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
Nick Knight and Simon Foxton: AI Is Not a Threat to Creativity
Knight and Foxton tell Christina Donoghue why artificial intelligence is not a threat but the most intoxicating and liberating new medium for visual expression, courtesy of System magazine.
How Marina Yee Reshaped Fashion
The late ‘Antwerp Six’ designer had both respect for classic garments and the punk spirit to take them apart and remake them, writes Eugene Rabkin.
Melanie Ward Invented the Modern Stylist
How the late stylist put clothes together was groundbreaking and I always wanted to be just like her, writes superstylist and Ward super-fan Katie Grand.
Exclusive: Aaron Esh Joins AllSaints as Chief Creative Officer
The appointment is a boost for one of London Fashion Week’s key young talents.
Raf Simons and Pieter Mulier: Why Fashion Needs Disrupting
The top designers sit down with Tim Blanks to discuss creative risk-taking, the meaning of luxury and how to disrupt fashion, courtesy of Self Service.
Dries Van Noten and Julian Klausner: How to Make a Designer Transition Work
The star designer and his successor sit down with Tim Blanks to discuss passing the baton, emotions AI can’t create and how commentary on social media impacts design, courtesy of Self Service.
The Emerging Designers Pushing Fashion Forward
The up-and-coming talents joining The BoF 500 Class of 2025 are emphasising heritage, craftsmanship and sustainability as they build globally relevant brands that drive the industry forward.
The BoF Podcast | Edward Buchanan on Being Written Out of Fashion History
On The BoF Podcast, the designer retraces his formative years from Ohio to New York, his years at Bottega in Milan and explores how young creatives can succeed in fashion today.
The BoF Podcast | Glenn Martens: ‘Social Media Has Turned Fashion Into the Hunger Games’
On the eve of his Spring/Summer 2026 shows, the Diesel and Maison Margiela creative director speaks with Imran Amed about finding his voice, transforming an iconic brand from the 1990s for today and why fashion should include everyone.
The Debrief | The Great Fashion Reset: Can New Designers Still Build a Business?
With wholesale in retreat, investors skittish and social hype outpacing sales, BoF’s Sheena Butler-Young and Joan Kennedy explains how young labels are rebuilding around creativity to survive the great fashion reset.
Exclusive: Gosha Rubchinskiy Relaunches His Namesake Brand
The Russian designer has rebooted the namesake label he shuttered in 2018, the same year allegations of soliciting inappropriate images from minors tarnished his image.
The BoF Podcast | Edward Enninful on Moving From Editor to Entrepreneur
In an in-depth conversation with BoF’s Imran Amed, Edward Enninful introduces EE72 — a new, culture-led media company — and opens up about leaving Vogue, building a business from scratch and advising the next generation of creatives.
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.