Nick Brown
Managing Partner, Imaginary
He co-founded a venture capital firm that has backed some of the hottest start-ups in fashion’s direct-to-consumer space.
Is Silicon Valley’s Love Affair With Direct-to-Consumer Brands Over?
As direct-to-consumer product companies confront an unsustainable focus on top line growth, their backers too are shifting gears, opting to invest more cautiously and with tempered expectations.
Is Silicon Valley’s Love Affair With Direct-to-Consumer Brands Over?
As direct-to-consumer product companies confront an unsustainable focus on top line growth, their backers too are shifting gears, opting to invest more cautiously and with tempered expectations.
Start-Up School: How to Write a Business Plan
A step-by-step guide to formulate your business strategy to kick-start your fashion company.
Start-Up School: How to Write a Business Plan
A step-by-step guide to formulate your business strategy to kick-start your fashion company.
Business Opportunities Only Women Can See
Companies like Lola, Universal Standard and ThirdLove are tapping market opportunities that have long been in the blind spots of male entrepreneurs and investors.
Business Opportunities Only Women Can See
Companies like Lola, Universal Standard and ThirdLove are tapping market opportunities that have long been in the blind spots of male entrepreneurs and investors.
Start-Up School | Chapter 2: Fund Your Business for Growth
A few lucky founders have all the money they need to launch their business. Everyone else needs outside funding. Founders must consider not only how much cash they need to raise, but which investors to bring in, and on what terms.
Start-Up School | Chapter 2: Fund Your Business for Growth
A few lucky founders have all the money they need to launch their business. Everyone else needs outside funding. Founders must consider not only how much cash they need to raise, but which investors to bring in, and on what terms.
Start-Up School | Chapter 5: Build Your Culture as You Grow
There is no set template for the ‘right’ company culture. Each company needs to define its own culture in line with its business strategy and values. But how can companies maintain and develop culture as they scale?
Start-Up School | Chapter 5: Build Your Culture as You Grow
There is no set template for the ‘right’ company culture. Each company needs to define its own culture in line with its business strategy and values. But how can companies maintain and develop culture as they scale?
DVF Chief Talks Turnaround Plan
Chief executive Sandra Campos says she wants to keep the focus on Diane von Furstenberg as she tries to return the brand to growth after years of turmoil.
DVF Chief Talks Turnaround Plan
Chief executive Sandra Campos says she wants to keep the focus on Diane von Furstenberg as she tries to return the brand to growth after years of turmoil.
How Shoes Became Venture Capital's Favourite Accessory
Online shoe brands like Allbirds, Rothy’s and Birdies are growing sales by developing one really popular style and pushing it hard. Is this business model sustainable?
How Shoes Became Venture Capital's Favourite Accessory
Online shoe brands like Allbirds, Rothy’s and Birdies are growing sales by developing one really popular style and pushing it hard. Is this business model sustainable?
Fashion's Top VCs Open Their Playbooks
A new breed of VC firms is backing next-generation digital lifestyle brands targeting millennials. BoF talks to five of the top players to decode their investment theses.
Fashion's Top VCs Open Their Playbooks
A new breed of VC firms is backing next-generation digital lifestyle brands targeting millennials. BoF talks to five of the top players to decode their investment theses.
A Wake-Up Call for Ferragamo
Salvatore Ferragamo was once the world’s buzziest luxury shoemaker, but the storied ‘sleeping beauty’ is having trouble coming back to life.
A Wake-Up Call for Ferragamo
Salvatore Ferragamo was once the world’s buzziest luxury shoemaker, but the storied ‘sleeping beauty’ is having trouble coming back to life.
Gwyneth Paltrow and Natalie Massenet Invest in 'Size-Inclusive' Brand Universal Standard
Tom and Ruth Chapman, Elizabeth Cutler, Toms founder Blake Mycosie and Sweetgreen’s Jonathan Neman and Nicolas Jammet also participated in the $7 million Series A round.
Gwyneth Paltrow and Natalie Massenet Invest in 'Size-Inclusive' Brand Universal Standard
Tom and Ruth Chapman, Elizabeth Cutler, Toms founder Blake Mycosie and Sweetgreen’s Jonathan Neman and Nicolas Jammet also participated in the $7 million Series A round.
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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.
