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Founder & Designer, Marc Jacobs

The decorated American designer was the first to introduce '90s grunge to the catwalk and grew his namesake brand into a global fashion force.

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Financial Markets

Why Isn’t There an Italian LVMH?

As LVMH, Richemont and Kering enter a period of consolidation, there is no Italian conglomerate to take them on in the fight for ownership of Italy’s brands. Why?


News & Analysis

WME-IMG Debuts All-Fashion Network for Apple TV

Made2Measure is the first network of its kind, offering wall-to-wall fashion programming. Will it work?


Fashion Week

Top 10 Shows of Spring/Summer 2016

At the end of an exciting fashion season from New York to Paris, the editors of BoF bring you the Top 10 Shows of the Season.


Financial Markets

What's Next for Alexander Wang’s Democratic Empire?

Over the last ten years, Alexander Wang has built a fashion empire with a brand architecture that defies the conventions of traditional luxury strategy. What's his plan for the next decade of his own label?


News & Analysis

Sonia Rykiel: Taking the Left Bank Global

Armed with investment and the creative charge of designer Julie de Libran, Sonia Rykiel’s chief executive plans to transform the high-potential Parisian house into a global powerhouse.


Marketing

How Beauty Brands Tap Backstage and Beyond

Hair and makeup companies are turning fashion week partnerships into powerful brand marketing tools.


Global Markets

LA Confidence: A Fashion Force Beyond Film

With a thriving art scene, retail momentum and a GDP of more than $825 billion, Los Angeles is a growing fashion force with impact beyond its Hollywood star power.


Fashion Week

Marc Jacobs: That's Entertainment!

Marc Jacobs' witty, provocative, extravagant, mind-blowing fashion spectacular was a fascinating conversation between high and low, glamour and grunge.


News & Analysis

What a Week in New York

Fashion theatre, consumer entertainment and a BoF event bringing the American fashion community together were all on the agenda in New York.


Luxury

Shop Tactics: Why a First Flagship Matters

A flurry of high fashion labels have opened their first flagships in elite London real estate. With sky-high retail rents and customers accustomed to shopping online, is a physical store worth the investment?


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.

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