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Marc Jacobs: Plotting Life After LVMH

A Charli XCX cover, a Sofia Coppola documentary, a guest appearance on Broadway… America’s star designer is still all over pop culture as he opens a new chapter for his namesake label under new owners WHP and G-III after decades at LVMH. Can lightning strike twice?

Luxury

Miuccia Prada: Future-Proofing a Fashion Dynasty

As she prepares to hand power to the next generation, the doyenne of Italian fashion contemplates what makes Prada Prada and what she’ll leave behind, as well as more immediate matters like absorbing Versace.

Creative Class

Miuccia Prada, Marc Jacobs, Sarah Burton and Satoshi Kondo Are 2026’s BoF 500 Cover Stars

At a pivotal moment for fashion and creativity, this year’s BoF 500 cover stars are facing pivotal moments of their own.

Retail

Can Kim Kardashian Conquer Activewear?

The multi-hyphenate mogul is pushing into the activewear category with NikeSkims, a high-profile partnership that will test her brand-building power on an even bigger stage.

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Luxury

Exclusive: Matthieu Blazy’s Vision for Chanel, Revealed

With the season’s hottest debut, Blazy is charting new territory for Chanel — and fashion itself — fuelled by new insights into Gabrielle Chanel’s own creative process, the designer tells Tim Blanks in an in-depth global exclusive interview.

Luxury

Yohji Yamamoto: ‘The Fashion Business Is Disappearing’

The 82-year-old punk poet anti-hero of fashion has grown a brand that now generates more than $200 million a year, but there is plenty he is angry about as he prepares his label for the future.

News & Analysis

Yohji Yamamoto, Kim Kardashian and Chanel’s Matthieu Blazy Are This Year’s BoF 500 Cover Stars

On Oct. 3, The Business of Fashion will unveil The BoF 500 Class of 2025. To mark the occasion, we sat down with three members of The BoF 500 community to discuss how they are responding to the tumultuous state of fashion and the wider world.

Sports

How Angel Reese Became the WNBA’s Fashion All-Star

As a basketball player for Louisiana State University, Reese was a force on and off the court, winning everything there was to win and earning the nickname “Bayou Barbie” for her fierce looks. Now, the breakout WNBA star and BoF 500 member is making waves in fashion and beauty — from pre-game “tunnel walks” to red carpet appearances — and netting deals with major brands.

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Retail

The Gap Comeback That’s Actually Working

Gap Inc. has been trying to turn things around for two decades. Now, seven months into designer and BoF 500 member Zac Posen’s tenure as creative lead, there’s early evidence that his efforts to re-energise the company’s flagship brand are delivering results.

Luxury

How Michelle Yeoh Conquered Fashion

With her historic 2023 Oscars win, the former Miss Malaysia and Hong Kong action star became a bona fide Hollywood A-lister. Now, the boundary-breaking actress and BoF 500 member has scored coveted global ambassador roles at not one, but two of fashion’s top luxury brands — Balenciaga and Bottega Veneta — at the age of 62.

Luxury

Francesca Bellettini’s Plan For Kering

Topping off a transformative tenure at Saint Laurent, the Italian executive and BoF 500 member is co-piloting fashion’s highest-stakes turnaround effort as owner Kering’s deputy CEO for brand development. Can Bellettini engineer a rebirth for the luxury giant and its flagship label Gucci?

Luxury

Alessandro Michele’s Valentino Vision

After a historic turn at Gucci, Alessandro Michele’s next move was the subject of intense industry speculation. Now, the superstar creative director and BoF 500 member has returned to fashion with a new vision for the storied Roman couture house Valentino.

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