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Valerie Steele

Director & Chief Curator, Museum at the Fashion Insititute of Technology

The prolific author and curator has raised cultural awareness of fashion through her books and prominent exhibitions.

Valerie Steele
News & Analysis

New York Hosts Latest VOICES Conversation Ahead of BoF's Flagship Event in December

The BoF community gathered in New York to hear forward thinkers inside and outside fashion discuss the challenges — and opportunities — facing the industry.

News & Analysis

New York Hosts Latest VOICES Conversation Ahead of BoF's Flagship Event in December

The BoF community gathered in New York to hear forward thinkers inside and outside fashion discuss the challenges — and opportunities — facing the industry.


Workplace & Talent

Role Call | Valerie Steele, Director and Chief Curator

Valerie Steele, director and chief curator of The Museum at FIT, says "Putting on museum exhibitions is like making a film — it requires many people with different talents."

Workplace & Talent

Role Call | Valerie Steele, Director and Chief Curator

Valerie Steele, director and chief curator of The Museum at FIT, says "Putting on museum exhibitions is like making a film — it requires many people with different talents."


News & Analysis

De La Renta Passing Leaves Legacy to Peter Copping

NEW YORK, United States — Last year Oscar de la Renta confided that succession was an abiding fear.

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De La Renta Passing Leaves Legacy to Peter Copping

NEW YORK, United States — Last year Oscar de la Renta confided that succession was an abiding fear.


News & Analysis

Pop Quiz | Fendi, Net-a-Porter, Fashion Magazines

How well have you read your BoF this week? Test your knowledge of all of the latest news and analysis from around the world of fashion in our Pop Quiz, which covers Pietro Beccari of Fendi, Net-a-Porter, and more.

News & Analysis

Pop Quiz | Fendi, Net-a-Porter, Fashion Magazines

How well have you read your BoF this week? Test your knowledge of all of the latest news and analysis from around the world of fashion in our Pop Quiz, which covers Pietro Beccari of Fendi, Net-a-Porter, and more.


News & Analysis

The Business of Fashion Books

Over the last decade, the once humble fashion book has been sexed up, styled and placed front and centre on shop floors from to Boston to Beijing. To what end? BoF investigates.

News & Analysis

The Business of Fashion Books

Over the last decade, the once humble fashion book has been sexed up, styled and placed front and centre on shop floors from to Boston to Beijing. To what end? BoF investigates.


News & Analysis

Op-Ed | Mining the Goth Aesthetic, Fashion Pivots to Darkness

No longer confined to the fringes of fashion, the goth aesthetic is being mined by a wider spectrum of designers, observes Eugene Rabkin.

News & Analysis

Op-Ed | Mining the Goth Aesthetic, Fashion Pivots to Darkness

No longer confined to the fringes of fashion, the goth aesthetic is being mined by a wider spectrum of designers, observes Eugene Rabkin.


News & Analysis

Are Blockbuster Museum Shows Helping or Hurting Smaller Fashion Exhibitions?

With blockbuster mega-shows on the rise, BoF examines the impact on niche fashion exhibitions.

News & Analysis

Are Blockbuster Museum Shows Helping or Hurting Smaller Fashion Exhibitions?

With blockbuster mega-shows on the rise, BoF examines the impact on niche fashion exhibitions.


News & Analysis

The Swiss Textiles Award | Fashion's crystal ball

ZURICH, Switzerland - The Swiss Textiles Award is not the richest fashion design prize available -- the 300,000 euro prize from Mango takes that

News & Analysis

The Swiss Textiles Award | Fashion's crystal ball

ZURICH, Switzerland - The Swiss Textiles Award is not the richest fashion design prize available -- the 300,000 euro prize from Mango takes that


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