LONDON, United Kingdom — As a growing list of brands temporarily close stores across the US and Europe and global supply chains hang in the balance due to the spread of Covid-19, the fashion industry is facing an unprecedented degree of uncertainty. In this special edition of the BoF Podcast, luxury expert and BoF contributor […]
The BoF Podcast: 2019’s Pivotal Fashion Moments
To subscribe to the BoF Podcast, please follow this link. LONDON, United Kingdom — As 2019 draws to a close, political tensions are running deep across the UK. Boris Johnson’s landslide victory in mid-December’s general election has raised critical questions about what Brexit could mean for the future of fashion, particularly for the country’s emerging designers. […]
BoF Honours Edward Enninful With Global VOICES Award
OXFORDSHIRE, United Kingdom — When Edward Enninful — recipient of this year’s Global VOICES Award — became editor-in-chief of British Vogue in August 2017, he ushered in a new era for the publication, placing inclusivity and what he calls a “diversity of perspective” at the core of the title. His hometown of London, and its […]
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 […]
The BoF Podcast: LVMH's Andrew Wu on How to Connect With the Chinese Consumer
Imran Amed and Andrew Wu on stage at BoF’s China Summit in Shanghai | Source: Getty Images for The Business of Fashion SHANGHAI, China — As a Shanghai native who came back to China from abroad in 1993, Andrew Wu has seen the country change radically; from the early 1990s when people had limited access to […]