British Fashion Council
The British Fashion Council (BFC) is a not-for-profit organisation based in London that works to promote and support British fashion design globally. It operates the official London Fashion Week schedule and organises the British Fashion Awards.
Op-Ed | Rewiring Fashion Week
Rethinking the parameters of fashion week could unlock huge economic potential, argues Simon Lock, a member of the recently launched BoF 500, a dynamic index of the people shaping the global fashion industry.
London Fashion Week Opens Doors to Public to Boost Business
LONDON, United Kingdom — The crowds at London Fashion Week are usually packed with magazine editors, department store buyers and celebrities but this
London Fashion Week Kicks Off With Digital Drive
LONDON, United Kingdom — The fashion universe has always been a bit of a self-contained bubble to outsiders. Those too-tall models in acres of silk?
How the Trampery is Adapting the Tech Sector’s Shared Workspace Formula For Fashion
As the Trampery, a shared workspace enterprise, opens its third location in the northeast London neighbourhood of London Fields, BoF spoke with founder Charles Armstrong and operations manager Ben Pickering to learn how the new hub aims to galvanise one of Europe’s most fertile fashion frontiers: Hackney.
London Collections: Men | If You Build It, They Will Come — But Will They Buy?
In a city where big shows can mean just that, BoF examines the rise of London Collections: Men and the business impact on the brands taking part.
Power Moves | Alex Fury Appointed Fashion Editor at The Independent
BoF has learned that Alexander Fury will become fashion editor of The Independent, leaving his position at Love after a year at the publication.
Week in Review | Poor Payors, H&M's High-End Marketing Tactics, Behind PPR's Rebrand, Renzo Rosso
BoF editor-in-chief Imran Amed recaps the week in the business of fashion.
It's Time to Talk About Fashion's Poor Payors
A number of prestigious retailers have been squeezing young London designers on payment terms and, in some cases, failing to pay on time, which can be debilitating for emerging fashion businesses. These practices must be stopped.
Graduates From Fashion's "Cradle" of Talent Chase Elusive Dream
LONDON, United Kingdom - - As London Fashion Week closes, Britain's budding designers must tackle the challenge of finding employment in an economy
Turning Point | Ostwald Helgason
After several seasons of struggling to gain traction, Ostwald Helgason is firmly on the ascent. But how did the label go from false starts to a prominent and rising position on the global fashion radar?