Fashion Designers

Op-Ed | Could Crisis Re-Energise Fashion? It Happened in the 1970s

30 September 2020 • By Michael Coady

Op-Ed | Could Crisis Re-Energise Fashion? It Happened in the 1970s

Turbulence and trauma gave rise to Yves Saint Laurent, Giorgio Armani, Karl Lagerfeld, Gianni Versace and more. It could happen again, argues Michael Coady, former editor-in-chief of Women’s Wear Daily and CEO of Fairchild Publications.

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#BoFLIVE: Who Needs Investors? Tips for Bootstrapping Your Fashion Business

24 September 2020 • By BoF Team

24 September 2020 • By BoF Team

For cash-strapped designers, going it alone can seem daunting. Check out the latest BoF Live Event for tips on building a brand from scratch from the people that have been there.

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#BoFLIVE: Who Needs Investors? Tips for Bootstrapping Your Fashion Business

For cash-strapped designers, going it alone can seem daunting. Check out the latest BoF Live Event for tips on building a brand from scratch from the people that have been there.

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The Vampire’s Wife Plots Expansion Plan With a Surprising Investor

15 July 2020 • By Lauren Sherman

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The Vampire’s Wife Plots Expansion Plan With a Surprising Investor

Jimmy Iovine and Liberty Ross have taken a majority stake in designer Susie Cave's bewitching dress line, which has found success outside the traditional fashion system. Can one of the music industry’s most legendary talent scouts help scale the business?

Hellfire and Humility: How the Pandemic Changed Rick Owens

11 July 2020 • By Tim Blanks

‘I love a bombastic show, but do I really want to be that guy forever?’ Rick Owens talks to Tim Blanks about Men’s Spring/Summer 2021, recontextualizing the past, the subtlety of craft and distilling runway excess for the everyday.

Hellfire and Humility: How the Pandemic Changed Rick Owens

‘I love a bombastic show, but do I really want to be that guy forever?’ Rick Owens talks to Tim Blanks about Men’s Spring/Summer 2021, recontextualizing the past, the subtlety of craft and distilling runway excess for the everyday.

Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Dries Van Noten, Spring/Summer 2005

9 July 2020 • By Tim Blanks

The Belgian designer’s golden anniversary outing underscored the ineffable balance of emotion, intelligence and extravagance that distinguishes his shows.

Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Dries Van Noten, Spring/Summer 2005

The Belgian designer’s golden anniversary outing underscored the ineffable balance of emotion, intelligence and extravagance that distinguishes his shows.

Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Yves Saint Laurent, Haute Couture Spring 1988

3 July 2020 • By Tim Blanks

BoF’s Editor-at-Large revisits his top fashion shows of all time, starting with the first Paris presentation he ever covered, back in the go-go Eighties.

Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Yves Saint Laurent, Haute Couture Spring 1988

BoF’s Editor-at-Large revisits his top fashion shows of all time, starting with the first Paris presentation he ever covered, back in the go-go Eighties.

The Death of Fashion Shows? Not So Fast.

3 July 2020 • By Tim Blanks

‘I come to praise shows, not to bury them,’ writes Tim Blanks as he kicks off a journey through his top fashion shows of all-time.

The Death of Fashion Shows? Not So Fast.

‘I come to praise shows, not to bury them,’ writes Tim Blanks as he kicks off a journey through his top fashion shows of all-time.

Telfar Clemens, Tommy Hilfiger and the State of American Fashion

30 June 2020 • By System Magazine

Telfar Clemens, Tommy Hilfiger and the State of American Fashion

BoF brings you a conversation between the designers Telfar Clemens and Tommy Hilfiger on the rise of their respective labels and the state of American fashion past and present, courtesy of System magazine.

This Is America

Independent Fashion Labels of the World, Unite!

9 April 2020 • By Lauren Sherman

This Is America

Independent Fashion Labels of the World, Unite!

There’s strength in numbers, argues Lauren Sherman.

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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?