The Business of Fashion
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
"Seated opposite is Elizabeth von Guttman, 36, her partner in their previous publishing ventures, Industrie, the influential magazine for fashion insiders, and Ever Manifesto. Between them is Jonathan Wingfield, 39, the former editor of Numéro. Not present, but equally as involved are Thomas Lenthal, the art director of the art-and-erotica journal Paradis (and who is married to the Dior fine jewelry designer Victoire de Castellane), and the power stylist Marie-Amélie Sauvé. Collectively, the five-person editorial board represents the next generation of Annas, Graydons and Graces. Or so they hope."
After three days of inspiring talks, guests closed out BoF’s gathering for big thinkers with a black tie gala followed by an intimate performance from Rita Ora — guest starring Billy Porter.
Photographer Misan Harriman, artists Rita Ora and Billy Porter and designer Diane von Furstenberg shared their experiences translating pain into art and impact.
Designers Jonathan Anderson and Diane von Furstenberg, actor-filmmaker Dan Levy, Uniqlo’s John C Jay and others spoke about the state of creation in an age of artificial intelligence and corporate mediocrity.
Generative AI is already changing fields such as design and marketing, and while it presents a number of very real threats, it also holds potential benefits for all of humanity.