This week, the Canadian e-tailer announced investment from Sequoia Capital China at a valuation of more than $4 billion, signalling big ambitions to build on its success.

BoF can reveal the funding marks the first-ever external investment for the Montreal-based luxury e-commerce company, known for its curated selection of brands, ambitious editorial strategy and younger audience.

From his new base in Berlin, the former Yves Saint Laurent designer is breaking away from the traditional luxury model and building a fledgling fashion venture rooted in accessible pricing, digital sales and customer feedback. Can it scale?

The e-tailer that pioneered selling luxury streetwear to millennials is opening a five-storey flagship in Montréal. The next challenge: building a billion-dollar global business while keeping its cool.

The Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards — which honoured Iris Apfel, Erdem and BoF’s Imran Amed, among others — draws international attention to Canadian fashion visionaries working at home and abroad. But the organisation has bigger ambitions.

BoF talks to the Berlin-based cultural polymath and founder of cerebral indie magazine 032c on the relationship between creativity and commerce and becoming the editor-in-chief of global e-commerce site Ssense.