Robin Mellery-Pratt

Fashion Is Working From Home. How to Make It Work.

22 April 2020 • By Robin Mellery-Pratt and Sophie Soar

Fashion Is Working From Home. How to Make It Work.

In a special BoF Careers white paper, we explore how the industry can optimise their teams, culture and processes to survive and thrive in the coronavirus context, based on the results of a BoF Community Survey on the workplace impact of Covid-19.

Addressing Fashion’s Workplace Gender Gap

6 February 2020 • By Robin Mellery-Pratt and Sophie Soar

Addressing Fashion’s Workplace Gender Gap

In the second of a three-part BoF Careers white paper series, we explore how gender discrimination impacts employees’ experience in the fashion workplace, based on the results of BoF's Fashion Employee Survey 2019.

Break Into Fashion

How I Became… A Sustainable Fabrics Entrepreneur

28 January 2020 • By Sophie Soar and Robin Mellery-Pratt

Break Into Fashion

How I Became… A Sustainable Fabrics Entrepreneur

The founder of the Future Fabrics Expo shares her tips on building a fashion career focused on sustainability.

How I Became… Vogue’s First Sustainability Editor

21 January 2020 • By Robin Mellery-Pratt and Sophie Soar

How I Became… Vogue’s First Sustainability Editor

Clare Press carved out a space as sustainability editor as the world began waking up to the climate crisis. Now, she urges those starting in fashion to ‘be bold and forget what’s gone before.’

The Truth About Gen-Z and Millennial Employees

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

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The Truth About Gen-Z and Millennial Employees

In the first of a three-part BoF Careers white paper series, we explore 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

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.

5 Sustainability Threats Facing Fashion

26 May 2017 • By Robin Mellery-Pratt

5 Sustainability Threats Facing Fashion

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

In Copenhagen, Gearing up for a Circular Fashion System

11 May 2017 • By Robin Mellery-Pratt

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?

BoF Professional Exclusive

The Top 10 M&A Targets in Fashion and Luxury

13 April 2017 • By Robin Mellery-Pratt

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.

Global Currents

Finding a New Angle on Fashion Week

10 February 2017 • By Robin Mellery-Pratt

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.