From hero worship and ‘class appropriation’ to subtle snobbery and downright discrimination, British fashion has an odd relationship with social class.

Once an unofficial student publication, today 1 Granary has ambitious plans to become a global platform for emerging designers and creatives.

Above all, the photographer draws on his inner fantasy life to conjure the circus of marching bands, jugglers, elephants, cheerleaders, Labradors and all-American male demigods that populate his work.

In an exclusive excerpt from an interview with 1 Granary, the photographer and longtime Raf Simons collaborator Willy Vanderperre talks about creative rebellion, the power of youth and navigating the fashion industry.

One of the most promising design talents of his generation reflects on a peripatetic life juggling J.W. Anderson and Loewe, and the cultural cut-and-paste of his creative process.

Demna Gvasalia of Vetements has been named the next creative director of Balenciaga. BoF spoke to several key industry insiders to gauge the reaction.

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

Alasdair McLellan talks to BoF about his journey from DJing and taking pictures of friends in South Yorkshire to shooting covers for Vogue.