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Founder, Tom Ford

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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Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | Dazed's New Editor-in-Chief and Creative Director, Valextra CEO

BoF compiles the most important professional moves of the week.


Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | Abercrombie & Fitch, Jil Sander CEO Steps Down, Bettari Exits Valextra

BoF compiles the most important professional moves of the week.


Fashion Week

Burberry, JW Anderson and London's New Feminine Mood

Just the right amount of femininity created a new mood at London Collections: Men, writes Colin McDowell.

Fashion Week

Burberry, JW Anderson and London's New Feminine Mood

Just the right amount of femininity created a new mood at London Collections: Men, writes Colin McDowell.


Global Markets

Bally Back on Growth Path, Says CEO

Bally, the long-struggling Swiss leather goods maker, is back in growth mode after years of stagnant sales, buoyed by more contemporary designs and solid demand from Japanese and US buyers, its chief executive said.

Global Markets

Bally Back on Growth Path, Says CEO

Bally, the long-struggling Swiss leather goods maker, is back in growth mode after years of stagnant sales, buoyed by more contemporary designs and solid demand from Japanese and US buyers, its chief executive said.


Luxury

Tomas Maier Says Brands Need a Clear Personality

BoF sits down with Tomas Maier to discuss the designer’s professional trajectory, Bottega Veneta and his expansion plans for his namesake label.

Luxury

Tomas Maier Says Brands Need a Clear Personality

BoF sits down with Tomas Maier to discuss the designer’s professional trajectory, Bottega Veneta and his expansion plans for his namesake label.


Workplace & Talent

Role Call | Marco Semeghini, Teacher

Marco Semeghini, teacher at Istituto Marangoni, says “you have to put a lot of your personal parameters on hold and get to understand the students, which requires patience as well as humility.”

Workplace & Talent

Role Call | Marco Semeghini, Teacher

Marco Semeghini, teacher at Istituto Marangoni, says “you have to put a lot of your personal parameters on hold and get to understand the students, which requires patience as well as humility.”


News & Analysis

A Closer Look at the $13 Billion Premium Eyewear Market

Kering’s decision to take its eyewear business in house was dubbed an “eyewear revolution,” but what does it mean for the giants that dominate the market?

News & Analysis

A Closer Look at the $13 Billion Premium Eyewear Market

Kering’s decision to take its eyewear business in house was dubbed an “eyewear revolution,” but what does it mean for the giants that dominate the market?


Retail

Op-Ed | Celebrity Fashion Hijackers

Is fashion’s love affair with celebrity labels going out of style? Au contraire, argues Teri Agins.

Retail

Op-Ed | Celebrity Fashion Hijackers

Is fashion’s love affair with celebrity labels going out of style? Au contraire, argues Teri Agins.


News & Analysis

BoF Exclusive | Cathy Horyn: ‘You Just Have to Say What You Think’

BoF brings you an exclusive excerpt from a 15,000-word conversation with Cathy Horyn, fashion's single most authoritative critic, courtesy of System magazine.

News & Analysis

BoF Exclusive | Cathy Horyn: ‘You Just Have to Say What You Think’

BoF brings you an exclusive excerpt from a 15,000-word conversation with Cathy Horyn, fashion's single most authoritative critic, courtesy of System magazine.


Marketing

BoF Exclusive | New Gucci Ads Point to Step-by-Step Re-Positioning

In a global exclusive, BoF can reveal the first Gucci advertising campaign by new creative director Alessandro Michele, the latest step in the brand’s ambitious repositioning efforts.

Marketing

BoF Exclusive | New Gucci Ads Point to Step-by-Step Re-Positioning

In a global exclusive, BoF can reveal the first Gucci advertising campaign by new creative director Alessandro Michele, the latest step in the brand’s ambitious repositioning efforts.


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