Richard Nicoll

BoF is sad to report that much-loved London designer Richard Nicoll passed away in Sydney, Australia early Friday morning.

Will new initiatives like the BFC/GQ Designer Menswear Fund succeed in transforming London from a capital of emerging designers to a capital of emerging businesses? BoF reports.

BoF compiles the most important professional moves of the week.

"In only their third season, the London men's wear shows, inspired by Dylan Jones, editor in chief of GQ magazine in Britain, showed the cut and