Dana Thomas

At VOICES 2019, renowned fashion journalist and author Dana Thomas lifted the lid on how fast fashion is damaging the environment while championing the female pioneers blazing the trail and affecting real change.    

The industry is grappling with an uncertain outlook amid projections for slowing growth and mounting socio-political unrest, but new technology and business models offer hope for innovative solutions.

Veteran fashion journalist Dana Thomas took to the BoF VOICES stage to spotlight female leaders fighting against the climate crisis and lack of labour rights.

The acclaimed fashion journalist discusses "Fashionopolis," a seething indictment of the industry's hugely damaging environmental and social impact that concludes with a glimmer of optimism.

Watch the BoF Breakfast Club, a discussion of the week’s most important fashion news with fashion’s most opinionated experts. On the menu this week: two new books on John Galliano and Alexander McQueen, and the logic behind Viktor & Rolf's new focus on haute couture.

Two new books on designers Alexander McQueen and John Galliano journey to the dark side of the fashion world, a parallel universe with its own rules, attitudes and morals.