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Valentino

Valentino is an Italian luxury fashion brand founded by Valentino Garavani in 1960. The brand offers haute couture and ready-to-wear lines.

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Retail

Nordstrom Needs New York. Does New York Need Nordstrom?

Nordstrom's massive new women's store, its first in Manhattan, is a big bet on the future of department stores even as some of its rivals are in retreat. But the Seattle-based chain isn't entering the city blind.

Retail

Nordstrom Needs New York. Does New York Need Nordstrom?

Nordstrom's massive new women's store, its first in Manhattan, is a big bet on the future of department stores even as some of its rivals are in retreat. But the Seattle-based chain isn't entering the city blind.


Workplace & Talent

Tod’s Taps Walter Chiapponi

The troubled Italian maker of luxury comfort shoes is trying to reverse falling sales and re-energise its brand.

Workplace & Talent

Tod’s Taps Walter Chiapponi

The troubled Italian maker of luxury comfort shoes is trying to reverse falling sales and re-energise its brand.


Luxury

Op-Ed | Inclusivity Demands More Than a Show

The fashion industry has staged an extraordinary consumer-facing performance of inclusivity, but its power structure remains anything but inclusive, argues Jason Campbell.

Luxury

Op-Ed | Inclusivity Demands More Than a Show

The fashion industry has staged an extraordinary consumer-facing performance of inclusivity, but its power structure remains anything but inclusive, argues Jason Campbell.


News & Analysis

Chika, Rapper and Activist: On Inclusivity

The twenty-two-year-old queer, plus-size, rap phenomenon shares her thoughts on fashion’s attempts at inclusivity — and what the sector needs to do to connect with a woke Generation Z.

News & Analysis

Chika, Rapper and Activist: On Inclusivity

The twenty-two-year-old queer, plus-size, rap phenomenon shares her thoughts on fashion’s attempts at inclusivity — and what the sector needs to do to connect with a woke Generation Z.


Retail

Bicester Village Plans New York Presence

Value Retail is planning a Bicester Village outlet in the New York metropolitan area, Chairman Scott Malkin tells BoF.

Retail

Bicester Village Plans New York Presence

Value Retail is planning a Bicester Village outlet in the New York metropolitan area, Chairman Scott Malkin tells BoF.


News & Analysis

BoF Wanted to Celebrate Diversity. Fashion Leaders Saw More of the Industry's Superficiality Around Race.

The designer Kerby Jean-Raymond took BoF and founder Imran Amed to task on social media this week, criticising what he saw as the publication’s shallow approach to inclusivity. His comments found support among a diverse group of fashion insiders.

News & Analysis

BoF Wanted to Celebrate Diversity. Fashion Leaders Saw More of the Industry's Superficiality Around Race.

The designer Kerby Jean-Raymond took BoF and founder Imran Amed to task on social media this week, criticising what he saw as the publication’s shallow approach to inclusivity. His comments found support among a diverse group of fashion insiders.


News & Analysis

Dapper Dan, Designer: On Inclusivity

What the Harlem couturier, who has worked with Gucci to help change the company's corporate culture, has to say about the role of inclusivity in fashion.

News & Analysis

Dapper Dan, Designer: On Inclusivity

What the Harlem couturier, who has worked with Gucci to help change the company's corporate culture, has to say about the role of inclusivity in fashion.


News & Analysis

Adut Akech, Top Model: On Inclusivity

The Sudanese refugee is currently one of the top models in the world. See what she has to say about the role of inclusivity in fashion.

News & Analysis

Adut Akech, Top Model: On Inclusivity

The Sudanese refugee is currently one of the top models in the world. See what she has to say about the role of inclusivity in fashion.


News & Analysis

Valentino's Pierpaolo Piccioli: On Inclusivity

The creative director of the Italian luxury house has embedded diversity into the its creative vision.

News & Analysis

Valentino's Pierpaolo Piccioli: On Inclusivity

The creative director of the Italian luxury house has embedded diversity into the its creative vision.


Luxury

How Valentino Embraced Diversity

Designer Pierpaolo Piccioli has reimagined the storied Roman fashion house as an extraordinary hybrid of extravagance and inclusivity, casting black models like Sudanese refugee Adut Akech to bring a modern edge to his couture and send a message to the world.

Luxury

How Valentino Embraced Diversity

Designer Pierpaolo Piccioli has reimagined the storied Roman fashion house as an extraordinary hybrid of extravagance and inclusivity, casting black models like Sudanese refugee Adut Akech to bring a modern edge to his couture and send a message to the world.