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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.

Tim Blanks
News & Analysis

#BoFLIVE: Tim's Take With Rick Owens

The designer has earned a cult following for his all-black, ‘grungy glamorous’ aesthetic. He joins BoF Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks in a conversation about finding creativity and inspiration in a pandemic.

News & Analysis

#BoFLIVE: Tim's Take With Rick Owens

The designer has earned a cult following for his all-black, ‘grungy glamorous’ aesthetic. He joins BoF Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks in a conversation about finding creativity and inspiration in a pandemic.


Luxury

Winners Take All: How LVMH and Kering Will Extend Their Supremacy Post-Pandemic

The family-controlled French giants are well positioned to further dominate the luxury fashion sector. But neither can afford to ignore the threat of disruption.

Luxury

Winners Take All: How LVMH and Kering Will Extend Their Supremacy Post-Pandemic

The family-controlled French giants are well positioned to further dominate the luxury fashion sector. But neither can afford to ignore the threat of disruption.


News & Analysis

#BoFLIVE: Tim's Take With Juergen Teller

Renowned photographer Juergen Teller and Dovile Drizyte, his managing partner, join BoF Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks in a conversation about life under lockdown.

News & Analysis

#BoFLIVE: Tim's Take With Juergen Teller

Renowned photographer Juergen Teller and Dovile Drizyte, his managing partner, join BoF Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks in a conversation about life under lockdown.


Luxury

The BoF Podcast: Marc Jacobs Says, ‘I Still Have Stories to Tell’

The American designer chatted with BoF Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks about his last show before quarantine, brick-and-mortar retail and the future of New York fashion.

Luxury

The BoF Podcast: Marc Jacobs Says, ‘I Still Have Stories to Tell’

The American designer chatted with BoF Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks about his last show before quarantine, brick-and-mortar retail and the future of New York fashion.


Media

#BoFLIVE: Stylist Ibrahim Kamara Talks i-D, Art Direction and Masculinity

Catch up on the discussion between the stylist and BoF’s Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks on his aesthetic and inspiring a new generation of creatives.

Media

#BoFLIVE: Stylist Ibrahim Kamara Talks i-D, Art Direction and Masculinity

Catch up on the discussion between the stylist and BoF’s Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks on his aesthetic and inspiring a new generation of creatives.


Luxury

The BoF Podcast: Jonathan Anderson Says, ‘If It Feels Fake, I Don’t Want It’

The creative director of JW Anderson and Loewe talks to BoF Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks about the need for greater transparency in the fashion industry.

Luxury

The BoF Podcast: Jonathan Anderson Says, ‘If It Feels Fake, I Don’t Want It’

The creative director of JW Anderson and Loewe talks to BoF Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks about the need for greater transparency in the fashion industry.


News & Analysis

#BoFLIVE: Tim's Take With Marc Jacobs

BoF Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks speaks to decorated American designer Marc Jacobs about finding inspiration under quarantine.

News & Analysis

#BoFLIVE: Tim's Take With Marc Jacobs

BoF Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks speaks to decorated American designer Marc Jacobs about finding inspiration under quarantine.


News & Analysis

#BoFLIVE: Tim's Take with Jonathan Anderson

BoF Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks talks to one of the industry’s most feted British designers, who helms both his eponymous label and LVMH-owned luxury label Loewe.

News & Analysis

#BoFLIVE: Tim's Take with Jonathan Anderson

BoF Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks talks to one of the industry’s most feted British designers, who helms both his eponymous label and LVMH-owned luxury label Loewe.


Luxury

The BoF Podcast: Silvia Venturini Fendi Will Surprise You

In the latest special edition of the BoF Podcast, Fendi Creative Director Silvia Venturini Fendi talks to BoF Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks about everything from the future of smart clothing to the end of the fashion show as we know it.

Luxury

The BoF Podcast: Silvia Venturini Fendi Will Surprise You

In the latest special edition of the BoF Podcast, Fendi Creative Director Silvia Venturini Fendi talks to BoF Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks about everything from the future of smart clothing to the end of the fashion show as we know it.


Media

The BoF Podcast: Luis Venegas on Print Media in an Age of Uncertainty

In the latest episode of the BoF Podcast, Madrid-based publisher Luis Venegas talks to BoF Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks about the fate — and resilience — of print magazines.

Media

The BoF Podcast: Luis Venegas on Print Media in an Age of Uncertainty

In the latest episode of the BoF Podcast, Madrid-based publisher Luis Venegas talks to BoF Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks about the fate — and resilience — of print magazines.


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