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Calvin Klein

Founder, Calvin Klein

With his minimalist aesthetic and sensual imagery, he launched an iconic American lifestyle brand encompassing apparel, fragrance and jewellery.

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Fashion Week

In Paris, a Global Platform for a Fashion Industry in Extreme Flux

Buoyed by inbound talent and newfound economic confidence, Paris is emerging as the centre stage of an increasingly fragmented industry.

Fashion Week

In Paris, a Global Platform for a Fashion Industry in Extreme Flux

Buoyed by inbound talent and newfound economic confidence, Paris is emerging as the centre stage of an increasingly fragmented industry.


Workplace & Talent

How I Broke Into Fashion | PR Consulting’s Pierre Rougier

Pierre Rougier went from studying political science to working in PR for Hermès, Yohji Yamamoto and Margiela before launching his own agency. How did he do it?

Workplace & Talent

How I Broke Into Fashion | PR Consulting’s Pierre Rougier

Pierre Rougier went from studying political science to working in PR for Hermès, Yohji Yamamoto and Margiela before launching his own agency. How did he do it?


News & Analysis

Top 10 Fashion Films of the Season

This season’s best fashion videos included films from Gucci, Nike and Gap.

News & Analysis

Top 10 Fashion Films of the Season

This season’s best fashion videos included films from Gucci, Nike and Gap.


Luxury

Will Richemont Ever Scale the Alaïa Business?

Ten years after acquiring Azzedine Alaïa, luxury conglomerate Richemont has grown the business by 400 percent, but blockbuster success seems unlikely.

Luxury

Will Richemont Ever Scale the Alaïa Business?

Ten years after acquiring Azzedine Alaïa, luxury conglomerate Richemont has grown the business by 400 percent, but blockbuster success seems unlikely.


News & Analysis

News Bites | Lucky Blue Smith Joins IMG, Giambattista Valli and Artémis

In today's News Bites, Lucky Blue Smith joins the IMG roster, while Artémis secures a minority stake in Giambattista Valli.

News & Analysis

News Bites | Lucky Blue Smith Joins IMG, Giambattista Valli and Artémis

In today's News Bites, Lucky Blue Smith joins the IMG roster, while Artémis secures a minority stake in Giambattista Valli.


China

What China's $1 Trillion New Silk Road Spells for Fashion

Beijing’s 'One Belt One Road' is a highly ambitious attempt to shake up the global economic order with major implications for the fashion industry.

China

What China's $1 Trillion New Silk Road Spells for Fashion

Beijing’s 'One Belt One Road' is a highly ambitious attempt to shake up the global economic order with major implications for the fashion industry.


Fashion Week

Parisian Americana at Ami

Thanks to Dickies-style cargo shorts, acidic Hawaiian prints and boxy bowling shirts, Matiussi's younger, street-wise customer will be satiated next summer — whether he sees le Parisien in them or not.

Fashion Week

Parisian Americana at Ami

Thanks to Dickies-style cargo shorts, acidic Hawaiian prints and boxy bowling shirts, Matiussi's younger, street-wise customer will be satiated next summer — whether he sees le Parisien in them or not.


News & Analysis

The Future of Graduate Fashion Week

Graduate Fashion Week already connects thousands of students with industry recruiters, but is only just beginning to recognise its digital and global potential.

News & Analysis

The Future of Graduate Fashion Week

Graduate Fashion Week already connects thousands of students with industry recruiters, but is only just beginning to recognise its digital and global potential.


News & Analysis

What Donna Karan Did Next

As she doubles down on her socially conscious brand Urban Zen and prepares to honour Hillary Rodham Clinton and Nadja Swarovski at Wednesday’s Stephen Weiss Apple Awards, Karan talks exclusively to BoF about her plans — and what she thinks about the future of DKNY and its new owner, G-III.

News & Analysis

What Donna Karan Did Next

As she doubles down on her socially conscious brand Urban Zen and prepares to honour Hillary Rodham Clinton and Nadja Swarovski at Wednesday’s Stephen Weiss Apple Awards, Karan talks exclusively to BoF about her plans — and what she thinks about the future of DKNY and its new owner, G-III.


News & Analysis

At the CFDA Awards, a Call to Action

Politics were top of mind at the fashion industry’s annual ceremony on Monday night, where a diverse set of individuals, from Raf Simons to Gloria Steinem, were honoured.

News & Analysis

At the CFDA Awards, a Call to Action

Politics were top of mind at the fashion industry’s annual ceremony on Monday night, where a diverse set of individuals, from Raf Simons to Gloria Steinem, were honoured.


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.

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