LVMH Prize Names Finalists, Adds Phoebe Philo and Pharrell Williams to Jury
On Sept. 10 the eight designers will present their collections at the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris.
Stephen Jones
The Monumental and Minimal at Thom Browne
For all the grandiosity of the setting and the difficulties of realising such a production under strict pandemic restrictions, it felt surprisingly breezy for Browne.
Fashion Week
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: John Galliano, Ready-to-Wear Autumn/Winter 1994
Virtually penniless, a string of fashion fairy godmothers granted Galliano an opportunity to spin his magic once more. What the audience saw was a mere 18 looks: still one of the most convincing arguments for “less is more” that BoF's editor at large has encountered in his more than three decades in fashion.
Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: John Galliano, Ready-to-Wear Autumn/Winter 1994
Virtually penniless, a string of fashion fairy godmothers granted Galliano an opportunity to spin his magic once more. What the audience saw was a mere 18 looks: still one of the most convincing arguments for “less is more” that BoF's editor at large has encountered in his more than three decades in fashion.
The BoF Podcast: Stephen Jones Says the Constant Quest for Perfection Often Kills Spontaneity
Celebrated milliner Stephen Jones talks to BoF Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks about how the pandemic has signalled an opportunity to reshape the fashion industry.
#BoFLIVE: Tim's Take with Milliner Stephen Jones
One of the most lauded milliners in modern memory, who has worked in the industry for over three decades, speaks to Imran Amed about finding creativity in a pandemic.
Matty Bovan's Gleeful Dystopian Creativity
There was a spirit of resistance in his bricolage.
A Dream of Defiance at Margiela
The raw apocalyptic glamour of the show was also a perverse tutorial in the art and craft of clothes-making.
The Future Is Now at Dior
Kim Jones’ ethos is the consummate marriage of creativity and commerce. He knows how to make beautiful things.
Reconciling Worlds at Wales Bonner
Grace Wales Bonner insisted that she herself is more playful now, and it certainly seemed that way.
The World Is a Garden at Dior
Maria Grazia Chiuri's message was resolutely uplifting thanks to her passion for drawing so many different strands into one coherent — and beautiful — vision of a better world.
Matty Bovan's Happy Pills
Under the shadow of Brexit, the London-based designer plumbed the spaciousness of uncertainty, flouting fear and finding hope in the gleefully pell-mell past, piled on present to make a future.
Announcing Wales Bonner, Vetements, Lucky Brand and Anest Collective
Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.
Edward Crutchley’s British Bourgeoisie
If the collection seemed bland, it was surely just a hiccup along the supremely knowledgeable designer’s upward trajectory.
Company Snapshot
The in-demand milliner has crafted fanciful and radical hats for designers like Raf Simons, Jean Paul Gaultier and Vivienne Westwood.
The News in Brief
Valentino’s Full-Year Sales Fall 3 Percent
The results help to explain owner Mayhoola’s decision to shake up the brand’s aesthetic direction by hiring former Gucci designer Alessandro Michele.
TikTok’s Crackdown on Ozempic Influencers Threatens Weight-Loss Drug Hype Machine
The social media platform will effectively ban most weight loss-related content from appearing on its app starting next month, according to a sweeping new set of community guidelines published on its website last week.
Vivienne Westwood’s Personal Wardrobe To Be Auctioned
A taffeta ball gown with the span of a light aircraft is one of the more magnificent items to go on sale at Christie’s in June as part of an auction of the personal wardrobe of Dame Vivienne Westwood.
Valentino Chairman Bets Quiet Luxury Is Over After Michele Hire
The fashion industry’s era of so-called quiet luxury is over and affluent consumers will want bold designs again, the chairman of Valentino has predicted.
Marcelo Burlon Steps Down as Creative Director of Namesake Brand
Burlon, a former DJ, stylist and PR, founded the Milan-based label as a T-shirt line in 2012, inspired by ‘90s club culture.
Designer Nancy Gonzalez Sentenced to 18 Months in Exotic Skin Smuggling Case
The Colombian designer, whose bags have been worn by celebrities and featured on shows like Sex and the City, previously pled guilty to illegally importing millions of dollars of crocodile and snakeskin handbags into the US.
The Wealthy are Less Willing to Spend on Sustainable Products
Millennial and Gen-Z respondents were among the most likely to pay a premium for environmental-friendly practices.