Emerging Designers

Vogue and the CFDA Set Up Shop on Amazon

14 May 2020 • By Chantal Fernandez

Vogue and the CFDA Set Up Shop on Amazon

Through the fundraising initiative A Common Thread, 20 independent New York brands will begin selling their collections on the e-commerce marketplace as part of an effort to help struggling designers.

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Not Just a Label’s Strategy to Support Emerging Designers

26 March 2020 • By BoF Team

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Not Just a Label’s Strategy to Support Emerging Designers

Recognising the commercial potential of a global creative class of emerging designers, NJAL positions its community as an international cloud solution for creative needs, and has tailored a membership programme to equip designers with the tools they need today.

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Television's Power to Launch Fashion Brands Remains Unproven

25 March 2020 • By Amy Odell

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Television's Power to Launch Fashion Brands Remains Unproven

Netflix’s ‘Next in Fashion’ and Amazon’s ‘Making the Cut’ are more focused on the business of selling clothes than 'Project Runway' ever was. But can their winners become stars?

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Independent American Fashion Businesses Are Unravelling. The Government Must Help.

19 March 2020 • By Lauren Sherman

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Independent American Fashion Businesses Are Unravelling. The Government Must Help.

If something is not done, large numbers of independent fashion labels and stores are going to go bankrupt.

How a Young Designer Is Rethinking the Playbook for Emerging Brands

10 March 2020 • By Zoe Suen

How a Young Designer Is Rethinking the Playbook for Emerging Brands

After working with the likes of Kanye West and Hood by Air’s Shayne Oliver, Lourdes’ Andreas Aresti is determined to dodge convention.

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The Biggest Challenges Facing New Brands and How to Tackle Them

13 February 2020 • By Zoe Suen

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The Biggest Challenges Facing New Brands and How to Tackle Them

From financing to navigating a shifting retail market, a host of obstacles are standing between emerging designers and sustainable growth.

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Tmall: An Incubator for China’s Emerging Designers

27 September 2019 • By BoF Team

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Tmall: An Incubator for China’s Emerging Designers

BoF meets with Tmall executives and four designers showing as part of the marketplace’s ‘China Cool’ programme to discuss the growing influence of Chinese designers.

Act N.1: Milan’s Multicultural Upstarts

19 September 2019 • By Angelo Flaccavento

Act N.1: Milan’s Multicultural Upstarts

Designers Luca Lin and Galib Gassanoff have developed in unique punk-meets-precious signature rooted in Chinese art and Azerbaijani craft.

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At Caroline Hu, A Decadent Scene of Love and Decay

18 September 2019 • By Zoe Suen

BoF China Prize

At Caroline Hu, A Decadent Scene of Love and Decay

The BoF China Prize winner expanded her vocabulary beyond signature smocked textiles into extravagant gowns and wearable separates for a collection that will soon be ready for retail.

LFW Cheat Sheet: Designers to Know This Season

13 September 2019 • By Zoe Suen

LFW Cheat Sheet: Designers to Know This Season

This season’s emerging talents will confront ugly truths, defy norms and embrace contradictions. Here’s who to look out for.