Chanel
Chanel is a French luxury fashion house founded by Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel in Paris in 1910. The company is privately owned and headquartered in London.
Dior Plans Encore Haute Couture Show in Shanghai
PARIS, France — For the first time since Raf Simons took the creative helm at Dior, the French fashion house is bringing its haute couture show to
Op-Ed | Who Watches the Watchmen?
Courtesy of our friends at Byronesque, pioneering fashion blogger Diane Pernet laments the current state of fashion criticism and brings us a brief history of fashion critics past and present.
The Creative Class | Patrick Li, Art Director
Celebrated art director Patrick Li sat down with BoF to talk about his personal journey from a UC Berkeley student obsessed with music and architecture to the top of New York’s fashion media world.
Will a Wave of Megastores Turn Bond Street into the World’s Premier Luxury Showcase?
Following the arrival of Louis Vuitton’s super-sized “Maison” on London’s Bond Street in 2010, the thoroughfare will soon be home to a slew of high fashion megastores, transforming the once-quaint street into a larger-than-life global luxury showcase.
The Creative Class | Simon Doonan, Creative Ambassador
BoF talks to Simon Doonan about his humble background, the Swinging Sixties and his role as creative ambassador-at-large at Barneys New York.
Vuitton and Tiffany Seen Pressured in Japan by Weaker Yen
TOKYO, Japan — In Shinzo Abe's Japan, diamond rings and logo handbags will cost more — to buy and to sell.
Has Logo Fatigue Reached a Tipping Point?
What does it mean when Louis Vuitton, the world’s largest luxury brand, shifts its focus away from the very trademarks on which its success has been built?
Autumn/Winter 2013 | The Season That Was
This season, no single moment dominated the fashion conversation. But there was still lots to talk about. Today, BoF brings you our bi-annual post-fashion month feature, The Season That Was.
Are Lines Designed by Street-Style Stars Here to Stay?
Today BoF looks at Caroline Issa, Ulyana Sergeenko and Natalia Alaverdian, street-style stars who are leveraging their visibility and personal brands to support the sale of clothes and accessories.
Photo Diary | PFW, Days 7-8: Chanel, Sacai, Paco Rabanne, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, Valentino, Stella McCartney
PARIS, France — Today, our trusty contributing lensman Sonny Vandevelde brings us photo dispatches from the backstage of the Chanel, Sacai, Paco