The BoF 500

The editorial director of Vogue’s Asia-Pacific region has used her background in art, design and fashion to amplify culture-driven storytelling across the magazine’s regional editions.

The HauteLeMode founder created a new style of digital fashion criticism — marked by quick quips, memes and pop-culture references alongside history lessons.

The first Black woman to hold the top job at Harper’s Bazaar, the experienced stylist and editor is putting her stamp on the over a century-and-half old title.

A gatekeeper for the Vietnamese luxury market, the veteran editor has built an empire publishing the local edition of Harper’s Bazaar and several domestic titles.

Elle’s international director is responsible for taking all of the magazine’s editions globally fur free, introducing one of the first fur bans in media in 2021.