Vivienne Westwood
1941-2022
Fashion’s original punk pioneered the youth movement back in the ‘60s with her subversive, anti-fashion statements.


Exhibits Examine the Subcultural Roots of London’s Fashion Creativity
In London, two exhibits pay homage to the raw, rebellious and deliriously inventive energy of the British capital’s creative underground, which trickles up to the catwalk like nowhere else.

Exhibits Examine the Subcultural Roots of London’s Fashion Creativity
In London, two exhibits pay homage to the raw, rebellious and deliriously inventive energy of the British capital’s creative underground, which trickles up to the catwalk like nowhere else.

Diesel Founder Taken Aback by Race for Young Designers
PARIS, France — Renzo Rosso, the founder of Diesel, says competition for hot designers is now as intense as for football stars, as shown by the speed

Diesel Founder Taken Aback by Race for Young Designers
PARIS, France — Renzo Rosso, the founder of Diesel, says competition for hot designers is now as intense as for football stars, as shown by the speed

London Fashion Week Kicks Off With Digital Drive
LONDON, United Kingdom — The fashion universe has always been a bit of a self-contained bubble to outsiders. Those too-tall models in acres of silk?

London Fashion Week Kicks Off With Digital Drive
LONDON, United Kingdom — The fashion universe has always been a bit of a self-contained bubble to outsiders. Those too-tall models in acres of silk?

Designer Vivienne Westwood Shuns Expansion
MILAN, Italy — British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood said on Monday that she has no plans to further expand in China and defended the high

Designer Vivienne Westwood Shuns Expansion
MILAN, Italy — British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood said on Monday that she has no plans to further expand in China and defended the high

Photo Diary | Milan Men's Fashion Week, Days 1-2: Jil Sander, Versace, Bottega Veneta, Calvin Klein, Prada
MILAN, Italy — Today our contributing photographer Sonny Vandevelde files backstage imagery from the Jil Sander, Versace, Bottega Veneta, Salvatore

Photo Diary | Milan Men's Fashion Week, Days 1-2: Jil Sander, Versace, Bottega Veneta, Calvin Klein, Prada
MILAN, Italy — Today our contributing photographer Sonny Vandevelde files backstage imagery from the Jil Sander, Versace, Bottega Veneta, Salvatore

Milan Seeks to Shed Malaise, Woo Italian Designers Back
MILAN, Italy — Burberry has packed up for London, abandoning Milan after a decade of menswear fealty. Giorgio Armani has scolded Italian designers

Milan Seeks to Shed Malaise, Woo Italian Designers Back
MILAN, Italy — Burberry has packed up for London, abandoning Milan after a decade of menswear fealty. Giorgio Armani has scolded Italian designers

Fashion Writer Suzy Menkes to Sell Her Own Clothes Online
LONDON, United Kingdom — Suzy Menkes, doyenne of the fashion press, says she plans to auction off part of her own label-strewn wardrobe at a two-week

Fashion Writer Suzy Menkes to Sell Her Own Clothes Online
LONDON, United Kingdom — Suzy Menkes, doyenne of the fashion press, says she plans to auction off part of her own label-strewn wardrobe at a two-week

Punk Finds Its Place in Hallowed Halls of Met
NEW YORK, United States — Punk and high fashion can now share the same stage, and a new Costume Institute exhibit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art,

Punk Finds Its Place in Hallowed Halls of Met
NEW YORK, United States — Punk and high fashion can now share the same stage, and a new Costume Institute exhibit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art,

New York's Met Museum Celebrates Punk's Influence on Fashion
NEW YORK, United States — With their black leather, studded jackets, ripped jeans, bondage trousers and messages of rebellion and anarchy, punks from

New York's Met Museum Celebrates Punk's Influence on Fashion
NEW YORK, United States — With their black leather, studded jackets, ripped jeans, bondage trousers and messages of rebellion and anarchy, punks from

10 Young London Creatives Shaping the Future of Fashion
BoF speaks to 10 of London's fastest-rising fashion creatives, poised to assume their rightful position amongst the industry's top talents of tomorrow.

10 Young London Creatives Shaping the Future of Fashion
BoF speaks to 10 of London's fastest-rising fashion creatives, poised to assume their rightful position amongst the industry's top talents of tomorrow.
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.




