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On Monday Jan. 26, Jonathan Anderson debuted his first couture collection for Christian Dior. In December, BoF founder Imran Amed travelled to Paris to meet with Anderson to get a first look and take stock of his journey thus far at the start of a pivotal year where is unveiling ...  Show more

Speaking at the Institut Français de la Mode graduation ceremony in Paris, BoF founder and CEO Imran Amed reflected on his own personal journey that led him to create The Business of Fashion, starting with a chance encounter with a stranger in the New Delhi airport.“That moment w ...  Show more

The luxury industry trades on a carefully constructed marketing image, deeply linked to artful claims of exclusivity, craftsmanship, and impeccable standards. But a slew of Milanese court cases linking some of luxury’s biggest names to sweatshops on the outskirts of the fashion c ...  Show more

The revelation this year of child labour in India’s cotton fields and modern-day slavery in Taiwanese garment factories is the latest scandal concerning worker treatment in fashion’s supply chain. New abuses keep emerging despite efforts by brands, manufacturers, activists, an ...

Il a toujours existé des imitations des produits de luxe. Mais une nouvelle version de ce type de produits rencontre un succès grandissant. Ces articles, qui nous viennent de Chine, ne sont pas à proprement parler des contrefaçons. En effet, s'ils imitent parfaitement certains ...

Ten years ago, the devastating Rana Plaza collapse in Dhaka proved just how deadly the business of making clothes could be for marginalised garment workers. In countries like Bangladesh where cheap clothing is produced at high volume, and wages are kept low, it’s these ...