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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.

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News & Analysis

What You May Have Missed

BoF brings you the top eight fashion news and analysis stories of the week.

News & Analysis

What You May Have Missed

BoF brings you the top eight fashion news and analysis stories of the week.


News & Analysis

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.

News & Analysis

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.


News & Analysis

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.'

News & Analysis

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.'


Fashion Week

Why BoF Is Not Covering Pre-Fall

The logic behind our choice not to review the majority of this season's pre-fall collections.

Fashion Week

Why BoF Is Not Covering Pre-Fall

The logic behind our choice not to review the majority of this season's pre-fall collections.


Fashion Week

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.

Fashion Week

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.


News & Analysis

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.

News & Analysis

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.


News & Analysis

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.

News & Analysis

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.


News & Analysis

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.

News & Analysis

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.


Retail

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.

Retail

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.


News & Analysis

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.’

News & Analysis

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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