Opinion

Op-Ed | Welcome to the Big Flat Now

9 July 2018 • By Thom Bettridge, Joerg Koch and Lucas Mascatello

9 July 2018 • By Thom Bettridge, Joerg Koch and Lucas Mascatello

We operate in a creative industry that is borderless, fluid and makes us more free than we have ever been, argue Thom Bettridge, Joerg Koch and Lucas Mascatello.

Op-Ed | Welcome to the Big Flat Now

We operate in a creative industry that is borderless, fluid and makes us more free than we have ever been, argue Thom Bettridge, Joerg Koch and Lucas Mascatello.

Retail's Innovation Problem

10 May 2018 • By Doug Stephens

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Retail's Innovation Problem

If retail’s battle cry is truly ‘innovate or die,’ why are so many choosing death?

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Op-Ed | Ironic Fashion Is Nothing New

30 March 2018 • By Eugene Rabkin

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Op-Ed | Ironic Fashion Is Nothing New

For many fashion commentators, the irony of designers like Jeremy Scott, Demna Gvasalia and Virgil Abloh feels fresh, but we’ve been here before, observes Eugene Rabkin.

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Top 10 Campaigns of the Season

16 March 2018 • By BoF Team

Top 10 Campaigns of the Season

From Gucci's surrealist illustrations to Loewe's comment on consumption with the Steven Meisel lensed campaign titled "Fruits", BoF rounds up the best ads of the Spring/Summer 2018 season.

Op-Ed | Why I Unfollowed Miroslava Duma

6 February 2018 • By Joelle Firzli

6 February 2018 • By Joelle Firzli

The Duma-Sergeenko affair is testimony to the high level of ignorance that still prevails in the fashion industry, but the social media influencers do not represent all of us, argues Joelle Firzli.

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Op-Ed | Why I Unfollowed Miroslava Duma

The Duma-Sergeenko affair is testimony to the high level of ignorance that still prevails in the fashion industry, but the social media influencers do not represent all of us, argues Joelle Firzli.

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The Best of BoF 2017 | Opinion

27 December 2017 • By BoF Team

The Best of BoF 2017 | Opinion

To round off the year, we revisit the articles that sparked the most debate, yielded the biggest insights, and got the fashion industry talking in 2017. Today, we highlight some of the top Opinion stories.

A New Era of Retail Is Coming

27 November 2017 • By Doug Stephens

A New Era of Retail Is Coming

Toxic mass merchants are making brands commoditised hostages in a high-speed chase to the bottom. But a new class of experiential retailers is rising.

Why the Fall of Harvey Weinstein Signals the End of Fashion's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Practices

10 October 2017 • By BoF Team

10 October 2017 • By BoF Team

Weinstein’s accusers were muffled for more than two decades, but today's connected world won't tolerate this sort of behaviour in any industry, including fashion.

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Why the Fall of Harvey Weinstein Signals the End of Fashion's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Practices

Weinstein’s accusers were muffled for more than two decades, but today's connected world won't tolerate this sort of behaviour in any industry, including fashion.

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Top 10 Fashion Films

Top 10 Fashion Films of the Season

30 June 2017 • By BoF Team

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Top 10 Fashion Films

Top 10 Fashion Films of the Season

This season’s best fashion videos included films from Gucci, Nike and Gap.

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Op-Ed | Fashion Does Not Need Cultural Appropriation

6 June 2017 • By Darío Calmese

6 June 2017 • By Darío Calmese

Calling out cultural appropriation does not kill creative license, it simply forces those who control the narrative and means of distribution to cite their sources, argues Darío Calmese.

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Op-Ed | Fashion Does Not Need Cultural Appropriation

Calling out cultural appropriation does not kill creative license, it simply forces those who control the narrative and means of distribution to cite their sources, argues Darío Calmese.

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