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Week in Review | BoF Careers, Victoria Beckham, Hermès, Mickey Drexler, Rick Owens, Instagram

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

LONDON, United Kingdom — It's been a very busy week here at the BoF HQ in London, as we unveiled our new BoF Careers platform and The Companies & Culture Issue, our second special print edition with a cover story on Victoria Beckham and in-depth features on some of the most fascinating fashion companies from around the world. (You can buy your copy of the limited edition print issue here).

But even with all that excitement, my unexpected personal highlight of the week came yesterday when I took to Reddit to do one of their signature AMA interviews (Ask Me Anything) with hundreds of members of the BoF community. I always knew our readers were smart, global and engaged, but yesterday's one-hour live question and answer session was a fantastic reminder. Thanks to everyone for your great questions. I hope to do another session very soon.

And for those of you who have not yet had a look at our new BoF Careers platform, please do so. There are scores of interesting jobs, interviews with leaders from our seven global launch parters, as well as interesting insights into some of the people who work behind the scenes and make the fashion industry tick.

Here are our top stories from the week gone by:

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Introducing BoF Careers and The Companies & Culture Issue
The Business of Fashion is pleased to unveil BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent, alongside our second special print edition, The Companies & Culture Issue, available at shop.businessoffashion.com.

BCG-BoF Report | The Race For Talent in Fashion and Luxury
The race for top talent will define the next decade for the fashion and luxury industries, says a new study by The Boston Consulting Group and The Business of Fashion.

Victoria Beckham, Fashion Transformer
For the cover story of BoF's Companies & Culture Issue, Imran Amed sits down with Victoria Beckham to learn how she has proven her critics wrong and become one of fashion's fastest rising stars.

The Humanity of Hermès
How does a company that proudly eschews the usual means of generating desirability remain the most desirable luxury brand in the world?

At Work With Mickey Drexler
Millard "Mickey" Drexler mixes great instinct and good data to bring that special something to J.Crew.

Constructing Rick Owens' Creative Bubble
Over the last two decades, Rick Owens and Michèle Lamy have managed to construct a fantastical creative world entirely of their own design and turn it into a commercially successful business, projected to generate $120 million in 2014.

Instagram's Start-Up Secrets
What can fashion-tech companies learn from Instagram's success? Co-founder and CEO Kevin Systrom shares his start-up secrets.

Joan Burstein, Queen B
How did a small fashion boutique in London build a global reputation? Colin McDowell sits down with Joan Burstein of Browns to learn about her formula for success.

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Fashion's Missed Muslim Market Opportunity
Socio-economic and political developments, aided by the connectivity of the Internet, have galvanised a newly emergent Muslim consumer demographic, creating significant, if complex, opportunities for international fashion brands.

And don't forget, check out BoF Weekly, a week in review published with Flipboard and updated every Saturday.

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Imran Amed
Founder and Editor-in-Chief

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