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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

The Shifting Winds of New York Retail — Part 1: The Rise and Recasting of the Meatpacking District

In a three-part report, BoF examines New York City's ever-shifting retail landscape. Today, we consider the rise and recasting of the Meatpacking District.

News & Analysis

The Shifting Winds of New York Retail — Part 1: The Rise and Recasting of the Meatpacking District

In a three-part report, BoF examines New York City's ever-shifting retail landscape. Today, we consider the rise and recasting of the Meatpacking District.


News & Analysis

Week in Review | Poor Payors, H&M's High-End Marketing Tactics, Behind PPR's Rebrand, Renzo Rosso

BoF editor-in-chief Imran Amed recaps the week in the business of fashion.


News & Analysis

Rick Owens' Smoke and Mirrors

Rick Owens calls his runway shows “a cheap magic act.” But to his audience, they’re the most amazing spectacles in fashion. On assignment for Style.com/Print, Alexander Fury braves the elements to see how he does it.

News & Analysis

Rick Owens' Smoke and Mirrors

Rick Owens calls his runway shows “a cheap magic act.” But to his audience, they’re the most amazing spectacles in fashion. On assignment for Style.com/Print, Alexander Fury braves the elements to see how he does it.


News & Analysis

Power Moves | Love Magazine Taps Panos Yiapanis

LONDON, United Kingdom — Biannual fashion tome Love magazine has appointed stylist and longtime contributor Panos Yiapanis as fashion

News & Analysis

Power Moves | Love Magazine Taps Panos Yiapanis

LONDON, United Kingdom — Biannual fashion tome Love magazine has appointed stylist and longtime contributor Panos Yiapanis as fashion


Fashion Week

Autumn/Winter 2013 | The Season That Was

This season, no single moment dominated the fashion conversation. But there was still lots to talk about. Today, BoF brings you our bi-annual post-fashion month feature, The Season That Was.

Fashion Week

Autumn/Winter 2013 | The Season That Was

This season, no single moment dominated the fashion conversation. But there was still lots to talk about. Today, BoF brings you our bi-annual post-fashion month feature, The Season That Was.


Fashion Week

Photo Diary | PFW, Days 1-2: Damir Doma, Dries van Noten, Balmain, Rick Owens, Lanvin

PARIS, France — Straight from Paris, BoF's contributing photographer Sonny Vandevelde brings us backstage imagery from the Anthony Vaccarello, Damir

Fashion Week

Photo Diary | PFW, Days 1-2: Damir Doma, Dries van Noten, Balmain, Rick Owens, Lanvin

PARIS, France — Straight from Paris, BoF's contributing photographer Sonny Vandevelde brings us backstage imagery from the Anthony Vaccarello, Damir


Workplace & Talent

John Skelton's Creative Eye

With a sharp eye for new talent and an uncompromising creative vision, John Skelton has become one of the industry's most respected buyers.

Workplace & Talent

John Skelton's Creative Eye

With a sharp eye for new talent and an uncompromising creative vision, John Skelton has become one of the industry's most respected buyers.


News & Analysis

Right Brain, Left Brain | The Making of Pattern

Today, BoF founder and editor-in-chief Imran Amed kicks off Right Brain, Left Brain, a new column on his observations at the intersection of

News & Analysis

Right Brain, Left Brain | The Making of Pattern

Today, BoF founder and editor-in-chief Imran Amed kicks off Right Brain, Left Brain, a new column on his observations at the intersection of


News & Analysis

Photo Diary | 10 Fashion Moments in Paris for Menswear A/W 2013

PARIS, France — As the Paris menswear shows concluded on Sunday evening with Hedi Slimane 's menswear debut for Saint Laurent, some notable figures

News & Analysis

Photo Diary | 10 Fashion Moments in Paris for Menswear A/W 2013

PARIS, France — As the Paris menswear shows concluded on Sunday evening with Hedi Slimane 's menswear debut for Saint Laurent, some notable figures


News & Analysis

The Spotlight | Thamanyah by Ahmed Abdelrahman

PARIS, France — "I met him at the gym, in his boxing shorts, fancy sneakers and large Kelly Bag as a gym bag," recalls Michèle Lamy — Rick Owens '

News & Analysis

The Spotlight | Thamanyah by Ahmed Abdelrahman

PARIS, France — "I met him at the gym, in his boxing shorts, fancy sneakers and large Kelly Bag as a gym bag," recalls Michèle Lamy — Rick Owens '


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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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