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Virgil Abloh: Building on a Legacy

Like Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen and Gianni Versace before him, the late Virgil Abloh leaves a powerful legacy. What does this mean for Off-White and Louis Vuitton?

Luxury

Virgil Abloh: Building on a Legacy

Like Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen and Gianni Versace before him, the late Virgil Abloh leaves a powerful legacy. What does this mean for Off-White and Louis Vuitton?


Fashion Week

Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Yves Saint Laurent, Haute Couture Spring 1988

BoF’s Editor-at-Large revisits his top fashion shows of all time, starting with the first Paris presentation he ever covered, back in the go-go Eighties.

Fashion Week

Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Yves Saint Laurent, Haute Couture Spring 1988

BoF’s Editor-at-Large revisits his top fashion shows of all time, starting with the first Paris presentation he ever covered, back in the go-go Eighties.


News & Analysis

Colin's Column | Tomes of the Times: Summer Reading 2019

Colin McDowell shares his essential summer reading list, this year featuring fashion, beauty and design pioneers across multiple generations.

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Colin's Column | Tomes of the Times: Summer Reading 2019

Colin McDowell shares his essential summer reading list, this year featuring fashion, beauty and design pioneers across multiple generations.


Luxury

Paris' New Super-School Aims to Rival Central Saint Martins

The Institut Français de la Mode, newly formed in the merger of IFM and the École de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne, wants to be ‘the world’s best fashion school.’ In an exclusive interview with BoF, Dean Xavier Romatet lays out his strategy.

Luxury

Paris' New Super-School Aims to Rival Central Saint Martins

The Institut Français de la Mode, newly formed in the merger of IFM and the École de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne, wants to be ‘the world’s best fashion school.’ In an exclusive interview with BoF, Dean Xavier Romatet lays out his strategy.


Luxury

Op-Ed | Why Rihanna’s Fenty Is The End of the Star Designer

Fenty has pushed the idea of the star designer to its logical conclusion — and breaking point. After all, who needs a star designer when you have a real star?

Luxury

Op-Ed | Why Rihanna’s Fenty Is The End of the Star Designer

Fenty has pushed the idea of the star designer to its logical conclusion — and breaking point. After all, who needs a star designer when you have a real star?


News & Analysis

Catherine Deneuve Fetches $1 Million for Saint Laurent Gowns

The French actress parted with close to 130 one-of-a-kind styles crafted for her by close friend Yves Saint Laurent at an auction Thursday.

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Catherine Deneuve Fetches $1 Million for Saint Laurent Gowns

The French actress parted with close to 130 one-of-a-kind styles crafted for her by close friend Yves Saint Laurent at an auction Thursday.


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Catherine Deneuve to Part with Saint Laurent Gowns at Auction

Close to 130 one-of-a-kind styles crafted by the late designer for Deneuve, a close friend, will go on sale at Christie's on January 24.

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Catherine Deneuve to Part with Saint Laurent Gowns at Auction

Close to 130 one-of-a-kind styles crafted by the late designer for Deneuve, a close friend, will go on sale at Christie's on January 24.


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Tomes of the Times: Holiday Reading 2018

Colin McDowell shares his essential holiday books, which delve into the minds of fashion’s greats, from ‘King of Tailors’ Richard Anderson to the late Yves Saint Laurent and Ingrid Sischy.

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Tomes of the Times: Holiday Reading 2018

Colin McDowell shares his essential holiday books, which delve into the minds of fashion’s greats, from ‘King of Tailors’ Richard Anderson to the late Yves Saint Laurent and Ingrid Sischy.


News & Analysis

Tomes of the Times: Holiday Reading 2017

BoF’s Colin McDowell shares his essential holiday reading list, from 'Schiaparelli and the Artists' to new retrospectives on Calvin Klein and Yves Saint Laurent.

News & Analysis

Tomes of the Times: Holiday Reading 2017

BoF’s Colin McDowell shares his essential holiday reading list, from 'Schiaparelli and the Artists' to new retrospectives on Calvin Klein and Yves Saint Laurent.


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Yves Saint Laurent (1936-2008)

In the eighth instalment of BoF’s fashion history series, we study the life of the moderniser who fought to overcome his demons. French designer Yves Saint Laurent shot to fame at 21 at the helm of Dior, before going it alone. But it was only by turning his back on the French house and embracing ready to wear that he made a lasting impact.

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Yves Saint Laurent (1936-2008)

In the eighth instalment of BoF’s fashion history series, we study the life of the moderniser who fought to overcome his demons. French designer Yves Saint Laurent shot to fame at 21 at the helm of Dior, before going it alone. But it was only by turning his back on the French house and embracing ready to wear that he made a lasting impact.