Emerging Designers

Tmall: An Incubator for China’s Emerging Designers

27 September 2019 • By BoF Team

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.

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The Spotlight

Act N.1: Milan’s Multicultural Upstarts

19 September 2019 • By Angelo Flaccavento

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The Spotlight

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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BoF China Prize

At Caroline Hu, A Decadent Scene of Love and Decay

18 September 2019 • By Zoe Suen

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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.

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Intelligence

LFW Cheat Sheet: Designers to Know This Season

13 September 2019 • By Zoe Suen

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Intelligence

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.

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BoF China Prize

Celebrating BoF China Prize Winner Caroline Hu in Paris

4 July 2019 • By Laure Guilbault

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BoF China Prize

Celebrating BoF China Prize Winner Caroline Hu in Paris

The promising young designer, who won BoF’s inaugural prize in March, was fêted by industry insiders in the midst of Couture Week.

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Intelligence

How Designers Build Big Businesses Out of Old Fabric

26 June 2019 • By Zoe Suen and Brian Baskin

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Intelligence

How Designers Build Big Businesses Out of Old Fabric

Once the domain of thrifty fashion students, some of the industry's hottest designers and biggest brands are incorporating leftover fabric, unsold clothes and vintage textiles into their clothes.

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Intelligence

How Three Influencers Built Legitimate Fashion Brands

20 June 2019 • By Victoria Berezhna

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How Three Influencers Built Legitimate Fashion Brands

The influencers behind Totême, Midnight 00 and The Attico have built respected multi-million-dollar businesses without resorting to blatant associations with their personal brands.

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The Spotlight

How Nicomede Returned to Menswear

11 June 2019 • By Zoe Suen

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The Spotlight

How Nicomede Returned to Menswear

The London-based designer put his label on ice just as it was gaining speed. Now he’s back for the long haul, with a new business model and penchant for wellness.

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Tim's Take

Charles Jeffrey Gets Down to Business

7 June 2019 • By Tim Blanks

Ahead of his show this Saturday at London’s Fashion Week Men’s, the designer talks exclusively to Tim Blanks about the next chapter of his Loverboy label.

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Tim's Take

Charles Jeffrey Gets Down to Business

Ahead of his show this Saturday at London’s Fashion Week Men’s, the designer talks exclusively to Tim Blanks about the next chapter of his Loverboy label.

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Global Currents

Who’s Really Driving Georgian Fashion? Not Demna.

30 May 2019 • By Victoria Berezhna

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Global Currents

Who’s Really Driving Georgian Fashion? Not Demna.

Demna Gvasalia may be the very public face of Georgian fashion but behind the scenes it is a different story. BoF reveals the power brokers investing in the market.

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