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Global Markets

Middle Eastern Designers Break Boundaries

From Tel Aviv to Tehran, a new generation of designers from the Middle East is finding fame in the world's fashion capitals.

Global Markets

Middle Eastern Designers Break Boundaries

From Tel Aviv to Tehran, a new generation of designers from the Middle East is finding fame in the world's fashion capitals.


News & Analysis

Andrea Jiapei Li’s Playful Proportions

This month, our Spotlight shines on New York-based designer Andrea Jiapei Li, whose impeccable construction and play on proportions caught the eye of Dover Street Market.

News & Analysis

Andrea Jiapei Li’s Playful Proportions

This month, our Spotlight shines on New York-based designer Andrea Jiapei Li, whose impeccable construction and play on proportions caught the eye of Dover Street Market.


Global Markets

A Populist Approach at Seoul Fashion Week

Featuring celebrity endorsements, accessible price points and a mega-watt K-pop soundtrack, South Korea’s designer showcase wrapped up this weekend in a heady mix of fanfare meets fan culture.

Global Markets

A Populist Approach at Seoul Fashion Week

Featuring celebrity endorsements, accessible price points and a mega-watt K-pop soundtrack, South Korea’s designer showcase wrapped up this weekend in a heady mix of fanfare meets fan culture.


News & Analysis

Atlein’s Sculptural Elegance

This month, our Spotlight shines on a designer whose architectural sensibilities owe much to his former mentor, Nicolas Ghesquière.

News & Analysis

Atlein’s Sculptural Elegance

This month, our Spotlight shines on a designer whose architectural sensibilities owe much to his former mentor, Nicolas Ghesquière.


Luxury

How Comme des Garçons Grew Gosha Rubchinskiy

BoF spoke exclusively with Gosha Rubchinskiy and Adrian Joffe, president of Comme des Garçons, to learn how the company catalysed the rapid growth of the skater-inflected fashion label.

Luxury

How Comme des Garçons Grew Gosha Rubchinskiy

BoF spoke exclusively with Gosha Rubchinskiy and Adrian Joffe, president of Comme des Garçons, to learn how the company catalysed the rapid growth of the skater-inflected fashion label.


Workplace & Talent

Why You Shouldn’t Launch a Label Straight Out of School

Fashion designers, investors, headhunters, editors and analysts make the case for getting work experience at an established brand before launching your own.

Workplace & Talent

Why You Shouldn’t Launch a Label Straight Out of School

Fashion designers, investors, headhunters, editors and analysts make the case for getting work experience at an established brand before launching your own.


News & Analysis

The Copycat Economy

Do knockoffs harm the fashion business? Or does copying keep the wheels of the industry turning?

News & Analysis

The Copycat Economy

Do knockoffs harm the fashion business? Or does copying keep the wheels of the industry turning?


Fashion Week

Tim’s Take | Versace Autumn/Winter 2016

Tim Blanks talks to Donatella Versace to decode the creative thinking behind her latest collection. Watch now.

Fashion Week

Tim’s Take | Versace Autumn/Winter 2016

Tim Blanks talks to Donatella Versace to decode the creative thinking behind her latest collection. Watch now.


Retail

Can Young Luxury Brands Bypass Wholesale?

More and more emerging fashion designers are adopting a direct-to-consumer model, wooed by the promise of higher margins and a closer relationship with the customer. Can they really do without wholesale?

Retail

Can Young Luxury Brands Bypass Wholesale?

More and more emerging fashion designers are adopting a direct-to-consumer model, wooed by the promise of higher margins and a closer relationship with the customer. Can they really do without wholesale?


Retail

After Tough Holiday Season, Small Retailers Are Strategising

A slow holiday season can be particularly difficult for small and independent retailers who don't have the sales volume and financial resources to compete with the huge discounts offered by big national chains.

Retail

After Tough Holiday Season, Small Retailers Are Strategising

A slow holiday season can be particularly difficult for small and independent retailers who don't have the sales volume and financial resources to compete with the huge discounts offered by big national chains.


Retail

Op-Ed | How Retailers Squeeze Young Designers

By demanding unfavourable “payment terms” from fashion labels, retailers push risk further down the supply chain, with serious implications for the health of emerging fashion brands.

Retail

Op-Ed | How Retailers Squeeze Young Designers

By demanding unfavourable “payment terms” from fashion labels, retailers push risk further down the supply chain, with serious implications for the health of emerging fashion brands.


News & Analysis

Hyke’s Utilitarian USP

Teaming up with sportswear giant Adidas has given the Japanese workwear label a global platform for its utilitarian garments.

News & Analysis

Hyke’s Utilitarian USP

Teaming up with sportswear giant Adidas has given the Japanese workwear label a global platform for its utilitarian garments.