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Can Balenciaga Modernise Couture?

7 July 2021 • By Tim Blanks

Reviving Balenciaga’s haute couture operation has been a transformative experience for Demna Gvasalia, resulting in a democratic, gender-fluid collection that includes jeans and t-shirts. The designer sits down with Tim Blanks for an in-depth interview on the label’s ‘50th couture collection.’

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Can Balenciaga Modernise Couture?

Reviving Balenciaga’s haute couture operation has been a transformative experience for Demna Gvasalia, resulting in a democratic, gender-fluid collection that includes jeans and t-shirts. The designer sits down with Tim Blanks for an in-depth interview on the label’s ‘50th couture collection.’

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Daniel Roseberry’s Schiaparelli Has Landed

5 July 2021 • By Tim Blanks

The American designer has established himself as haute couture’s crown prince of extravagant, unabashed eccentricity, winning over the likes of Cardi B, Lady Gaga and Beyoncé.

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Daniel Roseberry’s Schiaparelli Has Landed

The American designer has established himself as haute couture’s crown prince of extravagant, unabashed eccentricity, winning over the likes of Cardi B, Lady Gaga and Beyoncé.

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Close Encounters of the Fendi Kind

19 June 2021 • By Tim Blanks

Elemental Rome is the starting point for Fendi’s new men’s collection, reveals Silvia Fendi as she talks to Tim Blanks about her creative process and her working relationship with Kim Jones.

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Close Encounters of the Fendi Kind

Elemental Rome is the starting point for Fendi’s new men’s collection, reveals Silvia Fendi as she talks to Tim Blanks about her creative process and her working relationship with Kim Jones.

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Lawrence Steele, Master of the Long Run

18 June 2021 • By Tim Blanks

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Lawrence Steele, Master of the Long Run

The creative directorship of cult brand Aspesi is the latest step in a career that, professionally and personally, has been one of Milan’s most captivating.

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The ‘Re-Signification’ of Valentino

10 June 2021 • By Tim Blanks

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The ‘Re-Signification’ of Valentino

Tim Blanks goes inside Pierpaolo Piccioli’s collaboration with Craig Green, which aims to reanimate the Roman brand’s emblematic Rockstud with a sneaker.

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Angela Missoni Exits Creative Director Role

19 May 2021 • By Tim Blanks

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Angela Missoni Exits Creative Director Role

The designer spoke to BoF’s Tim Blanks about life beyond the family business.

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How Michael Kors Became New York Fashion’s Ultimate Entertainer

19 April 2021 • By Tim Blanks

He couldn’t sing, he couldn’t dance, but from Studio 54 to Broadway to Seventh Avenue, he designed his way into a 40-year success story.

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How Michael Kors Became New York Fashion’s Ultimate Entertainer

He couldn’t sing, he couldn’t dance, but from Studio 54 to Broadway to Seventh Avenue, he designed his way into a 40-year success story.

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Alessandro Michele: ‘I Don’t Want to Be Bored by Myself’

15 April 2021 • By Tim Blanks

The designer celebrated Gucci’s centenary with a collection that was all about rebirth.

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Alessandro Michele: ‘I Don’t Want to Be Bored by Myself’

The designer celebrated Gucci’s centenary with a collection that was all about rebirth.

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What Makes Kim Run

6 April 2021 • By Tim Blanks

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What Makes Kim Run

As well as designing blockbuster collections for Dior and Fendi, the master of art and commerce found time to edit the latest issue of Vogue Italia.

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Question Time With Tory Burch

17 March 2021 • By Tim Blanks

How do you do better? A year into the pandemic, the designer has never stopped looking for an answer.

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Question Time With Tory Burch

How do you do better? A year into the pandemic, the designer has never stopped looking for an answer.