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Vivienne Westwood

1941-2022

Fashion’s original punk pioneered the youth movement back in the ‘60s with her subversive, anti-fashion statements.

Vivienne Westwood
Technology

Bits & Bytes | Apple Smartwatch, Jumia Taps African Diaspora, Tinker Tailor

Bits & Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.

Technology

Bits & Bytes | Apple Smartwatch, Jumia Taps African Diaspora, Tinker Tailor

Bits & Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.


News & Analysis

Lisa King’s Personal Prints

June’s spotlight shines on London-based print designer Lisa King, who launches the first season of her vibrant scarf and accessories brand this month.

News & Analysis

Lisa King’s Personal Prints

June’s spotlight shines on London-based print designer Lisa King, who launches the first season of her vibrant scarf and accessories brand this month.


News & Analysis

Pop Quiz | This Week's Answers

Answers to our Pop Quiz, which covers Valentino, Jean Paul Gaultier, Karl Lagerfeld and more.

News & Analysis

Pop Quiz | This Week's Answers

Answers to our Pop Quiz, which covers Valentino, Jean Paul Gaultier, Karl Lagerfeld and more.


News & Analysis

Pop Quiz | Gaultier, Valentino and Lagerfeld

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 Valentino, Jean Paul Gaultier, Karl Lagerfeld and more.

News & Analysis

Pop Quiz | Gaultier, Valentino and Lagerfeld

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 Valentino, Jean Paul Gaultier, Karl Lagerfeld and more.


News & Analysis

Jean Paul Gaultier, Fashion Incarnate

As "The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk" arrives in London, Colin McDowell reflects on the life and work of French fashion's enfant terrible.

News & Analysis

Jean Paul Gaultier, Fashion Incarnate

As "The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk" arrives in London, Colin McDowell reflects on the life and work of French fashion's enfant terrible.


News & Analysis

The Spotlight | Kim Stumpf

This month, the BoF Spotlight shines on Antwerp-based designer Kim Stumpf, who is making a name for herself in Belgium and beyond with her handmade, textured knitwear.

News & Analysis

The Spotlight | Kim Stumpf

This month, the BoF Spotlight shines on Antwerp-based designer Kim Stumpf, who is making a name for herself in Belgium and beyond with her handmade, textured knitwear.


News & Analysis

Why Harris Wharf Works

Harris Wharf, a family-run, Turin-produced brand with London sensibilities, is steadily expanding its footprint with a business based on sharp cuts and a remarkable price-to-quality ratio.

News & Analysis

Why Harris Wharf Works

Harris Wharf, a family-run, Turin-produced brand with London sensibilities, is steadily expanding its footprint with a business based on sharp cuts and a remarkable price-to-quality ratio.


News & Analysis

Downtown Dallas Gets a Fashionable Makeover

In the long-neglected area near the Neiman Marcus flagship in downtown Dallas, a newly fashionable retail neighbourhood is rising.

News & Analysis

Downtown Dallas Gets a Fashionable Makeover

In the long-neglected area near the Neiman Marcus flagship in downtown Dallas, a newly fashionable retail neighbourhood is rising.


Global Markets

Fashion Hearts Kenya?

How has the recent terror attack on Westgate Mall in Nairobi changed things for designers with manufacturing connections in Kenya? Marion Hume reports.

Global Markets

Fashion Hearts Kenya?

How has the recent terror attack on Westgate Mall in Nairobi changed things for designers with manufacturing connections in Kenya? Marion Hume reports.


News & Analysis

Op-Ed | Rattling Fashion’s Cage

It’s becoming more and more difficult to rattle fashion’s gilded cage and set the industry on a new course, making young upstarts more important than ever, argues Alexander Fury, a member of the recently launched BoF 500.

News & Analysis

Op-Ed | Rattling Fashion’s Cage

It’s becoming more and more difficult to rattle fashion’s gilded cage and set the industry on a new course, making young upstarts more important than ever, argues Alexander Fury, a member of the recently launched BoF 500.


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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