Matthieu Blazy, Sarah Burton, Haider Ackermann Among Nominees for BFC Designer of the Year
The Fashion Awards ceremony, set for Nov. 30, will also recognise the BFC’s second Vanguard award recipient, recognising emerging British design talent.
Creative Class
Brigitte Bardot, Icon of French Cinema and Style, Has Died
The actress and international sex symbol of the 50s and 60s became a style icon for her tousled hair, smoky eye and Riviera chic looks, contributing to the ‘French girl’ aesthetic marketed around the world.
The BoF Podcast | Awar Odhiang on Joy, Inclusion and Her Viral Chanel Moment
At BoF VOICES 2025, Awar Odhiang speaks to BoF founder Imran Amed about the gap between being celebrated publicly and understood privately, why inclusion has to extend behind the camera, and the boundaries she is setting to protect her sense of joy in an industry that rarely slows down.
Antony Price: The Greatest Designer You May Never Have Heard Of
The late Price was often overlooked, but his work for Roxy Music helped to create one of the great before-and-after stylistic schisms in the history of popular music and power a new wave in fashion, writes Tim Blanks.
Exclusive: Helmut Lang on Helmut Lang
The elusive arch-minimalist and master brand builder was never a man of many words. In a rare moment of candour, he talks to BoF's Tim Blanks about his career in fashion and his first and only retrospective.
The BoF Podcast | Riz Ahmed on the Radical Power of Storytelling
At BoF Voices 2025, the Academy Award-winning actor, musician and activist reflected on what Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ reveals about unity during divisive times.
Martin Parr’s Theatre of the Mundane
The photographer, who died Saturday, captured a world of consumerism and kitsch, writes Laurence Benaïm.
Westwood and Kawakubo: Two Revolutionaries, One Spirit
Longtime collaborator Stephen Jones meditates on the limitless creativity of rule-breaking radicals Rei Kawakubo and Vivienne Westwood as they get a major exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria in Australia.
Kim Jones Remembers Pam Hogg
‘She’ll always be a superhero,’ writes Jones, who Hogg entrusted to pack up her studio and safeguard her life’s work before she died.
Jonathan Anderson Takes Top Prize at BFC’s Fashion Awards
Anderson won designer of the year for the third year in a row. Sarah Burton, Grace Wales Bonner, Dilara Findikoğlu, Delphine Arnault, Brunello Cuccinelli, Rei Kawakubo and the late Melanie Ward were also recognised.
The BoF Podcast | An Act of Love: Securing Franca Sozzani’s Legacy
Francesco Carrozini, son of the former Vogue Italia editor explains how her passing sparked a broader purpose — from a documentary on her life to the Franca Fund for preventive genomics.
Annie in Wonderland
The celebrated American photographer Annie Leibovitz opens up to Tim Blanks about taking pictures, life and death, Susan Sontag, that Timothée Chamalet Vogue cover and her upcoming exhibition in Spain, a kind of swansong for her life in fashion.
The BoF Podcast | Amber Valletta: ‘Do What You Love. Serve a Higher Purpose.’
The supermodel joins BoF founder Imran Amed to trace her journey from Tulsa to the world’s runways, how sobriety transformed her life at 25, and why she believes fashion must finally take responsibility for its impact on the planet.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
The CFDA Names Anthony Vaccarello International Designer of the Year, Unveils 2026 Award Nominees
Prize alum Rachel Scott of Diotima is nominated for Womenswear Designer of the Year again, while 2013 winners Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne of Public School are nominated for Menswear Designer of the Year.
Spain’s MOP Foundation to Stage David Sims Exhibit
The British photographer’s work will be the subject of a major exhibition, ‘The Hamster Becomes The Problem,’ opening Nov. 21 in A Coruña.
Bianca Saunders Wins the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund
London-based fashion talent Bianca Saunders has been named the winner of the competitive 2026 fund.
Revolutionary British Artist David Hockney Dies Aged 88
The iconic British painter who cast a revolutionary gaze across 20th-century art and became an inspiration to numerous designers, as well as a style icon in his own right, has died.
Menswear Designer Nigel Cabourn Dies at 77
Cabourn is best remembered for his takes on workwear and military-inspired design.
Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Is Unlawful, US Judge Rules
Previous BoF analysis found hundreds of workers employed by dozens of fashion and beauty companies use the H-1B visa for skilled workers.
CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Names 2026 Finalists
To be announced in October, the winner will receive $300,000 while the two runners-up will take home $100,000.