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News & Analysis

Is Wandler the Next Street Style ‘It-Brand’?

This month, our Spotlight shines on Wandler, an Amsterdam-based leather goods brand whose bold, architectural handbags have attracted interest from global retailers in its first season.

News & Analysis

Is Wandler the Next Street Style ‘It-Brand’?

This month, our Spotlight shines on Wandler, an Amsterdam-based leather goods brand whose bold, architectural handbags have attracted interest from global retailers in its first season.


Global Markets

Can Berlin Turn Its Fetish for Failure Into a Fashion Success Story?

Driven by low rents and a renegade cultural scene, Berlin is a magnet for creatives, but the city’s most noteworthy fashion labels still show elsewhere.

Global Markets

Can Berlin Turn Its Fetish for Failure Into a Fashion Success Story?

Driven by low rents and a renegade cultural scene, Berlin is a magnet for creatives, but the city’s most noteworthy fashion labels still show elsewhere.


Global Markets

Spain and Portugal Reboot the Iberian Fashion Market

As Spain and Portugal return to pre-crisis growth and tourism levels, who will be the winners and losers as new global players enter the market?

Global Markets

Spain and Portugal Reboot the Iberian Fashion Market

As Spain and Portugal return to pre-crisis growth and tourism levels, who will be the winners and losers as new global players enter the market?


Fashion Week

Men’s Fashion Month: The Names to Know

An exodus of major fashion houses from the official calendar means the next month of menswear shows will provide an opportunity for lesser-known designers to shine. BoF spotlights the season’s can’t-ignore talents.

Fashion Week

Men’s Fashion Month: The Names to Know

An exodus of major fashion houses from the official calendar means the next month of menswear shows will provide an opportunity for lesser-known designers to shine. BoF spotlights the season’s can’t-ignore talents.


Fashion Week

Men’s Fashion Week Is Missing the FOMO Factor

In order to survive, the men’s shows must replatform as can’t-be-missed launchpads for emerging talent.

Fashion Week

Men’s Fashion Week Is Missing the FOMO Factor

In order to survive, the men’s shows must replatform as can’t-be-missed launchpads for emerging talent.


News & Analysis

Rokh’s Adaptable Elegance

This month, our Spotlight shines on London-based womenswear designer Rok Hwang, whose training under Phoebe Philo gave him the confidence to launch his own womenswear label.

News & Analysis

Rokh’s Adaptable Elegance

This month, our Spotlight shines on London-based womenswear designer Rok Hwang, whose training under Phoebe Philo gave him the confidence to launch his own womenswear label.


News & Analysis

Meet the Unsung Heroes of the World’s Biggest Fashion Houses

Fashion has long perpetuated a single creator myth, but behind every great designer is a team of designers, some of them powerhouses in their own right.

News & Analysis

Meet the Unsung Heroes of the World’s Biggest Fashion Houses

Fashion has long perpetuated a single creator myth, but behind every great designer is a team of designers, some of them powerhouses in their own right.


Global Markets

Op-Ed | Investors Would be Wise to Watch Africa’s Designer Brands

There are attractive investment opportunities for other players interested in the continent’s designer brands, argues Sekayi Fundafunda, one of the 10 winners of BoF's Future VOICES Challenge.

Global Markets

Op-Ed | Investors Would be Wise to Watch Africa’s Designer Brands

There are attractive investment opportunities for other players interested in the continent’s designer brands, argues Sekayi Fundafunda, one of the 10 winners of BoF's Future VOICES Challenge.


News & Analysis

Cecilie Bahnsen’s Minimalist Femininity

This month, our Spotlight shines on Copenhagen-based womenswear designer Cecilie Bahnsen, whose artisanal, girlish womenswear label was a finalist in this year’s LVMH Prize.

News & Analysis

Cecilie Bahnsen’s Minimalist Femininity

This month, our Spotlight shines on Copenhagen-based womenswear designer Cecilie Bahnsen, whose artisanal, girlish womenswear label was a finalist in this year’s LVMH Prize.


News & Analysis

1 Granary Launches VOID, a Global Fashion Education Initiative

Once an unofficial student publication, today 1 Granary has ambitious plans to become a global platform for emerging designers and creatives.

News & Analysis

1 Granary Launches VOID, a Global Fashion Education Initiative

Once an unofficial student publication, today 1 Granary has ambitious plans to become a global platform for emerging designers and creatives.


News & Analysis

Moda Operandi Launches The Platform, an Incubator for Emerging Brands

The luxury e-tailer will support young labels with marketing and product strategy while developing a design and manufacturing network.

News & Analysis

Moda Operandi Launches The Platform, an Incubator for Emerging Brands

The luxury e-tailer will support young labels with marketing and product strategy while developing a design and manufacturing network.


News & Analysis

The Old Fashion System Is Setting New Designers up for Failure

The market is changing, but the fashion system isn’t changing with it.

News & Analysis

The Old Fashion System Is Setting New Designers up for Failure

The market is changing, but the fashion system isn’t changing with it.