LONDON, United Kingdom — This season’s London Fashion Week — which begins today — will inevitably be seen through a much wider lens. As British politics descends further into chaos and stasis becomes the nation’s mood music, change of any kind looks ever more attractive. And in a city long famous for fashion designers who […]
Celebrating BoF China Prize Winner Caroline Hu in Paris
PARIS, France — The sun-dappled garden of the Ritz may have been the perfect backdrop for the dreamy dresses of Caroline Hu, winner of the inaugural BoF China Prize, established this year in partnership with Yu Holdings. But it was the New York-based, China-born designer’s hand-crafted designs — interwoven from silk, tulle and lace using […]
China Stakes Fashion Claim in the Middle East
Hello BoF Professionals, welcome to our latest members-only briefing. China’s colossal size and dynamism makes it a top priority for any global business, but it remains opaque to many in the fashion industry. Leveraging our rare access and local knowledge, the BoF China team demystifies the Chinese market with weekly industry analysis and the wider […]
Shushu/Tong’s Modern Heroines
SHANGHAI, China — Cardcaptor Sakura is a Japanese manga-turned anime television series starring Sakura, a cute puff-sleeved elementary school student moonlighting as a card-wielding magician to defeat the forces of evil. Given that the duo behind Shanghai-based label Shushu/Tong cite the anime as key point of inspiration, it’s no surprise that their pieces are often described as […]
In Paris, the Old Is New Again
PARIS, France — On the surface, Simon Porte Jacquemus, 28, and Marine Serre, 26, couldn’t be more different. Dig a little though and you’ll find some common threads, most obviously the fact that they’re leaders of the next generation of French fashion, and anointed as such by fashion awards like ANDAM, Hyeres and the LVMH […]