Global Currents

The Japanese Fashion School That Could Birth the Next Rei Kawakubo

15 May 2018 • By Kati Chitrakorn

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Global Currents

The Japanese Fashion School That Could Birth the Next Rei Kawakubo

A Tokyo-based institution with an unorthodox approach to teaching, Coconogacco has emerged as a new breeding ground for Japanese fashion talent.

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Podcasts

The BoF Podcast: Inside the Magic and Math of Digital Marketing

11 May 2018 • By BoF Team

11 May 2018 • By BoF Team

In the latest episode of Inside Fashion, Paper magazine’s Drew Elliott talks to Imran Amed about breaking the internet and the ‘magic and math’ formula for digital marketing explained in depth in his online education course for BoF.

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Podcasts

The BoF Podcast: Inside the Magic and Math of Digital Marketing

In the latest episode of Inside Fashion, Paper magazine’s Drew Elliott talks to Imran Amed about breaking the internet and the ‘magic and math’ formula for digital marketing explained in depth in his online education course for BoF.

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News & Analysis

The Return of Georgina Chapman

11 May 2018 • By The New York Times

11 May 2018 • By The New York Times

A carefully orchestrated public rehabilitation is underway, spearheaded by Anna Wintour. The fashion world is ready. But is everyone else?

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News & Analysis

The Return of Georgina Chapman

A carefully orchestrated public rehabilitation is underway, spearheaded by Anna Wintour. The fashion world is ready. But is everyone else?

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Intelligence

Prada: Making the Most of Its Moment

4 May 2018 • By Lauren Sherman

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Intelligence

Prada: Making the Most of Its Moment

In the midst of a recovery buoyed by hot product, the long-struggling Italian house is pushing forward in the US with a revamped e-commerce site and a resort show in New York. Can it catch up with its peers?

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News & Analysis

Can the Man Who Made Coach Remake Tiffany?

1 May 2018 • By Bloomberg

1 May 2018 • By Bloomberg

Designer Reed Krakoff’s first collection for the storied jewellery retailer is also its biggest launch in a decade.

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News & Analysis

Can the Man Who Made Coach Remake Tiffany?

Designer Reed Krakoff’s first collection for the storied jewellery retailer is also its biggest launch in a decade.

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News Bites

John Targon's Fast Exit Complicates Marc Jacobs Reboot

19 April 2018 • By Chantal Fernandez

19 April 2018 • By Chantal Fernandez

The Baja East designer was hired to overhaul the lower-priced product, which once accounted for 80 percent of the brand's revenue.

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News Bites

John Targon's Fast Exit Complicates Marc Jacobs Reboot

The Baja East designer was hired to overhaul the lower-priced product, which once accounted for 80 percent of the brand's revenue.

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Tim's Take

Alaïa After Alaïa

16 April 2018 • By Tim Blanks

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Tim's Take

Alaïa After Alaïa

As Richemont-owned Alaïa opens a new flagship in London, Tim Blanks talks to Carla Sozzani about the late designer Azzedine Alaïa and the radical proposition that his studio will be able to sustain his legacy entirely with what he left them.

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Op Ed

Op-Ed | The Cultural Appropriation Paradox

4 April 2018 • By Liroy Choufan

Globalisation makes cultural appropriation unavoidable, while social media platforms make it undeniable, observes Liroy Choufan.

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Op Ed

Op-Ed | The Cultural Appropriation Paradox

Globalisation makes cultural appropriation unavoidable, while social media platforms make it undeniable, observes Liroy Choufan.

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News & Analysis

Kris Van Assche Is Berluti’s New Artistic Director

3 April 2018 • By Kati Chitrakorn

3 April 2018 • By Kati Chitrakorn

The Belgian designer fills the role left vacant by Haider Ackermann.

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News & Analysis

Kris Van Assche Is Berluti’s New Artistic Director

The Belgian designer fills the role left vacant by Haider Ackermann.

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This Week in Fashion

How Streetwear Took Over Luxury

30 March 2018 • By BoF Team

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This Week in Fashion

How Streetwear Took Over Luxury

Virgil Abloh’s appointment at Louis Vuitton is the biggest signal yet that luxury brands are tapping the cultural energy and business model of streetwear to stay relevant.

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