ to a catalogue of Karl Lagerfeld's work for Chanel.


News & Analysis

At CFDA Awards, Fashion Entertainment Put to the Test

This year's ceremony honoured Donna Karan and Norma Kamali, as well as BoF's very own Imran Amed.

News & Analysis

At CFDA Awards, Fashion Entertainment Put to the Test

This year's ceremony honoured Donna Karan and Norma Kamali, as well as BoF's very own Imran Amed.


Global Markets

Havana Hanging in the Balance

Tim Blanks reports from Havana, finding the Kardashians and Kanye West amongst white clad adherents of Santeria in a city on the cusp of a new revolution.

Global Markets

Havana Hanging in the Balance

Tim Blanks reports from Havana, finding the Kardashians and Kanye West amongst white clad adherents of Santeria in a city on the cusp of a new revolution.


Fashion Week

Chanel Cruises into Cuba, a Country on the Cusp

Although the fundamental incongruity of the moment was lost on no one, both Karl Lagerfeld and Fidel Castro share an ability to imagine a world and bring it into being.

Fashion Week

Chanel Cruises into Cuba, a Country on the Cusp

Although the fundamental incongruity of the moment was lost on no one, both Karl Lagerfeld and Fidel Castro share an ability to imagine a world and bring it into being.


Fashion Week

Rock 'n' Roll Gypsies

Joseph Altuzarra distils a wealth of inspirations into his real-est collection to date

Fashion Week

Rock 'n' Roll Gypsies

Joseph Altuzarra distils a wealth of inspirations into his real-est collection to date


Luxury

In ‘Oh So Serious’ Fashion Industry, Brands Make Wit Work

In a fashion industry that can be ‘oh so serious,’ a crop of brands, from Jimmy Choo to Anya Hindmarch, have taken another approach, integrating play, humour and wit into their products.

Luxury

In ‘Oh So Serious’ Fashion Industry, Brands Make Wit Work

In a fashion industry that can be ‘oh so serious,’ a crop of brands, from Jimmy Choo to Anya Hindmarch, have taken another approach, integrating play, humour and wit into their products.


Fashion Week

Decoding Chanel’s South Korean Spectacle

With a major fashion show in Seoul, Chanel targets the South Korean market with a focus on ready-to-wear.

Fashion Week

Decoding Chanel’s South Korean Spectacle

With a major fashion show in Seoul, Chanel targets the South Korean market with a focus on ready-to-wear.


News & Analysis

Pop Quiz | Stuart Weitzman, Alice + Olivia, Mansur Gavriel

How well have you read your BoF this week? Test your knowledge of all of the latest news and analysis from around the world of fashion in our Pop Quiz, which covers Stuart Weitzman, Alice + Olivia, Mansur Gavriel and more.

News & Analysis

Pop Quiz | Stuart Weitzman, Alice + Olivia, Mansur Gavriel

How well have you read your BoF this week? Test your knowledge of all of the latest news and analysis from around the world of fashion in our Pop Quiz, which covers Stuart Weitzman, Alice + Olivia, Mansur Gavriel and more.


Retail

Bright Old Things and the Silver Spend

Older consumers control a huge percentage of global spend. Can fashion retailers tap the opportunity?

Retail

Bright Old Things and the Silver Spend

Older consumers control a huge percentage of global spend. Can fashion retailers tap the opportunity?


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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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