LONDON, United Kingdom — In 1973, when Bethann Hardison sashayed down the runway in one of fashion’s most famous showdowns during the Battle of Versailles, she was part of a moment in history that promised to mark an inflection point in the fashion world. The catwalk battle between five upstart American designers — Oscar de […]
The BoF Podcast: Turning Influence Into a Multi-Million Dollar Business
LOS ANGELES, United States — At the inaugural BoF West Summit in Los Angeles, Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner took to the stage to discuss the business of influence, Kim Kardashian’s beauty brand and working together as a family. “I don’t really look at the traditional forms of [beauty that] I’m seeing in magazines… I’ve […]
Unpacking the 'California Effect' at BoF West
LOS ANGELES, United States — “When a product sells out, it’s the most gratifying feeling in the world,” Kim Kardashian West declared onstage at BoF West, The Business of Fashion’s inaugural West Coast summit, presented in partnership with Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield. Sitting alongside her mother and manager, Kris Jenner, the entrepreneur and super influencer spoke with BoF’s […]
Introducing BoF's Latest Print Issue: 'The Age of Influence'
LONDON, United Kingdom — All around us there are signs of the growing influence of ordinary people. Governments and powerful global companies can increasingly be held to account by the rising chorus of individual voices, big and small, on a wide range of issues — everything from customer service fails to gun control legislation. Indeed, […]