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Yohji Yamamoto

Designer, Yohji Yamamoto

The influential Japanese designer, known for masterful tailoring and directional cuts, has collaborated with Adidas and Hermès.

Yohji Yamamoto
Global Markets

Black Gold Fuels Fashion Boomtowns

PERTH, Australia — It is shortly after noon in Western Australia's state capital and Tony Sage is feeling mighty chipper. A scrum of well-wishers has

Global Markets

Black Gold Fuels Fashion Boomtowns

PERTH, Australia — It is shortly after noon in Western Australia's state capital and Tony Sage is feeling mighty chipper. A scrum of well-wishers has


News & Analysis

The Evolution of Pitti Uomo, Part II: New Frontiers and Building Brand Pitti

Since its inception, Pitti Uomo has grown into the largest and most influential menswear trade show of its kind. In the second instalment of a two-part series, we examine how Pitti Uomo became a global player.

News & Analysis

The Evolution of Pitti Uomo, Part II: New Frontiers and Building Brand Pitti

Since its inception, Pitti Uomo has grown into the largest and most influential menswear trade show of its kind. In the second instalment of a two-part series, we examine how Pitti Uomo became a global player.


News & Analysis

Op-Ed | What is Fashion For?

Fashion is about aesthetics, theatre and meaning, not merely comfort, argues Eugene Rabkin, in response to Cathy Horyn’s recent piece for The New York Times, “Slave No More.”

News & Analysis

Op-Ed | What is Fashion For?

Fashion is about aesthetics, theatre and meaning, not merely comfort, argues Eugene Rabkin, in response to Cathy Horyn’s recent piece for The New York Times, “Slave No More.”


Workplace & Talent

Deciphering the Visual Vocabulary of M/M Paris

Mathias Augustyniak and Michael Amzalag of acclaimed graphic design duo M/M (Paris) speak to BoF about their professional journey and inventing the unique visual vocabulary that has become an indelible part of fashion.

Workplace & Talent

Deciphering the Visual Vocabulary of M/M Paris

Mathias Augustyniak and Michael Amzalag of acclaimed graphic design duo M/M (Paris) speak to BoF about their professional journey and inventing the unique visual vocabulary that has become an indelible part of fashion.


News & Analysis

Week in Review | MSGM, Barbour and Belstaff, Juicy Couture, Indonesia, DFS, Yohji Yamamoto and Irene Silvagni

BoF editor-in-chief Imran Amed recaps the week in the business of fashion.


News & Analysis

Op-Ed | When Passion Was Everything

Debra Scherer recalls the collaboration between Yohji Yamamoto and Irene Silvagni, and a time when the industry saw fashion with greater intensity.

News & Analysis

Op-Ed | When Passion Was Everything

Debra Scherer recalls the collaboration between Yohji Yamamoto and Irene Silvagni, and a time when the industry saw fashion with greater intensity.


News & Analysis

Op-Ed | In Asia, New Fashion Talent Rises

With China set to overtake the US as the world's largest apparel market by 2017, the Asia-Pacific region is producing more and more high-calibre design talents producing highly creative collections at commercially savvy price points, observes Joseph Quartana, former buyer at Seven New York and the creative director of contemporary e-tailer Inverted Edge.

News & Analysis

Op-Ed | In Asia, New Fashion Talent Rises

With China set to overtake the US as the world's largest apparel market by 2017, the Asia-Pacific region is producing more and more high-calibre design talents producing highly creative collections at commercially savvy price points, observes Joseph Quartana, former buyer at Seven New York and the creative director of contemporary e-tailer Inverted Edge.


News & Analysis

Week in Review | Jil Sander, Stella & Dot, Japan Fashion Week, Antwerp, Dallas Makeover, Pamela Golbin

BoF editor-in-chief Imran Amed recaps the week in the business of fashion.


News & Analysis

The Ups and Downs of Japan Fashion Week

Looking back Japan Fashion Week, BoF columnist Susanna Lau, aka Susie Bubble, reflects on Tokyo's fragmented fashion landscape and catalogues the designers that caught her eye.

News & Analysis

The Ups and Downs of Japan Fashion Week

Looking back Japan Fashion Week, BoF columnist Susanna Lau, aka Susie Bubble, reflects on Tokyo's fragmented fashion landscape and catalogues the designers that caught her eye.


Global Markets

The Fashion Trail | Alma Mater of the Antwerp Six Celebrates Anniversary

Eugene Rabkin reports from the celebrations held to mark the 350th anniversary of Antwerp's Royal Academy of Fine Arts and the 50th anniversary of its storied fashion department.

Global Markets

The Fashion Trail | Alma Mater of the Antwerp Six Celebrates Anniversary

Eugene Rabkin reports from the celebrations held to mark the 350th anniversary of Antwerp's Royal Academy of Fine Arts and the 50th anniversary of its storied fashion department.


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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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