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The Business of Fashion is proud to unveil the sixth annual BoF 500: the people shaping the global fashion industry in 2018.

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For the sixth annual BoF 500, celebrating the people shaping the global fashion industry, we focused our lens on change agents: the pioneers, disruptors, innovators and activists who are addressing fashion's most critical issues head on.