Anne Hidalgo
Mayor of Paris
Paris’ first female mayor is also the first to take a real interest in the influence of the French capital as fashion’s most important hub.


Galeries Lafayette Taps Bjarke Ingels for High-Concept Champs-Élysées Flagship
For their new flagship on the Champs-Élysées, a historic avenue that has lost some of its lustre, Galeries Lafayette has hired the avant-garde architects of Google's new HQ.

Galeries Lafayette Taps Bjarke Ingels for High-Concept Champs-Élysées Flagship
For their new flagship on the Champs-Élysées, a historic avenue that has lost some of its lustre, Galeries Lafayette has hired the avant-garde architects of Google's new HQ.
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Simon Collins
Former Dean of Fashion, Parsons The New School for Design

Lv Xiaolei
Secretary General, Shanghai Fashion Week Organizing Committee and Executive Vice Chairman, Shanghai Fashion Designers Association

Frances Corner
Warden, Goldsmiths, University of London

Simone Cipriani
Head, Ethical Fashion initiative of The International Trade Centre (ITC)
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.
