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


CEO Talk | Renzo Rosso, Chairman, Only The Brave
Today, Nicola Formichetti was revealed as the first-ever Artistic Director of Diesel. A few weeks earlier, BoF’s Imran Amed conducted his latest CEO Talk with the man who started it all, Italian fashion entrepreneur Renzo Rosso.

CEO Talk | Renzo Rosso, Chairman, Only The Brave
Today, Nicola Formichetti was revealed as the first-ever Artistic Director of Diesel. A few weeks earlier, BoF’s Imran Amed conducted his latest CEO Talk with the man who started it all, Italian fashion entrepreneur Renzo Rosso.

Photo Diary | PFW, Days 3-6: Isabel Marant, Martin Grant, Acne, Vivienne Westwood, Jean Paul Gaultier, Chloé
PARIS, France — Today contributing photographer Sonny Vandevelde files backstage imagery from the Isabel Marant, A.F. Vandervorst, Sonia Rykiel,

Photo Diary | PFW, Days 3-6: Isabel Marant, Martin Grant, Acne, Vivienne Westwood, Jean Paul Gaultier, Chloé
PARIS, France — Today contributing photographer Sonny Vandevelde files backstage imagery from the Isabel Marant, A.F. Vandervorst, Sonia Rykiel,

BoF Exclusive | Byronesque Launches With 'Farfetch for Vintage' Model
NEW YORK, United States — Today, curated online marketplace Byronesque is set to launch with the aim of connecting consumers across the world with a

BoF Exclusive | Byronesque Launches With 'Farfetch for Vintage' Model
NEW YORK, United States — Today, curated online marketplace Byronesque is set to launch with the aim of connecting consumers across the world with a

The Fashion Trail | London 2012 Olympics
LONDON, United Kingdom — I've always loved the Olympics. Ever since the Winter Olympic Games in my hometown of Calgary back in 1988, I've been drawn

The Fashion Trail | London 2012 Olympics
LONDON, United Kingdom — I've always loved the Olympics. Ever since the Winter Olympic Games in my hometown of Calgary back in 1988, I've been drawn

The Art and Science of Valuing Vintage
How to price vintage goods? The answer is part art, part science.

The Art and Science of Valuing Vintage
How to price vintage goods? The answer is part art, part science.

Op-Ed | Can Ethical Fashion Really Be Fashionable?
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Fashion is driven by desire. But ethical fashion has been driven by — well, what exactly? A wish to semaphore that one is a

Op-Ed | Can Ethical Fashion Really Be Fashionable?
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Fashion is driven by desire. But ethical fashion has been driven by — well, what exactly? A wish to semaphore that one is a

Is the Met Ball Becoming Fashion's Biggest PR Platform?
NEW YORK, United States — Last night, and for the first time ever, red carpet arrivals at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute

Is the Met Ball Becoming Fashion's Biggest PR Platform?
NEW YORK, United States — Last night, and for the first time ever, red carpet arrivals at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute

The Creative Class | Francesca Burns, Stylist
LONDON, United Kingdom — "I'm not that prim woman stylist. I don't think I've ever done a picture that you couldn't actually wear," says Francesca

The Creative Class | Francesca Burns, Stylist
LONDON, United Kingdom — "I'm not that prim woman stylist. I don't think I've ever done a picture that you couldn't actually wear," says Francesca

The Long View | Simone Cipriani Says Ethical Fashion is Good Business
Simone Cipriani, Andreas Kronthaler, Vivienne Westwood, Federico Marchetti at the launch of the Ethical Fashion Africa Collection | Source: ITC

The Long View | Simone Cipriani Says Ethical Fashion is Good Business
Simone Cipriani, Andreas Kronthaler, Vivienne Westwood, Federico Marchetti at the launch of the Ethical Fashion Africa Collection | Source: ITC

Fashion 2.0 | The Revolution Will Be Webcast
LONDON, United Kingdom — For many fashion companies, 2009 was the year the internet arrived. In the face of an unprecedented economic crisis and

Fashion 2.0 | The Revolution Will Be Webcast
LONDON, United Kingdom — For many fashion companies, 2009 was the year the internet arrived. In the face of an unprecedented economic crisis and
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.




