Robin Mellery-Pratt

The Truth About Gen-Z and Millennial Employees

14 November 2019 • By Robin Mellery-Pratt and Sophie Soar

The Truth About Gen-Z and Millennial Employees

In the first of a three-part BoF Careers white paper series, we deep dive into how fashion companies big and small can engage, develop and retain Gen-Z and Millennial employees, based on the results of BoF's Fashion Employee Survey 2019.

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Break Into Fashion

How I Became... Peggy Gou

30 September 2019 • By Robin Mellery-Pratt

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Break Into Fashion

How I Became... Peggy Gou

The DJ-turned-designer has worked with Nike and Louis Vuitton and now has her own streetwear line Kirin, backed by the operator of Off-White — the New Guards Group.

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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.

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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?

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BoF Professional Exclusive

The Top 10 M&A Targets in Fashion and Luxury

13 April 2017 • By Robin Mellery-Pratt

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BoF Professional Exclusive

The Top 10 M&A Targets in Fashion and Luxury

As industry growth slows, fashion’s biggest players are looking to grow by acquisition. BoF identifies the top targets in their cross hairs.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Global Currents

Korean Retailers Shake up the Old Guard

6 January 2017 • By Robin Mellery-Pratt

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Global Currents

Korean Retailers Shake up the Old Guard

South Korean retail has long been dominated by a web of conservative conglomerates called chaebols — but a few innovative retailers are pushing the boundaries of product, positioning and price.

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