Tim Blanks
Editor-at-Large, The Business of Fashion
The fashion critic, known for witty commentary pitted with cultural references, began as the host of a Canadian fashion television show.


What You May Have Missed
BoF brings you the top eight fashion news and analysis stories of the week.

What You May Have Missed
BoF brings you the top eight fashion news and analysis stories of the week.

Joan Smalls and Hari Nef on Discrimination in Fashion
Models Joan Smalls and Hari Nef shared their first-hand experience of the industry's issues with diversity and inclusivity.

Joan Smalls and Hari Nef on Discrimination in Fashion
Models Joan Smalls and Hari Nef shared their first-hand experience of the industry's issues with diversity and inclusivity.

John Galliano on Being Comfortable With Chaos
Master Haute Couturier John Galliano joined BoF editor-at-large Tim Blanks on the VOICES stage, to discuss 'Creativity in the Digital Age.'

John Galliano on Being Comfortable With Chaos
Master Haute Couturier John Galliano joined BoF editor-at-large Tim Blanks on the VOICES stage, to discuss 'Creativity in the Digital Age.'

Why BoF Is Not Covering Pre-Fall
The logic behind our choice not to review the majority of this season's pre-fall collections.

Why BoF Is Not Covering Pre-Fall
The logic behind our choice not to review the majority of this season's pre-fall collections.

A Pick-Me-Up Prescription at Chanel
There was such a zest in this collection. “Paris Cosmopolite” was the name Lagerfeld gave it. A neologism that said it all, really.

A Pick-Me-Up Prescription at Chanel
There was such a zest in this collection. “Paris Cosmopolite” was the name Lagerfeld gave it. A neologism that said it all, really.

Inside VOICES, BoF’s First Gathering for Big Thinkers
From terrorism to disruptive technology, fashion’s top business leaders, entrepreneurs and educators gathered to discuss the threats and opportunities facing the $2.4 trillion industry.

Inside VOICES, BoF’s First Gathering for Big Thinkers
From terrorism to disruptive technology, fashion’s top business leaders, entrepreneurs and educators gathered to discuss the threats and opportunities facing the $2.4 trillion industry.

James Scully on Fashion's Bullying, Cruelty and Discrimination of Models
Casting director James Scully was given a standing ovation at VOICES, BoF's new annual gathering for big thinkers, following his plea to end the fashion industry's "cruel and sadistic" abuse of models.

James Scully on Fashion's Bullying, Cruelty and Discrimination of Models
Casting director James Scully was given a standing ovation at VOICES, BoF's new annual gathering for big thinkers, following his plea to end the fashion industry's "cruel and sadistic" abuse of models.

Models Face Bullying, Cruelty and Racial Discrimination at Castings
Casting director James Scully and others lifted the lid on a system that hires girls when they are little more than children and then disposes of them when they hit puberty in a power game where models are pawns.

Models Face Bullying, Cruelty and Racial Discrimination at Castings
Casting director James Scully and others lifted the lid on a system that hires girls when they are little more than children and then disposes of them when they hit puberty in a power game where models are pawns.

Live Blog: Catch up on John Galliano, Amber Valletta, Ian Rogers, will.i.am and Joan Smalls
As the three-day event concludes, revisit our real-time reporting from VOICES, BoF's new annual gathering for big thinkers in Oxfordshire, in partnership with QIC Global Real Estate.

Live Blog: Catch up on John Galliano, Amber Valletta, Ian Rogers, will.i.am and Joan Smalls
As the three-day event concludes, revisit our real-time reporting from VOICES, BoF's new annual gathering for big thinkers in Oxfordshire, in partnership with QIC Global Real Estate.

John Galliano: ‘I Feel Much Freer’
In a rare live interview, master couturier John Galliano revealed the inner workings of his creative process at Maison Margiela and why he feels more ‘free’ and ‘open.’

John Galliano: ‘I Feel Much Freer’
In a rare live interview, master couturier John Galliano revealed the inner workings of his creative process at Maison Margiela and why he feels more ‘free’ and ‘open.’
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