Rick Owens
Designer, Rick Owens
He has earned a cult following for his sharp, distressed leather jackets and an all-black, “grungy glamorous” aesthetic.
The Creative Class | Joseph Dirand, Architect
Joseph Dirand likes to live fast and furiously. He is as obsessive about food as he is about music and wouldn’t mind being a woman. Along the way, the architect, an admitted control freak, has redefined our expectations of what a successful fashion retail experience should be.
The Creative Class | Joseph Dirand, Architect
Joseph Dirand likes to live fast and furiously. He is as obsessive about food as he is about music and wouldn’t mind being a woman. Along the way, the architect, an admitted control freak, has redefined our expectations of what a successful fashion retail experience should be.
Op-Ed | Thank You, Ann Demeulemeester
Ann Demeulemeester is proof that if you stick to your guns, even the fickle fashion world will listen, says Eugene Rabkin.
Op-Ed | Thank You, Ann Demeulemeester
Ann Demeulemeester is proof that if you stick to your guns, even the fickle fashion world will listen, says Eugene Rabkin.
Downtown Dallas Gets a Fashionable Makeover
In the long-neglected area near the Neiman Marcus flagship in downtown Dallas, a newly fashionable retail neighbourhood is rising.
Downtown Dallas Gets a Fashionable Makeover
In the long-neglected area near the Neiman Marcus flagship in downtown Dallas, a newly fashionable retail neighbourhood is rising.
Sham Kar Wai on China's Changing Fashion Landscape
On the occasion of the launch of Galeries Lafayette in Beijing, Divia Harilela sat down with Sham Kar Wai, one of Asia’s most powerful fashion moguls and the founder of Hong Kong-based fashion group I.T Limited, to talk about China's changing fashion retail landscape.
Sham Kar Wai on China's Changing Fashion Landscape
On the occasion of the launch of Galeries Lafayette in Beijing, Divia Harilela sat down with Sham Kar Wai, one of Asia’s most powerful fashion moguls and the founder of Hong Kong-based fashion group I.T Limited, to talk about China's changing fashion retail landscape.
Spring/Summer 2014 | The Season That Was
In what has become a bi-annual BoF tradition, editor-in-chief Imran Amed looks back at the fashion season that's just come to a close.
Spring/Summer 2014 | The Season That Was
In what has become a bi-annual BoF tradition, editor-in-chief Imran Amed looks back at the fashion season that's just come to a close.
Sneakerboy's Luxury Retail Revolution
With the launch of Sneakerboy, Chris Kyvetos, a member of the recently launched BoF 500, is targeting a new generation of luxury consumers with a highly covetable selection of sneakers and an innovative digital retail model that blends the tactility of a physical store with the efficiencies of the Internet.
Sneakerboy's Luxury Retail Revolution
With the launch of Sneakerboy, Chris Kyvetos, a member of the recently launched BoF 500, is targeting a new generation of luxury consumers with a highly covetable selection of sneakers and an innovative digital retail model that blends the tactility of a physical store with the efficiencies of the Internet.
Photo Diary | Paris Fashion Week, Days 1-6: Dries van Noten, Rick Owens, Lanvin, Dior, Stella McCartney
PARIS, France — Today, contributing photographer Sonny Vandevelde brings us backstage imagery from the Anthony Vaccarello, Dries van Noten, Damir
Photo Diary | Paris Fashion Week, Days 1-6: Dries van Noten, Rick Owens, Lanvin, Dior, Stella McCartney
PARIS, France — Today, contributing photographer Sonny Vandevelde brings us backstage imagery from the Anthony Vaccarello, Dries van Noten, Damir
Building Damir Doma
It took a fortuitous encounter in front of a bike shop in Bavaria for Damir Doma to find that rarest of things: the right deep-pocketed partner, willing to put in time, energy and resources to see the designer’s fledgling label through its difficult first years and get it off the ground. But six years later, with his own store, close to 9 million euros in sales and a new co-chairman, it is clear that Doma’s ascent up the tricky ranks of Paris fashion has been driven by more than luck. BoF reports.
Building Damir Doma
It took a fortuitous encounter in front of a bike shop in Bavaria for Damir Doma to find that rarest of things: the right deep-pocketed partner, willing to put in time, energy and resources to see the designer’s fledgling label through its difficult first years and get it off the ground. But six years later, with his own store, close to 9 million euros in sales and a new co-chairman, it is clear that Doma’s ascent up the tricky ranks of Paris fashion has been driven by more than luck. BoF reports.
Op-Ed | Mining the Goth Aesthetic, Fashion Pivots to Darkness
No longer confined to the fringes of fashion, the goth aesthetic is being mined by a wider spectrum of designers, observes Eugene Rabkin.
Op-Ed | Mining the Goth Aesthetic, Fashion Pivots to Darkness
No longer confined to the fringes of fashion, the goth aesthetic is being mined by a wider spectrum of designers, observes Eugene Rabkin.
The Creative Class | Maria Luisa Poumaillou, Buyer
Maria Luisa Poumaillou has gone from owning one of the most influential fashion boutiques in Paris to transforming venerable department store Printemps into a serious fashion destination, along the way enabling the careers of some of the greatest names in fashion. Now, on her way to conquer the Chinese market with a slew of new stores and her own fashion brand, the legendary buyer sat down with BoF to share her story.
The Creative Class | Maria Luisa Poumaillou, Buyer
Maria Luisa Poumaillou has gone from owning one of the most influential fashion boutiques in Paris to transforming venerable department store Printemps into a serious fashion destination, along the way enabling the careers of some of the greatest names in fashion. Now, on her way to conquer the Chinese market with a slew of new stores and her own fashion brand, the legendary buyer sat down with BoF to share her story.
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.
