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Op-Ed | Is Fashion Ready for the Experience Economy?

The rise of luxury travel need not be a threat to the luxury goods sector, if both industries realise the opportunities for partnerships, argues Divia Thani.

Marketing

Op-Ed | Is Fashion Ready for the Experience Economy?

The rise of luxury travel need not be a threat to the luxury goods sector, if both industries realise the opportunities for partnerships, argues Divia Thani.


News & Analysis

Behind Prada’s Christophe Chemin Collaboration

How a dialogue between Miuccia Prada and Christophe Chemin turned his artwork into the in-the-know seasonal signifier of Prada’s Autumn/Winter 2016 collections.

News & Analysis

Behind Prada’s Christophe Chemin Collaboration

How a dialogue between Miuccia Prada and Christophe Chemin turned his artwork into the in-the-know seasonal signifier of Prada’s Autumn/Winter 2016 collections.


News & Analysis

Donald Trump for President: America, Is This a Joke?

Donald Trump is turning the American political process into a reality show, and forgetting that thriving industries in the US like fashion are built in no small part by the work of immigrants and their offspring, writes BoF's Imran Amed.

News & Analysis

Donald Trump for President: America, Is This a Joke?

Donald Trump is turning the American political process into a reality show, and forgetting that thriving industries in the US like fashion are built in no small part by the work of immigrants and their offspring, writes BoF's Imran Amed.


News & Analysis

Op-Ed | Fashion Designers Deserve The Same Protection as Other Creatives

Copying is doing more damage to designers than ever before, but the legal system in many countries has yet to act, argues Susan Scafidi.

News & Analysis

Op-Ed | Fashion Designers Deserve The Same Protection as Other Creatives

Copying is doing more damage to designers than ever before, but the legal system in many countries has yet to act, argues Susan Scafidi.


News & Analysis

Op-Ed | Piracy Doesn’t Destroy the Incentive to Create, It Increases It

Copying has always existed in the fashion industry — and it has always fuelled new trends and designs, argue Kal Raustiala and Christopher Sprigman.

News & Analysis

Op-Ed | Piracy Doesn’t Destroy the Incentive to Create, It Increases It

Copying has always existed in the fashion industry — and it has always fuelled new trends and designs, argue Kal Raustiala and Christopher Sprigman.


News & Analysis

Slimane, Gvasalia and the Power of Emotional Experiences

BoF's Imran Amed asks, in an age of fashion immediacy, can genuinely emotional fashion experiences — like those staged by Demna Gvasalia at Balenciaga and Hedi Slimane at Yves Saint Laurent — really be communicated at scale to millions of end consumers?

News & Analysis

Slimane, Gvasalia and the Power of Emotional Experiences

BoF's Imran Amed asks, in an age of fashion immediacy, can genuinely emotional fashion experiences — like those staged by Demna Gvasalia at Balenciaga and Hedi Slimane at Yves Saint Laurent — really be communicated at scale to millions of end consumers?


Fashion Week

Op-Ed | Whites-Only Policy at Vetements and Balenciaga

For someone whose design work has been dubbed ‘revolutionary’ in fashion circles, Demna Gvasalia’s all-white casting is shockingly out of touch with today’s global reality, argues Jason Campbell.

Fashion Week

Op-Ed | Whites-Only Policy at Vetements and Balenciaga

For someone whose design work has been dubbed ‘revolutionary’ in fashion circles, Demna Gvasalia’s all-white casting is shockingly out of touch with today’s global reality, argues Jason Campbell.


Workplace & Talent

Op-Ed | The Fashion-Tech Revolution Needs More Women

For new digital innovations in fashion and retail to resonate with female customers, women must be part of the technology teams that build them, argues Rebecca Minkoff.

Workplace & Talent

Op-Ed | The Fashion-Tech Revolution Needs More Women

For new digital innovations in fashion and retail to resonate with female customers, women must be part of the technology teams that build them, argues Rebecca Minkoff.


China

Op-Ed | Made-in-China Fashion Boosts the Industry

The explosive growth of high quality, locally made fashion will help China’s manufacturing sector remain globally competitive, says David Zhao of Shangpin.com.

China

Op-Ed | Made-in-China Fashion Boosts the Industry

The explosive growth of high quality, locally made fashion will help China’s manufacturing sector remain globally competitive, says David Zhao of Shangpin.com.


News & Analysis

The Missoni Matriarchs

Colin McDowell meets the mother and daughter team who, after 60 years creating their iconic zig-zag fabrics, are keeping the family business spinning into the 21st century.

News & Analysis

The Missoni Matriarchs

Colin McDowell meets the mother and daughter team who, after 60 years creating their iconic zig-zag fabrics, are keeping the family business spinning into the 21st century.


Global Markets

India, the Fashion World’s Next Manufacturing Powerhouse?

The ‘Make in India’ campaign is raising the profile and prospects of India’s garment and textile industry.

Global Markets

India, the Fashion World’s Next Manufacturing Powerhouse?

The ‘Make in India’ campaign is raising the profile and prospects of India’s garment and textile industry.


Luxury

Kering Results Signal a Bright Year Ahead

As Gucci finally begins to recover, Saint Laurent shines and Puma gains momentum, Kering’s latest results signal good prospects for the year ahead.

Luxury

Kering Results Signal a Bright Year Ahead

As Gucci finally begins to recover, Saint Laurent shines and Puma gains momentum, Kering’s latest results signal good prospects for the year ahead.