The BoF 500

The retail innovator has grown Comme des Garçons into global multi-brand fashion business with revenues of over $320 million.

The retailer launched her eponymous boutique at the age of 25 and developed it into one of Russia’s first online marketplaces for fashion and luxury goods.

She was promoted by her father Galen Weston to provide strategic and creative counsel across the department store group.

Under his leadership, department store La Rinascente has become a leader in Italian luxury retail. Now, he oversees retail space for some of Italy's biggest train stations.

The creative director fuses elements of the gallery, home and store to create new retail and co-working spaces.

The vice president of Mercury Group and chief executive officer of Tsum has led the department store through the recession.

Having catered to Colombia’s international designer fashion market for 20 years with his multi-brand boutique, he now operates concessions for the likes of Valentino, Corneliani and Etro.

The discerning VP of Russia’s biggest luxury goods group TsUM (Mercury) was responsible for introducing high-end brands to her native country.

The founders of Parisian multi-brand boutique The Broken Arm have carved out a niche among creatives and international tourists.

The cutting-edge retailer reinvented luxury merchandising and precise editing, drawing four million hits a month to the website.

After bolstering Lane Crawford’s menswear offering and mainland expansion, Keith joined Selfridges to manage its retail stores and online marketplaces.

The duo turned a niche fashion archive bookstore into a destination beloved by fashion insiders.