Robin Mellery-Pratt

How to Get Into the Best Fashion Schools

28 September 2017 • By Robin Mellery-Pratt

How to Get Into the Best Fashion Schools

As students in the US and the UK finalise their university applications, BoF asks some of fashion’s most respected educators what they look for in prospective students.

Intelligence

5 Sustainability Threats Facing Fashion

26 May 2017 • By Robin Mellery-Pratt

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Intelligence

5 Sustainability Threats Facing Fashion

Precious few fashion businesses are future-proofed for the threat of environmental change.

Intelligence

In Copenhagen, Gearing up for a Circular Fashion System

11 May 2017 • By Robin Mellery-Pratt

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Intelligence

In Copenhagen, Gearing up for a Circular Fashion System

The long-term viability of a traditional linear economy is now widely questioned by sustainability experts and economists alike. But what would it take for fashion to adopt a closed loop system?

Global Currents

Finding a New Angle on Fashion Week

10 February 2017 • By Robin Mellery-Pratt

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Global Currents

Finding a New Angle on Fashion Week

The future of second-tier fashion weeks like Copenhagen and Stockholm hinges on consolidation, specialisation and innovation.

BoF Exclusive

Emma Hill Appointed Consultant Creative Director at Il Bisonte

25 January 2017 • By Robin Mellery-Pratt

Italian leather heritage house Il Bisonte has appointed Emma Hill consultant creative director, as part of a wider "commercial and marketing drive" following investment from Palamon Capital Partners.

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BoF Exclusive

Emma Hill Appointed Consultant Creative Director at Il Bisonte

Italian leather heritage house Il Bisonte has appointed Emma Hill consultant creative director, as part of a wider "commercial and marketing drive" following investment from Palamon Capital Partners.

Menswear - Autumn 2017

Why Did Demna Gvasalia Create a Kering-Branded Hoodie?

18 January 2017 • By Robin Mellery-Pratt

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Menswear - Autumn 2017

Why Did Demna Gvasalia Create a Kering-Branded Hoodie?

In a fashion first, Demna Gvasalia included the logo of Kering, one of the industry's vaunted conglomerates, in his Balenciaga menswear collection. Here, he explains why.

Menswear - Autumn 2017

Hope Trumps Fear at the London Men’s Shows

10 January 2017 • By Robin Mellery-Pratt

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Menswear - Autumn 2017

Hope Trumps Fear at the London Men’s Shows

At the London men’s shows there was a new kind of Blitz spirit, as the looming spectre of Brexit prompted a creative call to arms from the city’s emerging designers.

VOICES

Mario Testino's Meteoric Arc

3 December 2016 • By Robin Mellery-Pratt

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VOICES

Mario Testino's Meteoric Arc

With a genuine love for people, the larger-than-life photographer has turned his talent for creating and capturing a high-gloss world into a successful business and platform for philanthropy, earning him the inaugural BoF Global VOICES award.

Intelligence

R.M. Williams Steps Up its Retail Ambitions

23 November 2016 • By Robin Mellery-Pratt

The heritage Australian bootmaker, backed by LVMH private equity arm L Capital Asia, is expanding its global retail footprint, but can its measured strategy prevent another accessible luxury brand from becoming a victim of its own success?

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Intelligence

R.M. Williams Steps Up its Retail Ambitions

The Creative Class

Sam McKnight’s Natural Touch

27 October 2016 • By Robin Mellery-Pratt

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The Creative Class

Sam McKnight’s Natural Touch

With a solo exhibition set to launch at London's Somerset House, the legendary hair stylist Sam McKnight opens up about Karl Lagerfeld, Princess Diana and the future of fashion.