BoF - The Business of Fashion

Polymaths and Multitaskers

All hail the fashion nerds! To celebrate the launch of the second BoF 500, we profile some of the smartest and most accomplished professionals working in fashion today. Featuring Karl Lagerfeld, Caroline Issa, Nike’s Mark Parker, Pierre-Yves Roussel, Mukesh Bansal

Super Mario World

15 October 2014 • By Colin McDowell

15 October 2014 • By Colin McDowell

Global Currents

Global Gatekeepers

13 October 2014 • By Robb Young

13 October 2014 • By Robb Young

The gilded key to the world’s most dynamic emerging economies is a combination of on-the-ground intelligence and loyal contacts. Six in-demand emissaries in global fashion sat down with BoF to share a few home truths about the markets on their doorstep.

Pierre-Yves Roussel, Fashion Alchemist

6 October 2014 • By Amy Verner

6 October 2014 • By Amy Verner

Founder Stories

Mukesh Bansal, Online Fashion Guru to India’s Masses

2 October 2014 • By Vikram Alexei Kansara

2 October 2014 • By Vikram Alexei Kansara

Start-up founders are natural multitaskers. But for Mukesh Bansal — founder and chief executive of Myntra, India’s leading fashion e-commerce player — building a winning business required the focus to resist doing too many things at once, while finding the right blend of fashion and technology.

Placing Sustainability at the Heart of Kering

1 October 2014 • By Marie-Claire Daveu

1 October 2014 • By Marie-Claire Daveu

Mark Parker Decodes Nike's Operating Model

29 September 2014 • By Imran Amed

29 September 2014 • By Imran Amed

Caroline Issa, A Beautiful Mind

25 September 2014 • By Robin Mellery-Pratt

25 September 2014 • By Robin Mellery-Pratt

Catching the Toiletpaper Virus

24 September 2014 • By JJ Martin

24 September 2014 • By JJ Martin

At Toiletpaper, artist Maurizio Cattelan and photographer Pierpaolo Ferrari are creating provocative, hyperreal imagery that has ‘infected’ fashion with its naughtiness, irony, humour and shock value.

Encyclopaedia Blanks

23 September 2014 • By Robin Mellery-Pratt

23 September 2014 • By Robin Mellery-Pratt

From Buffy The Vampire Slayer to obscure indie bands, Tim Blanks’ vast cultural lexicon has brought vitality to his famous show reviews. BoF discovers that, more often than not, the polymathic critic lived rather than learnt his reference points.

Karl Lagerfeld, Mr Multitasker

22 September 2014 • By Imran Amed

22 September 2014 • By Imran Amed

Karl Lagerfeld manages to balance his work for Chanel, Fendi and his own brand, as well as a steady stream of photography and illustration commissions, by cultivating a zen-like detachment.

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