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Saint Laurent is a Kering-owned luxury fashion brand, founded by the designer Yves Saint Laurent in 1961.

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Op Ed | The End of Orientalism

The Met’s new fashion exhibit in New York marks the end of the Orientalist era for Western designers, says Liz Flora.


Retail

The Second Coming of LN-CC

One year after being bought out of bankruptcy by Italian e-commerce provider The Level Group, progressive fashion retailer LN-CC has hit the reboot button.


News & Analysis

Inside Giorgio Armani’s Fashion Legacy

Does Giorgio Armani have a plan to secure his legacy? Last week, as he celebrated his 40th year in business with a party to open Armani/Silos, a new museum showcasing his vast archive, Mr Armani spoke exclusively to BoF ’s Imran Amed in his only video interview to mark the occasion.


Luxury

Andrew Bolton, the Met’s Fashion Mastermind

Ahead of Monday’s Met Ball, the celebrated curator and self-confessed fashion nerd takes BoF behind the scenes of the museum’s latest blockbuster.


News & Analysis

Woolmark Prize Announces Global Nominees

BoF announces the full list of global nominees for the 2015/16 International Woolmark Prize.


News & Analysis

Fashion's Old Fogies Create Succession Conundrum

Long-time bosses at Armani, Chanel, Cavalli and LVMH will soon shuffle off the catwalk.


News & Analysis

Pop Quiz | Apple, Shang Xia, Neiman Marcus

How well have you read your BoF this week? Test your knowledge of all of the latest news and analysis from around the world of fashion in our Pop Quiz, which covers Apple, Shang Xia, Neiman Marcus and more.


Luxury

Yoox Net-a-Porter Merger Prods Luxury Brands To Sell Online

The merger of the world's two biggest online fashion stores, Net-a-Porter and Yoox, sends a warning to luxury brands to embrace the Internet with more vim after years of resistance.


News & Analysis

Inside Paraffection: Lesage, est 1924

The second instalment of BoF's three-part video series, ‘Inside Paraffection’, takes you inside Lesage, a savoir-faire maison renowned for its embroidery.


News & Analysis

Chanel, the Saviour of Savoir-Faire

With a mix of long-held affection and hard-nosed business rationale, Chanel is securing the future of savoir-faire craftsmanship by acquiring and bolstering traditional maisons, held in a subsidiary named Paraffection.