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The New Vanguard

For the sixth annual BoF 500, celebrating the people shaping the global fashion industry, we decided to focus our lens on the pioneers, disruptors, innovators and activists who make up fashion’s new vanguard. Featuring Francois-Henri Pinault, Kalpona Akter, Virgil Abloh, Yara Shahidi, China’s Mega Moguls.

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How China’s Internet Moguls Are Rebooting Fashion

3 October 2018 • By Casey Hall

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How Biotechnology Is Reshaping Fashion

1 October 2018 • By Brian Baskin

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Intelligence

Fashion’s Year of Reckoning: Have We Learned Anything?

24 September 2018 • By Lauren Sherman

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The Creative Class

A Royal Photographer’s Modern Gaze

19 September 2018 • By John Ortved

In a world that’s tiring of fashion photography that prizes artifice, shuns diversity and exploits sexuality, Alexi Lubomirski, who famously shot Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding pictures, is after something more authentic, ethical, thoughtful.

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Models & Photographers: Inside the New York Times Investigation

18 September 2018 • By Chantal Fernandez

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People

Yara Shahidi: ‘Brown Faces Are Bankable’

14 September 2018 • By Lauren Sherman

Anointed by Oprah Winfrey and Michelle Obama, the 18-year-old 'Black-ish’ star, Tory Burch brand ambassador and Harvard freshman is schooling the fashion industry on race, activism and the future.

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People

Fashion to Die For

13 September 2018 • By Robb Young

Kalpona Akter is worried for her life. Her support for the Bangladeshi garment workers who produce more than $30 billion worth of fashion for Western retailers every year puts her at odds with powerful factory owners and the country’s ‘industrial police.’

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How François-Henri Pinault Unites Profits and Purpose

11 September 2018 • By Imran Amed

The chairman of Kering talks to BoF's Imran Amed about the blockbuster successes of Gucci, Saint Laurent and Balenciaga, streamlining his portfolio and his belief in ‘generous capitalism.’

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#BoF500

The 2018 #BoF500 Revealed

10 September 2018 • By BoF Team

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Letter from the Editor

François-Henri Pinault, Virgil Abloh, Kalpona Akter and Yara Shahidi Cover the #BoF500 Print Edition

4 September 2018 • By Imran Amed

For the sixth annual BoF 500, celebrating the people shaping the global fashion industry, we focused our lens on change agents: the pioneers, disruptors, innovators and activists who are addressing fashion's most critical issues head on.

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