Designers

The Story of Telfar: Agony, Ecstasy and Covid-19

7 April 2020 • By Chantal Fernandez and Robert Cordero

After more than a decade of toil, American designer Telfar Clemens was finally poised for mainstream success, with a hit bag nicknamed the ‘Bushwick Birkin’ and a cultural message ripe for the times. Then came coronavirus.

The Story of Telfar: Agony, Ecstasy and Covid-19

After more than a decade of toil, American designer Telfar Clemens was finally poised for mainstream success, with a hit bag nicknamed the ‘Bushwick Birkin’ and a cultural message ripe for the times. Then came coronavirus.

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Is This the End of Wholesale, or the Beginning of Something Better?

7 April 2020 • By Chantal Fernandez

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Is This the End of Wholesale, or the Beginning of Something Better?

Department stores are cancelling orders and delaying payments, pushing designers to breaking point and calling into question a system that has been challenged for years.

8 Key Takeaways From New York Fashion Week

13 February 2020 • By Chantal Fernandez

What people were talking about, who went viral and why it matters.

8 Key Takeaways From New York Fashion Week

What people were talking about, who went viral and why it matters.

What Happened to Hood By Air?

12 February 2020 • By Robert Cordero and Chantal Fernandez

What Happened to Hood By Air?

Shayne Oliver speaks to BoF about the rise and fall of Hood By Air, how the American fashion system thwarts creativity and his plans to relaunch his brand.

Op-Ed | The End of Fashion Establishment Gatekeepers

17 December 2019 • By Chantal Fernandez

Op-Ed | The End of Fashion Establishment Gatekeepers

A top tier of editors, photographers, stylists and buyers once decided which designers and which trends would dictate a season. But that validation no longer carries the same weight with customers.

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Zac Posen Closes His Namesake Line

1 November 2019 • By Chantal Fernandez

1 November 2019 • By Chantal Fernandez

The New York designer, known for his red carpet gowns, announced on Friday that he was shutting down his business after failing to find a buyer or new investors.

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Zac Posen Closes His Namesake Line

The New York designer, known for his red carpet gowns, announced on Friday that he was shutting down his business after failing to find a buyer or new investors.

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What Gucci Learned From Dapper Dan and Its Blackface Crisis

2 October 2019 • By Lauren Sherman

One of the world’s biggest luxury brands is paying for its cultural insensitivity — and trying to change.

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What Gucci Learned From Dapper Dan and Its Blackface Crisis

One of the world’s biggest luxury brands is paying for its cultural insensitivity — and trying to change.

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Is Third Time a Charm for Thakoon?

18 September 2019 • By Chantal Fernandez

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Is Third Time a Charm for Thakoon?

The designer, whose brand is now owned by direct-to-consumer cashmere label Naadam, is hoping he can crack the code on affordable designer basics.

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Inside (Another) Remaking of Jil Sander

18 September 2019 • By Eric Wilson

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Inside (Another) Remaking of Jil Sander

The beloved but beleaguered brand has suffered from a series of short-lived reinventions. Now, under the watch of exacting co-creative directors Lucie and Luke Meier, business is growing steadily.

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Demna Gvasalia’s Exit From Vetements Marks the End of a Fashion Cycle

16 September 2019 • By Laure Guilbault

16 September 2019 • By Laure Guilbault

The once-white-hot label, where the Georgian designer made his name before becoming creative director of Balenciaga, was the poster child for the rise of luxury streetwear.

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Demna Gvasalia’s Exit From Vetements Marks the End of a Fashion Cycle

The once-white-hot label, where the Georgian designer made his name before becoming creative director of Balenciaga, was the poster child for the rise of luxury streetwear.

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