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Designer, Rick Owens

He has earned a cult following for his sharp, distressed leather jackets and an all-black, “grungy glamorous” aesthetic.

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News & Analysis

Rick Owens Reveals Birkenstock Collaboration

The designer partnered with the German footwear brand as part of its mobile pop-up series, Box, which is heading to Los Angeles in March 2018.

News & Analysis

Rick Owens Reveals Birkenstock Collaboration

The designer partnered with the German footwear brand as part of its mobile pop-up series, Box, which is heading to Los Angeles in March 2018.


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.


News & Analysis

Michèle in Lamyland

How Michèle Lamy fused boxing, art and fashion for a knockout intervention at London’s Selfridges.

News & Analysis

Michèle in Lamyland

How Michèle Lamy fused boxing, art and fashion for a knockout intervention at London’s Selfridges.


News & Analysis

The Depraved Kindness of Rick Owens

The designer talks to BoF’s Tim Blanks on the occasion of his retrospective-meets-reckoning ‘Subhuman Inhuman Superhuman.’

News & Analysis

The Depraved Kindness of Rick Owens

The designer talks to BoF’s Tim Blanks on the occasion of his retrospective-meets-reckoning ‘Subhuman Inhuman Superhuman.’


News & Analysis

Cathy Horyn: 'I Support People Who Have Guts'

Fashion critic Cathy Horyn talks about navigating emerging designers, new media and nostalgia, courtesy of 1 Granary.

News & Analysis

Cathy Horyn: 'I Support People Who Have Guts'

Fashion critic Cathy Horyn talks about navigating emerging designers, new media and nostalgia, courtesy of 1 Granary.


Global Markets

One Step Back for Poland as Sunday Shopping Ends

As Poland's economy has grown, more luxury brands have invested in the country. But a new bill backed by the Catholic Church could knock its progress back.

Global Markets

One Step Back for Poland as Sunday Shopping Ends

As Poland's economy has grown, more luxury brands have invested in the country. But a new bill backed by the Catholic Church could knock its progress back.


Fashion Week

The ‘Made in Indonesia’ Opportunity

BoF investigates how the tropical islands of Bali, Java and Sumatra have become manufacturing hotspots for global fashion brands like H&M, Calvin Klein and Uniqlo.

Fashion Week

The ‘Made in Indonesia’ Opportunity

BoF investigates how the tropical islands of Bali, Java and Sumatra have become manufacturing hotspots for global fashion brands like H&M, Calvin Klein and Uniqlo.


News & Analysis

Undercover and The Soloist to Be Next Guest Designers at Pitti

BoF can exclusively reveal the next guest designers at the 93rd edition of Pitti Immagine Uomo in Florence in January 2018 will be Undercover by Jun Takahashi and Takahiro Miyashita.

News & Analysis

Undercover and The Soloist to Be Next Guest Designers at Pitti

BoF can exclusively reveal the next guest designers at the 93rd edition of Pitti Immagine Uomo in Florence in January 2018 will be Undercover by Jun Takahashi and Takahiro Miyashita.


Fashion Week

Top 10 Shows of Spring/Summer 2018

In a 'fashion month' full of headline-grabbing moments, these shows cut through the clutter.

Fashion Week

Top 10 Shows of Spring/Summer 2018

In a 'fashion month' full of headline-grabbing moments, these shows cut through the clutter.


Fashion Week

In Paris, Fighting for Fashion in an Era of Stuff

Amidst a ‘supermarket of style’, only a handful of designers delivered fashion embedded with real emotion, reports Angelo Flaccavento.

Fashion Week

In Paris, Fighting for Fashion in an Era of Stuff

Amidst a ‘supermarket of style’, only a handful of designers delivered fashion embedded with real emotion, reports Angelo Flaccavento.


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