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BoF VOICES 2022: Fashion’s Fresh Challenges and New Directions
OXFORDSHIRE, United Kingdom — In the second session of BoF VOICES 2022, speakers addressed a broad range of themes that are increasingly urgent for the …
The Debrief | Fashion’s Gen-Z Obsession
Subscribe to the BoF Podcast here. Background: Gen-Z, or those born between 1997 and 2010, accounts for 25 percent of the world’s population. With the …
What Are Fashion’s Climate Risks?
The policymakers and business leaders gathering for the UN’s annual climate summit over the last week have confronted a grim reality: The likelihood the world …
Fashion’s Shaky Climate Commitments | BoF
“We are in the fight of our lives,” said UN secretary general António Guterres at the opening of the world’s most important climate summit this …
Is Fashion’s NFT Dream Over Before It Started?
For fashion brands, one of the more alluring prospects of NFTs is how they could hypothetically let brands collect royalties — in perpetuity — on …
The BoF Podcast Episode 6: Fashion’s Discrimination Problem
At VOICES 2016 Tim Blanks chaired a discussion on diversity and inclusion between president of IMG Models Ivan Bart, mixed-race model Joan Smalls and transgender …
The BoF Podcast: Theory Founder Andrew Rosen on Fashion’s Past — and Future
To subscribe to the BoF Podcast, please follow this link. NEW YORK, United States — Theory founder Andrew Rosen didn’t think he would end up …
The BoF Podcast: June Sarpong Says Fashion’s Gatekeepers Need to Start Thinking Differently About Diversity
To subscribe to the BoF Podcast, please follow this link. LONDON, United Kingdom — In a BoF Live event, broadcast before the death of George …
Fashion’s COP27 Cheat Sheet | BoF
Every year, world leaders, industry executives and civil society representatives gather at the UN’s Conference of Parties (COP) for a frenzy of talks and negotiations …
The BoF Podcast: Caroline de Maigret Rips Up Fashion’s Rulebook
To subscribe to the BoF Podcast, please follow this link. LONDON, United Kingdom — Caroline de Maigret’s signature tousled hair, minimal makeup and French-girl cool …
Can Fashion’s Favourite Sustainability Standard Be Saved?
For the last decade the Sustainable Apparel Coalition has been one of fashion’s most powerful and influential sustainability-focused trade groups, with members including Patagonia, Nike …
How Virgil Abloh Is Lifting Up Fashion’s Next Generation of Creatives
To subscribe to the BoF Podcast, please follow this link. When Virgil Abloh first broke into fashion he remembers feeling like a tourist. The designer …
Devising a New Social Contract for Fashion’s Garment Workers
To subscribe to the BoF Podcast, please follow this link. Over the past year, the pandemic has laid bare — and worsened — the stark …
In Search of Transparency: Fashion’s Data Problem
To subscribe to the BoF Podcast, please follow this link. One of the biggest challenges facing the fashion industry in its efforts to become more …
Rethinking Fashion’s Approach to the Plus-Size Market
To subscribe to the BoF Podcast, please follow this link. The market for plus-size fashion is worth nearly $30 billion in the US alone. But …
Unpacking Fashion’s Role in Slowing Global Warming
To subscribe to the BoF Podcast, please follow this link. This week, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a new report from …
Fashion’s Climate Challenge: From Marketing to Risk Mitigation
In 2015, world leaders agreed to try and cap global warming at a level that scientists believe could stave off the worst effects of climate …
Manfred Thierry Mugler: Fashion’s Original Radical
To subscribe to the BoF Podcast, please follow this link. For fashion aficionados of a certain age, the name “Thierry Mugler” throbs with memories of …
Fashion’s Metaverse Obsession Has Cooled – But Don’t Count the Virtual World Out Yet
Meta’s earnings this week will provide an opportunity for the company to defend its vision for the metaverse. Fashion remains enthusiastic about the concept, though …