Fashion System

This Is America

America Needs to Rethink Its Role in Fashion

7 February 2019 • By Lauren Sherman

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This Is America

America Needs to Rethink Its Role in Fashion

The most interesting businesses and brands coming out of the US have little to do with the traditional system.

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The BoF Podcast: Bethann Hardison, Kerby Jean-Raymond, LaQuan Smith and Patrick Robinson: 'We’ve Had Diversity, but Then It Disappeared'

5 February 2019 • By BoF Team

5 February 2019 • By BoF Team

The creatives spoke about the barriers that black designers face and how a new generation is finding success outside the fashion system.

The BoF Podcast: Bethann Hardison, Kerby Jean-Raymond, LaQuan Smith and Patrick Robinson: 'We’ve Had Diversity, but Then It Disappeared'

The creatives spoke about the barriers that black designers face and how a new generation is finding success outside the fashion system.

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Alber Elbaz: Improvising for a New Era

29 November 2018 • By Lauren Sherman

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Alber Elbaz: Improvising for a New Era

The superstar designer talked fixing the fashion system and reimagining his future at BoF's VOICES.

American Fashion on the Cusp of Change: Bethann Hardison, Kerby Jean-Raymond, LaQuan Smith and Patrick Robinson

29 November 2018 • By Chantal Fernandez

American Fashion on the Cusp of Change: Bethann Hardison, Kerby Jean-Raymond, LaQuan Smith and Patrick Robinson

At BoF’s VOICES, the creatives spoke about the barriers that black designers face and how a new generation is finding success outside the fashion system.

Fashion to Die For

13 September 2018 • By Robb Young

Kalpona Akter is worried for her life. Her support for the Bangladeshi garment workers who produce more than $30 billion worth of fashion for Western retailers every year puts her at odds with powerful factory owners and the country’s ‘industrial police.’

Fashion to Die For

Kalpona Akter is worried for her life. Her support for the Bangladeshi garment workers who produce more than $30 billion worth of fashion for Western retailers every year puts her at odds with powerful factory owners and the country’s ‘industrial police.’

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Tom Ford to Show Men’s at New York Fashion Week

23 January 2018 • By BoF Team

23 January 2018 • By BoF Team

BoF's guide to the changing fashion calendar tracks new operating models and approaches, brand by brand.

News & Analysis

Tom Ford to Show Men’s at New York Fashion Week

BoF's guide to the changing fashion calendar tracks new operating models and approaches, brand by brand.

1 Granary Launches VOID, a Global Fashion Education Initiative

20 November 2017 • By Osman Ahmed

Once an unofficial student publication, today 1 Granary has ambitious plans to become a global platform for emerging designers and creatives.

1 Granary Launches VOID, a Global Fashion Education Initiative

Once an unofficial student publication, today 1 Granary has ambitious plans to become a global platform for emerging designers and creatives.

News Bites | A New Name for the Fédération Française de la Couture

29 June 2017 • By BoF Team

29 June 2017 • By BoF Team

In today's News Bites, why the French fashion industry’s governing body has rebranded, changing its name to the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode.

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News Bites | A New Name for the Fédération Française de la Couture

In today's News Bites, why the French fashion industry’s governing body has rebranded, changing its name to the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode.

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Li Edelkoort Reads Her Anti-Fashion Manifesto

9 February 2017 • By BoF Team

9 February 2017 • By BoF Team

Trend forecaster Li Edelkoort spoke in December at VOICES, BoF's new annual gathering for big thinkers.

Li Edelkoort Reads Her Anti-Fashion Manifesto

Trend forecaster Li Edelkoort spoke in December at VOICES, BoF's new annual gathering for big thinkers.

Fashion's Top 10 Newsmakers of 2016

22 December 2016 • By BoF Team

Fashion's Top 10 Newsmakers of 2016

BoF breaks down the people behind the biggest fashion stories of the year.