To subscribe to the BoF Podcast, please follow this link. LONDON, United Kingdom — Aniyia Williams is ready for difficult conversations. The opera singer-turned-fashion tech entrepreneur has navigated systemic racism within corporate culture for years. And as companies slowly begin the process of dismantling policies and norms that harm Black people within them, Williams has a […]
The BoF Podcast: Rick Owens on Why Fashion Shows Aren’t Going Away
To subscribe to the BoF Podcast, please follow this link. LONDON, United Kingdom — “This is science’s moment… so my responsibility was to study as much as I could so when my turn to contribute came I would be ready,” Rick Owens told BoF Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks in the latest episode of the BoF Podcast. “I’m […]
'Revenge Buying' in China Won’t Save Luxury
SHANGHAI, China — The term “revenge buying” has become a hot topic in China as the country begins to emerge from the worst of its coronavirus outbreak. Since February, when much of China was under some form of quarantine measures, local social media platforms began filling with tales of real or imagined “revenge buying.” In general, […]
The BoF Podcast: Li Edelkoort Says the Coronavirus Is a Representation of our Conscience
To subscribe to the BoF Podcast, please follow this link. LONDON, United Kingdom — Nearly five years ago at BoF VOICES, futurist Lidewij ‘Li’ Edelkoort presented her “Anti Fashion” manifesto to an audience of global thought-leaders, executives and entrepreneurs, offering a provocative critique of the industry’s consumption problem. In this episode of the BoF Podcast, the Dutch trend […]
We Need to Rethink Fashion Month Altogether
Hello BoF Professionals, your exclusive ‘This Week in Fashion’ briefing is ready, with members-only analysis on the key topic of the week and a digest of the week’s top news. With the outbreak of the coronavirus in Lombardy, Italy, the region that includes Milan, many industry executives, buyers and editors were forced to travel home […]