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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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News & Analysis

Stella McCartney-Kering Break Up Well Underway

BoF has learned that the French luxury group is selling its 50 percent share in the label, with a formal transition process already in motion, according to a source with first-hand knowledge of the matter.

News & Analysis

Stella McCartney-Kering Break Up Well Underway

BoF has learned that the French luxury group is selling its 50 percent share in the label, with a formal transition process already in motion, according to a source with first-hand knowledge of the matter.


News & Analysis

Fashion Brands Slow to See Now, Buy Now

See now, buy now is still far from becoming an industry standard, even as brands take other steps to modernise with more frequent collections rather than just two a year — and questions linger over its benefits.

News & Analysis

Fashion Brands Slow to See Now, Buy Now

See now, buy now is still far from becoming an industry standard, even as brands take other steps to modernise with more frequent collections rather than just two a year — and questions linger over its benefits.


Fashion Week

New York Fashion Week's Got the Blues

There are few designers showing here who have a sense of what they stand for or why they need the platform of fashion week. It doesn't have to be that way.

Fashion Week

New York Fashion Week's Got the Blues

There are few designers showing here who have a sense of what they stand for or why they need the platform of fashion week. It doesn't have to be that way.


Workplace & Talent

Missing Out on NYFW? Get a Job at one of America's Best Fashion Businesses

As the fashion capital of the world’s largest economy and a melting pot of global culture, the career opportunities in New York are arguably second to none. BoF Careers selects some of the best jobs available in the city today.

Workplace & Talent

Missing Out on NYFW? Get a Job at one of America's Best Fashion Businesses

As the fashion capital of the world’s largest economy and a melting pot of global culture, the career opportunities in New York are arguably second to none. BoF Careers selects some of the best jobs available in the city today.


Luxury

What the Death of Daywear Means for the Brands That Peddle It

The One Percent no longer wants to dress like ladies who lunch, leaving the brands who make their clothes facing an identity crisis.

Luxury

What the Death of Daywear Means for the Brands That Peddle It

The One Percent no longer wants to dress like ladies who lunch, leaving the brands who make their clothes facing an identity crisis.


News & Analysis

Should Fashion Brands Bet on Star Designers?

There are advantages to hiring a star designer who knows how to feed the voracious publicity machine, argues Alexandra Shulman.

News & Analysis

Should Fashion Brands Bet on Star Designers?

There are advantages to hiring a star designer who knows how to feed the voracious publicity machine, argues Alexandra Shulman.


Fashion Week

Tom Ford Focuses His Showman's Instincts

Ford's womenswear wavered while he honed his filmmaking. But here he tapped into an exuberant appreciation of fashion’s appeal to the senses and its power to entertain.

Fashion Week

Tom Ford Focuses His Showman's Instincts

Ford's womenswear wavered while he honed his filmmaking. But here he tapped into an exuberant appreciation of fashion’s appeal to the senses and its power to entertain.


Fashion Week

At New York Fashion Week: Men’s, Immigrants, Bitcoin and a Bid for Relevancy

Real life seeps onto the runways of the men’s shows in New York.

Fashion Week

At New York Fashion Week: Men’s, Immigrants, Bitcoin and a Bid for Relevancy

Real life seeps onto the runways of the men’s shows in New York.


Fashion Week

Tom Ford, Don’t Call It a Comeback

The designer returned to New York with a blast of classic Tom Ford heat, humour, romance — and a new underwear line to boot.

Fashion Week

Tom Ford, Don’t Call It a Comeback

The designer returned to New York with a blast of classic Tom Ford heat, humour, romance — and a new underwear line to boot.


Luxury

Kering, Stella McCartney in Talks to End Partnership

BoF has learned that, after 17 years, the French luxury conglomerate has recently held discussions to sell its 50 percent share of the label to Ms. McCartney.

Luxury

Kering, Stella McCartney in Talks to End Partnership

BoF has learned that, after 17 years, the French luxury conglomerate has recently held discussions to sell its 50 percent share of the label to Ms. McCartney.


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