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The Best of BoF 2014 | People

Next up in our retrospective of the stories that drove the conversation and defined the year in the business of fashion, we highlight some of 2014’s top articles from our People channel.
Rick Owens and Michèle Lamy | Photo: Matthew Stone for BoF
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  • BoF Team

LONDON, United Kingdom — Today, we take a look back some of at the movers, shakers and decision makers who shaped fashion in 2014.

In September, we unveiled the members of this year's BoF 500, which coincided with the launch of our latest special print edition 'Polymaths & Multitaskers,' including Karl Lagerfeld and Nike chief executive Mark Parker, but these were just two of the insightful and inspiring People we spoke to over the course of 2014.

Karl Lagerfeld, Mr Multitasker BoF meets fashion's consummate multitasker, Karl Lagerfeld, who manages to balance his work for Chanel, Fendi and his own brand, as well as a steady stream of photography and illustration commissions, by cultivating a zen-like detachment from his work.

CEO Talk | Decoding Nike: Mark Parker, Chief Executive Officer, Nike
In our latest CEO Talk, BoF meets designer turned chief executive Mark Parker to understand the 'right-brain/left-brain' balance that enables American sportswear giant Nike to innovate and execute at scale.

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Colin's Column | Inside the Mind of Alber Elbaz
Alber Elbaz, designer of the storied house of Lanvin, talks to Colin McDowell about his career, the Internet, the atelier, the problem with pre-collections and being a hypochondriac.

Constructing Rick Owens' Creative Bubble
Over the last two decades, Rick Owens and Michèle Lamy have managed to construct a fantastical creative world entirely of their own design and turn it into a commercially successful business, projected to generate $120 million in 2014.

Catching the Toiletpaper Virus
At Toiletpaper, artist Maurizio Cattelan and photographer Pierpaolo Ferrari are creating provocative, hyperreal imagery that has 'infected' fashion with its naughtiness, irony, humour and shock value.

Victoria Beckham, Fashion Transformer
Imran Amed sits down with Victoria Beckham to learn how she has proven her critics wrong and become one of fashion's fastest rising stars.

Isabel Marant Says Build a Strong Base and Stay Focused
Over the last 20 years, Isabel Marant has built a successful global brand that, last year, generated €150 million in revenue. How did she do it?

Margaret Howell Says Keep as Much Control Over Design as Possible
BoF sits down with Margaret Howell at her seaside house in Suffolk, England, to discuss how the British designer built a brand known for its simple, practical pieces, evocative of the natural landscape, into a business that generates £100 million per year.

For more articles on the industry’s most engaging personalities, check out our People channel.

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