Sophie Soar

How to Navigate Contract Work in Fashion

18 January 2021 • By Sophie Soar

How to Navigate Contract Work in Fashion

From negotiating payment and usage terms to tax considerations, BoF Careers shares advice on how to succeed as a contract worker in the fashion sector in a special toolkit.

How I Became… Global Head of PR at Depop

18 January 2021 • By Sophie Soar

How I Became… Global Head of PR at Depop

With a career in communications that includes roles at People’s Revolution, Barneys, Amazon and now resale site Depop, Rebecca Levy-Lewis believes personal values and persistence are ‘the most important aspect in any career decision.’

Break Into Fashion

How I Became… Fashion Director of Grazia UK

5 October 2020 • By Sophie Soar

Break Into Fashion

How I Became… Fashion Director of Grazia UK

‘The absence of representation and how difficult it was to find Black models and Black editors fuelled my desire to try to break into fashion,’ says Kenya Hunt, who offers her career advice for aspiring and marginalised talent.

Break Into Fashion

How I Became... A Footwear Designer

17 August 2020 • By Sophie Soar

Break Into Fashion

How I Became... A Footwear Designer

Having collaborated with the likes of Rihanna and Alexandre Vauthier after training in the famed Riviera del Brenta district, Amina Muaddi offers her advice on starting out as a shoe designer.

Break Into Fashion

How I Became... Burberry's Global Beauty Director

22 June 2020 • By Sophie Soar

Break Into Fashion

How I Became... Burberry's Global Beauty Director

From competitive athlete to dance performer, face painter to professional makeup artist, Isamaya Ffrench has worked for the likes of Tom Ford Beauty, YSL Beauty, Vogue and Love magazines, as well as launching Dazed Beauty.

Break Into Fashion

How I Became… Senior Fashion Editor-at-Large of i-D Magazine

11 May 2020 • By Sophie Soar

Break Into Fashion

How I Became… Senior Fashion Editor-at-Large of i-D Magazine

Ib Kamara shares how he has overcome dyslexia, nerves and financial barriers to hone a creative vision tapped by the likes of Dazed, Vogue, Dior and Burberry.

News & Analysis

Tackling Fashion's Unconscious Bias Problem

27 April 2020 • By Sophie Soar

News & Analysis

Tackling Fashion's Unconscious Bias Problem

As part of our #BoFLIVE series, BBC Director of Creative Diversity June Sarpong shares best practices for better representation.

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.

Break Into Fashion

How I Became… Chief Operating Officer of Evolved By Nature

20 April 2020 • By Sophie Soar

Break Into Fashion

How I Became… Chief Operating Officer of Evolved By Nature

By harnessing liquid silk to replace biologically harmful chemicals in skincare and textiles, capturing the interest and subsequent investment from Chanel, Dr Rebecca Lacouture is paving the way in sustainable beauty product development.

Break Into Fashion

How I Became... A Shoe Designer

6 April 2020 • By Sophie Soar

Break Into Fashion

How I Became... A Shoe Designer

Fabrizio Viti has worked with the likes of Tom Ford, Miuccia Prada, Marc Jacobs and Nicolas Ghesqiuère, and launched an eponymous label in 2016.