Shanghai Fashion Week has tapped livestream sensation Li Jiaqi (aka Austin Li) to host two events on its opening day, including the launch of its consumer-facing Shanghai Fashion and Lifestyle Carnival.

What can brands expect from former deputies who rose through the ranks of the industry and have taken the reins from predecessors with bigger personalities and more power?

New and rapidly evolving markets offer exciting opportunities for the fashion industry, but the sector also faces an internal reckoning as it struggles to measure up to growing demands for a more inclusive future.

Gabriela Hearst, Matthew Williams, Omoyemi Akerele, Hans Ulrich Obrist and Jefferson Hack are among an exciting line-up of speakers at BoF's Annual Gathering for Big Thinkers to be held in Oxfordshire, UK in November 2019.

The New York-based Chinese fashion designer and self-described ‘daily couturier’ was praised by jury members for her outstanding artistry and entrepreneurial potential.

Liu Jiang, the co-founder of Chinese magazine empire Trends Media Group, has died in Beijing.

Six designer finalists will compete next month during Shanghai Fashion Week, with the winner gaining a cash prize of $100,000, BoF community mentorship and a show at London Fashion Week in September.

The industry remembers the beloved designer, whose death was announced on Tuesday morning.