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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

The Old Fashion System Is Setting New Designers up for Failure

The market is changing, but the fashion system isn’t changing with it.

News & Analysis

The Old Fashion System Is Setting New Designers up for Failure

The market is changing, but the fashion system isn’t changing with it.


News & Analysis

Glenda Bailey Talks Future of Magazines and Harper’s Bazaar 150th Anniversary

The longtime editor-in-chief, as well known for her clever take on imagery as she is for winning over advertisers, addresses everything from her rumoured retirement to the elements of a collectible issue.

News & Analysis

Glenda Bailey Talks Future of Magazines and Harper’s Bazaar 150th Anniversary

The longtime editor-in-chief, as well known for her clever take on imagery as she is for winning over advertisers, addresses everything from her rumoured retirement to the elements of a collectible issue.


News & Analysis

Dries Van Noten, Carine Roitfeld, Joe Gebbia and Dynamo to Speak at VOICES 2017

These are the latest globally renowned speakers confirmed to join fashion industry leaders from around the world at the second annual edition of VOICES, from November 29 to December 1 in Oxfordshire, UK.

News & Analysis

Dries Van Noten, Carine Roitfeld, Joe Gebbia and Dynamo to Speak at VOICES 2017

These are the latest globally renowned speakers confirmed to join fashion industry leaders from around the world at the second annual edition of VOICES, from November 29 to December 1 in Oxfordshire, UK.


Beauty

Isamaya Ffrench: ‘It's Quite Empowering to Transform Yourself’

How the avant-garde makeup artist is changing the face of beauty with her conceptual and performative approach.

Beauty

Isamaya Ffrench: ‘It's Quite Empowering to Transform Yourself’

How the avant-garde makeup artist is changing the face of beauty with her conceptual and performative approach.


News & Analysis

In the Aesthetic Blender

Whereas we were once required to make strong commitments to semiotic tribes, we now live in a ‘Supermarket of Style’ where young people cut-and-paste stylistic identity at will.

News & Analysis

In the Aesthetic Blender

Whereas we were once required to make strong commitments to semiotic tribes, we now live in a ‘Supermarket of Style’ where young people cut-and-paste stylistic identity at will.


Fashion Week

Joseph Altuzarra Sublimates His Sexual Desires

On the eve of his Paris Fashion Week debut, the designer talks to Tim Blanks about the alter ego at the heart of his label, Paris versus New York and the transformative power of clothing, courtesy of Document Journal.

Fashion Week

Joseph Altuzarra Sublimates His Sexual Desires

On the eve of his Paris Fashion Week debut, the designer talks to Tim Blanks about the alter ego at the heart of his label, Paris versus New York and the transformative power of clothing, courtesy of Document Journal.


Technology

Fashion Needs a More Robust Approach to Technology Education

New technologies have reshaped fashion from design and production to sales and marketing. Are fashion courses keeping pace?

Technology

Fashion Needs a More Robust Approach to Technology Education

New technologies have reshaped fashion from design and production to sales and marketing. Are fashion courses keeping pace?


Fashion Week

The Spell Hasn't Broken at Gucci

Alessandro Michele's latest collection was a riposte to everyone who wonders when he is going to move on from the outlandishly fabulous signature he’s created for the house. Simple answer: he’s not.

Fashion Week

The Spell Hasn't Broken at Gucci

Alessandro Michele's latest collection was a riposte to everyone who wonders when he is going to move on from the outlandishly fabulous signature he’s created for the house. Simple answer: he’s not.


News & Analysis

Amazon Tests One-Hour Catwalk-to-Doorstep Deliveries at Nicopanda

The one-hour delivery option will be available only to Amazon Prime members in London, and will come at a cost.

News & Analysis

Amazon Tests One-Hour Catwalk-to-Doorstep Deliveries at Nicopanda

The one-hour delivery option will be available only to Amazon Prime members in London, and will come at a cost.


News & Analysis

The 2017 BoF 500 Revealed

The Business of Fashion is proud to unveil the fifth annual BoF 500, a hand-selected community of the people shaping the global fashion industry in 2017.

News & Analysis

The 2017 BoF 500 Revealed

The Business of Fashion is proud to unveil the fifth annual BoF 500, a hand-selected community of the people shaping the global fashion industry in 2017.


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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