Imran Amed
CEO and Editor-in-Chief
Imran Amed is the Founder, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of The Business of Fashion. He is based in London and shapes BoF’s overall editorial strategy and is the host of The BoF Podcast. Imran holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, a B.Com from McGill University and an honorary doctorate from Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design. Previously, Imran was a management consultant at McKinsey & Co.
The BoF Podcast | Avery Trufelman: ‘Everything Has Fashion. Fashion Is Just Taste Over Time.’
From our archive, the creator and host of award-winning podcast “Articles of Interest” joins BoF founder, CEO and editor-in-chief Imran Amed to explore what clothing can reveal about identity, culture, labour and the world around us.
The BoF Podcast | Avery Trufelman: ‘Everything Has Fashion. Fashion Is Just Taste Over Time.’
From our archive, the creator and host of award-winning podcast “Articles of Interest” joins BoF founder, CEO and editor-in-chief Imran Amed to explore what clothing can reveal about identity, culture, labour and the world around us.
The BoF Podcast | Paloma Elsesser on Purpose, Representation and the New Rituals of Body Care
Paloma Elsesser joined The Business of Beauty’s executive editor Priya Rao about staying true to herself amid the pressures of tokenism and why — after a decade building other people’s brands — she’s finally thinking about building one of her own.
The BoF Podcast | Paloma Elsesser on Purpose, Representation and the New Rituals of Body Care
Paloma Elsesser joined The Business of Beauty’s executive editor Priya Rao about staying true to herself amid the pressures of tokenism and why — after a decade building other people’s brands — she’s finally thinking about building one of her own.
The BoF Podcast | Decoding Paris Haute Couture: Wonder, Restraint and the Call of the Void
Amidst a record-breaking heatwave, top brands and independent designers soldiered on, showcasing the creative obsessions and aesthetic shifts that defined the haute couture Autumn/Winter 2026 season. Imran Amed and Tim Blanks break it all down.
The BoF Podcast | Decoding Paris Haute Couture: Wonder, Restraint and the Call of the Void
Amidst a record-breaking heatwave, top brands and independent designers soldiered on, showcasing the creative obsessions and aesthetic shifts that defined the haute couture Autumn/Winter 2026 season. Imran Amed and Tim Blanks break it all down.
The BoF Podcast | Mona Kattan on Finding the Courage to Go It Alone
At The Business of Beauty Global Forum 2026 in Napa Valley, California, Mona Kattan discusses stepping away from the Huda Beauty shadow, the creation of luxury fragrance brand Kayali, and building a long lasting vision for herself.
The BoF Podcast | Mona Kattan on Finding the Courage to Go It Alone
At The Business of Beauty Global Forum 2026 in Napa Valley, California, Mona Kattan discusses stepping away from the Huda Beauty shadow, the creation of luxury fragrance brand Kayali, and building a long lasting vision for herself.
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Face to Face With Luxury Clients
After a prolonged slowdown, luxury is gradually returning to growth, led by the US and China. Drawing on a survey of more than 2,000 clients and dozens of interviews across both markets, The Business of Fashion and McKinsey & Company find in the latest edition in our State of Fashion series a base of customers with increasingly distinct local preferences that nonetheless share an overarching desire for emotional connection.
Face to Face With Luxury Clients
After a prolonged slowdown, luxury is gradually returning to growth, led by the US and China. Drawing on a survey of more than 2,000 clients and dozens of interviews across both markets, The Business of Fashion and McKinsey & Company find in the latest edition in our State of Fashion series a base of customers with increasingly distinct local preferences that nonetheless share an overarching desire for emotional connection.
The BoF Podcast | Oura CEO on the Future of Health Intelligence
One month after filing for an IPO, Tom Hale joined Imran Amed at The Business of Beauty Global Forum to lay out the company’s central thesis: that Oura is building the world’s first large physiological model, ‘continuously monitoring your body, learning from your physiology and helping you make better decisions.’
The BoF Podcast | Oura CEO on the Future of Health Intelligence
One month after filing for an IPO, Tom Hale joined Imran Amed at The Business of Beauty Global Forum to lay out the company’s central thesis: that Oura is building the world’s first large physiological model, ‘continuously monitoring your body, learning from your physiology and helping you make better decisions.’
The BoF Podcast | Anoushka Shankar: Creativity Is an Act of Hope
Fourteen-time Grammy-nominated sitarist and composer Anoushka Shankar shared the creative process behind her music at BoF VOICES 2025.
The BoF Podcast | Anoushka Shankar: Creativity Is an Act of Hope
Fourteen-time Grammy-nominated sitarist and composer Anoushka Shankar shared the creative process behind her music at BoF VOICES 2025.
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The BoF Podcast | Conner Ives Is Building a Business With Instinct
From Central Saint Martins to the viral success of “Protect The Dolls,” Conner Ives joins Imran Amed to discuss what it takes to build an independent fashion label in today’s fractured wholesale system.
The BoF Podcast | Conner Ives Is Building a Business With Instinct
From Central Saint Martins to the viral success of “Protect The Dolls,” Conner Ives joins Imran Amed to discuss what it takes to build an independent fashion label in today’s fractured wholesale system.
Five Top CEOs Will Take the Stage at BoF VOICES 2026
In five separate, in-depth conversations, Kering’s Luca de Meo, LVMH’s Sidney Toledano, Levi’s Michelle Gass, Tapestry’s Joanne Crevoiserat and Saks Global’s Geoffroy van Raemdonck will share their strategies at BoF’s annual gathering for big thinkers, from Dec. 1-4, 2026 in Oxfordshire, UK.
Five Top CEOs Will Take the Stage at BoF VOICES 2026
In five separate, in-depth conversations, Kering’s Luca de Meo, LVMH’s Sidney Toledano, Levi’s Michelle Gass, Tapestry’s Joanne Crevoiserat and Saks Global’s Geoffroy van Raemdonck will share their strategies at BoF’s annual gathering for big thinkers, from Dec. 1-4, 2026 in Oxfordshire, UK.
The BoF Podcast | Carlos Nazario: The Kid From Queens Who Changed Fashion Imagery
The New York-based stylist and fashion editor joins Imran Amed to discuss navigating the class barriers of early 2000s fashion publishing, the gruelling logistics of image-making and how heritage can become a style point of view.
The BoF Podcast | Carlos Nazario: The Kid From Queens Who Changed Fashion Imagery
The New York-based stylist and fashion editor joins Imran Amed to discuss navigating the class barriers of early 2000s fashion publishing, the gruelling logistics of image-making and how heritage can become a style point of view.
How Luxury Lost 50 Million Customers
Price hikes, diminished quality, growing inequality and the meaning of luxury itself were under the microscope at the FT’s Business of Luxury Summit this week as the sector struggles to recover from a downturn, writes Imran Amed.
How Luxury Lost 50 Million Customers
Price hikes, diminished quality, growing inequality and the meaning of luxury itself were under the microscope at the FT’s Business of Luxury Summit this week as the sector struggles to recover from a downturn, writes Imran Amed.