Tommye Fitzpatrick

Mary Howard, Fashion's Original Set Designer

8 December 2015 • By Tommye Fitzpatrick

Mary Howard rose from making Mardi Gras floats to working with the likes of Richard Avedon, Steven Klein and Annie Leibovitz, inventing the role of fashion set designer along the way.

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The Creative Class

Making Frédéric Sanchez’s Fashion Show Mixes

5 November 2015 • By Tommye Fitzpatrick

BoF goes inside the mind of the man behind some of fashion’s most cerebral and carefully-curated soundtracks.

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Intelligence

Solving the Closet Crisis for the World's Wealthiest Women

13 March 2014 • By Tommye Fitzpatrick

Two services, ClosetHQ in the US and Editeur in Brazil, are leveraging technology to help some of the world's wealthiest women manage their bursting wardrobes.

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First Person

John Varvatos Says It’s All About Focus

7 March 2014 • By Tommye Fitzpatrick

As John Varvatos launches a new flagship on New York’s Madison Avenue, part of an ambitious global retail rollout, BoF sits down with the designer to learn how he built his business at the intersection of fashion and rock n’ roll.

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Intelligence

New American Label Baja East's 'Ambisex' Loose Luxury Strikes a Chord

26 February 2014 • By Tommye Fitzpatrick

Less than six months after launch, new American label Baja East's "loose luxury" styles, rooted in comfort and travel, are striking a chord with influential buyers and customers alike. BoF reports.

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Intelligence

Dialling Up Fast-Rising Label 6397

17 February 2014 • By Tommye Fitzpatrick

With experience launching young designers like Alexander Wang and Phillip Lim from her New York showroom, Stella Ishii has teamed up with Lasse Karlson, co-founder of Cheap Monday, to launch 6397, a fast-rising label focused on tomboyish essentials. BoF reports.

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First Person

Thom Browne Says Stay True to Yourself

18 December 2013 • By Tommye Fitzpatrick

BoF sits down with Thom Browne to discuss his professional journey, his conceptual-meets-commercial balancing act and his company's expansion plans.

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Turning Point

How Vika Gazinskaya Put Herself on the Fashion Map

18 November 2013 • By Tommye Fitzpatrick

In recent seasons, Moscow-based designer Vika Gazinskaya has attracted attention, and orders, from some of the world's most influential stores, including Colette, Net-a-Porter and Fivestory. How did she do it?

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The Creative Class | Ariel Foxman, Editor

3 November 2013 • By Tommye Fitzpatrick

BoF sat down with Ariel Foxman, editor of InStyle, the world’s top selling fashion magazine, to learn about his professional journey and the secrets to his success.

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Intelligence

Anatomy of a Fashion Show Soundtrack

13 October 2013 • By Tommye Fitzpatrick

BoF sat down with some of the industry's top sound designers to discuss the making of the runway soundtracks that help fashion designers communicate their all-important seasonal statements.

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