Anne Hidalgo
Mayor of Paris
Paris’ first female mayor is also the first to take a real interest in the influence of the French capital as fashion’s most important hub.


Galeries Lafayette Taps Bjarke Ingels for High-Concept Champs-Élysées Flagship
For their new flagship on the Champs-Élysées, a historic avenue that has lost some of its lustre, Galeries Lafayette has hired the avant-garde architects of Google's new HQ.

Galeries Lafayette Taps Bjarke Ingels for High-Concept Champs-Élysées Flagship
For their new flagship on the Champs-Élysées, a historic avenue that has lost some of its lustre, Galeries Lafayette has hired the avant-garde architects of Google's new HQ.
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Stephanie Phair
Senior Advisor, L Catterton; Former Chairman & Chief Strategy Officer, British Fashion Council & Farfetch

Carry Somers and Orsola de Castro
Co-Founders, Fashion Revolution

Kalpona Akter
Founder & Executive Director, Bangladesh Centre for Worker Solidarity

Pauline Su
Former Vice President, China Fashion Week
What is The BoF 500?
The people shaping the global fashion industry, curated by the editors of The Business of Fashion, based on nominations and on-the-ground intelligence from around the world.
