Zane Li, Marcelle Barbosa Among Fashion Trust US 2026 Award Recipients
The fourth annual gathering awarded five emerging labels with grant money and mentorship at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

As the BFC announces its first 37 Foundation Fashion Fund recipients, the organisation wants British government and larger industry players to step up to support their smaller counterparts amid the Covid-19 crisis.

As the BFC announces its first 37 Foundation Fashion Fund recipients, the organisation wants British government and larger industry players to step up to support their smaller counterparts amid the Covid-19 crisis.

Brands and manufacturers have rushed to meet the demand for masks during the pandemic, creating a new, and uncertain, retail category in a matter of months.

Brands and manufacturers have rushed to meet the demand for masks during the pandemic, creating a new, and uncertain, retail category in a matter of months.

A fledgling ready-to-wear label, a wholesale-dependent contemporary player and a venture capital-backed start-up share honest details as they battle for survival.

A fledgling ready-to-wear label, a wholesale-dependent contemporary player and a venture capital-backed start-up share honest details as they battle for survival.

With physical shopping on hold for the foreseeable future, everyone from multi-brand retailers to luxury labels are retooling their online sales and marketing strategies to adapt to the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic.

With physical shopping on hold for the foreseeable future, everyone from multi-brand retailers to luxury labels are retooling their online sales and marketing strategies to adapt to the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic.

On both sides of the Atlantic, programmes offering billions of dollars in government loans to small businesses have made for powerful headlines. But these loans, typically distributed by commercial banks, come with plenty of hurdles for those who need funding most.

On both sides of the Atlantic, programmes offering billions of dollars in government loans to small businesses have made for powerful headlines. But these loans, typically distributed by commercial banks, come with plenty of hurdles for those who need funding most.

BoF breaks down the emergency loans, grants and other measures designed to support small businesses suffering from the impact of coronavirus in key fashion markets.

BoF breaks down the emergency loans, grants and other measures designed to support small businesses suffering from the impact of coronavirus in key fashion markets.

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.

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.

The all-American apparel retailer is facing more competition in more regions than ever before, but marketing stunts like see-now-buy-now runway shows continue to pay off. What's the secret?

The all-American apparel retailer is facing more competition in more regions than ever before, but marketing stunts like see-now-buy-now runway shows continue to pay off. What's the secret?

From financing to navigating a shifting retail market, a host of obstacles are standing between emerging designers and sustainable growth.

From financing to navigating a shifting retail market, a host of obstacles are standing between emerging designers and sustainable growth.

The author and model speaks with BoF’s Editor-in-Chief Imran Amed about challenging beauty standards, working with Karl Lagerfeld and her new book ‘Older, But Better, But Older.’

The author and model speaks with BoF’s Editor-in-Chief Imran Amed about challenging beauty standards, working with Karl Lagerfeld and her new book ‘Older, But Better, But Older.’

Ermenegildo Zegna’s Alessandro Sartori is teaming up with Fear of God’s Jerry Lorenzo on a collection that launches during Paris Fashion Week. Tim Blanks decodes the logic behind the collaboration and what it says about the state of menswear.

Ermenegildo Zegna’s Alessandro Sartori is teaming up with Fear of God’s Jerry Lorenzo on a collection that launches during Paris Fashion Week. Tim Blanks decodes the logic behind the collaboration and what it says about the state of menswear.

In a rare interview on the eve of his latest Paris catwalk show, the Japanese designer behind Number (N)ine discusses how he grew his second label, Takahiro Miyashita The Soloist, on his own terms.

In a rare interview on the eve of his latest Paris catwalk show, the Japanese designer behind Number (N)ine discusses how he grew his second label, Takahiro Miyashita The Soloist, on his own terms.
The fourth annual gathering awarded five emerging labels with grant money and mentorship at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
Droin was most recently a partner at Eurazeo, where he led investments in Gisou, Axel Arrigato and Ex Nihilo.
The young grant programme brought together global fashion industry leaders and celebrities in Los Angeles to award emerging designers.
The fund, Proximity Ventures, was formed in late 2024 with venture capitalist Neil Sirni and has already invested in supplement brand Pendulum Therapeutics.
The capital injection will strengthen the company’s earlier pivot from being an African designer e-commerce site to being a business-to-business venture helping emerging brands enter global retailers.
Creators including Batsheva, Harbison Studio and Don’t Let Disco were honoured by the US off-shoot of Fashion Trust Arabia, a non-profit that supports emerging designers.
The Council of Fashion Designers of America and Vogue presented New York-based German designer Melitta Baumeister, known for her innovative, often voluptuous silhouettes, with the 2023 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Award.
After awarding prizes to all finalists for the past two years, the initiative will revert to naming one winner and two runners-up