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The acclaimed American designer, now at his own billion-dollar label, is credited with injecting sex appeal into Gucci and YSL.

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China

China's Celebrity Ambassador Minefield

Luxury brands navigate the risks and rewards of banking on celebrity ambassadors, Alibaba gears up for Singles Day with the launch of China's largest robotics warehouse, and JD.com apologises for a sexist marketing blunder. Read China Decoded to make sense of the market.

China

China's Celebrity Ambassador Minefield

Luxury brands navigate the risks and rewards of banking on celebrity ambassadors, Alibaba gears up for Singles Day with the launch of China's largest robotics warehouse, and JD.com apologises for a sexist marketing blunder. Read China Decoded to make sense of the market.


News & Analysis

How Much Does Brand DNA Matter?

Heritage is a key element of the luxury playbook. But in a world where newness matters more than ever, blockbuster labels like Gucci are taking a more flexible approach to brand DNA.

News & Analysis

How Much Does Brand DNA Matter?

Heritage is a key element of the luxury playbook. But in a world where newness matters more than ever, blockbuster labels like Gucci are taking a more flexible approach to brand DNA.


News & Analysis

How Cardi B Makes Fashion Moves

The rapper tells BoF about her fashion strategy and why she chose to partner with white-hot Fashion Nova for her first clothing line.

News & Analysis

How Cardi B Makes Fashion Moves

The rapper tells BoF about her fashion strategy and why she chose to partner with white-hot Fashion Nova for her first clothing line.


China

Why Chanel Is Raising Prices On Its Most Popular Bags

This week, everyone will be talking about Chanel's global price hike, Tapestry's take on the US-China trade war and Cardi B's collection for Fashion Nova. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

China

Why Chanel Is Raising Prices On Its Most Popular Bags

This week, everyone will be talking about Chanel's global price hike, Tapestry's take on the US-China trade war and Cardi B's collection for Fashion Nova. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.


News & Analysis

How Tom Ford Built His Beauty Empire

What started with a single fragrance has expanded into cosmetics and, soon, skincare. Estée Lauder sees Tom Ford Beauty becoming its new $1 billion brand.

News & Analysis

How Tom Ford Built His Beauty Empire

What started with a single fragrance has expanded into cosmetics and, soon, skincare. Estée Lauder sees Tom Ford Beauty becoming its new $1 billion brand.


News & Analysis

The BoF Podcast: Inside Liya Kebede’s Social Mission

This week on Inside Fashion, the Ethiopian supermodel gives a tour of her 20-year modelling career and discusses the opportunities for fashion in Africa.

News & Analysis

The BoF Podcast: Inside Liya Kebede’s Social Mission

This week on Inside Fashion, the Ethiopian supermodel gives a tour of her 20-year modelling career and discusses the opportunities for fashion in Africa.


Luxury

How François-Henri Pinault Unites Profits and Purpose

The chairman of Kering talks to BoF's Imran Amed about the blockbuster successes of Gucci, Saint Laurent and Balenciaga, streamlining his portfolio and his belief in ‘generous capitalism.’

Luxury

How François-Henri Pinault Unites Profits and Purpose

The chairman of Kering talks to BoF's Imran Amed about the blockbuster successes of Gucci, Saint Laurent and Balenciaga, streamlining his portfolio and his belief in ‘generous capitalism.’


Fashion Week

What's Next for New York?

The centrifugal force that once held New York Fashion Week together is losing its strength but that’s not necessarily a bad thing for the likes of Sies Marjan, Rodarte, Prabal Gurung and Opening Ceremony.

Fashion Week

What's Next for New York?

The centrifugal force that once held New York Fashion Week together is losing its strength but that’s not necessarily a bad thing for the likes of Sies Marjan, Rodarte, Prabal Gurung and Opening Ceremony.


Fashion Week

At Tom Ford, Echoes of Collections Past

The collection's soundtrack was a veritable story in song, seductive in its narrative groove. More so, unfortunately, than the clothes, where the narrative was more rut than groove.

Fashion Week

At Tom Ford, Echoes of Collections Past

The collection's soundtrack was a veritable story in song, seductive in its narrative groove. More so, unfortunately, than the clothes, where the narrative was more rut than groove.


News & Analysis

New York Fashion Show Spotlights Adaptive Fashion

Amid a week of shows dominated by brands like Calvin Klein and Tom Ford, the Runway of Dreams Foundation gave a presentation devoted to looks created specially for people with physical challenges.

News & Analysis

New York Fashion Show Spotlights Adaptive Fashion

Amid a week of shows dominated by brands like Calvin Klein and Tom Ford, the Runway of Dreams Foundation gave a presentation devoted to looks created specially for people with physical challenges.


What is The BoF 500?

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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