OXFORDSHIRE, United Kingdom — In the second session of VOICES 2025, BoF’s annual gathering of big thinkers, a cross section of the fashion industry from executives to entrepreneurs and influencers gave their take on the sector’s future. Prada chief executive Andrea Guerra explained why he would much rather speak about creativity and innovation than prices…
Chiara Ferragni, a wildly glamorous fashion influencer who still boasts more than 28 million Instagram followers, was once a fixture on the Big Apple fashion scene. At New York Fashion Week, she would post pictures of herself sitting front row at coveted catwalk shows, cozying up to Karlie Kloss and “The Real Housewives of New…
In a move that could reshape online content creation, China has introduced a new rule requiring influencers to have official qualifications before discussing “sensitive” subjects such as medicine, law, education, or finance online. The new influencer law, which came into effect on October 25, mandates that creators must show proof of their expertise — such…
A GRANDMA is her 70s has rubbished the suggestion that people should dress their age – despite brutal trolls being ”horrified” at the sight of her. TikTok user Valentinka, from Russia, has recently taken the social media platform by storm thanks to her daring outfits. Sign up for the Fabulous newsletter Thank you! The Russian…
Dear BoF Community, Today, The Business of Fashion is excited to reveal The BoF 500 Class of 2025, our newest additions to the definitive index of the people shaping the global fashion industry. What began in 2013 as a list of the 500 most influential people in the global fashion industry has now grown into…
“Quiet luxury hinted at fatigue of the loud, anything-goes culture of the previous decade. Many women were simply tired of being told ‘sex sells’ or that empowerment means ever-shrinking hemlines. Quality over quantity, tradition, subtlety — these were back in vogue.” The passage could have appeared in an old book about the perfect woman, but…
After a year of sartorial musical chairs at houses like Chanel, Dior, Loewe, and Balenciaga, the Spring/Summer 2026 fashion month is bound to look a little different. And that goes for the street style scene, too, according to New York-based stylist Dione Davis. “The change of the guards is making people really think about what…
Marcelo Gaia describes himself as “one of the world’s biggest fast-fashion designers” — but he says it’s entirely against his will. Gaia is the owner and lead designer of the womenswear brand Mirror Palais, a trendy upscale label. But he claims that his original, proprietary designs have been cash cows for fast-fashion brands like Shein…
Elon Musk’s baby mama, Ashley St. Clair, has revealed her next venture after a year of so-called “career suicide” following the announcement of her child with the billionaire SpaceX mogul. The conservative influencer launched the “Bad Advice” podcast on Monday, uploading the first episode to Musk’s platform, X, full of hair-brained ramblings on everything from…
A GLAM mum has stunned people with a ”shallow and awful” outfit she rocked whilst everyone else was bracing for rain in coats and umbrellas. Stylish Sue Giers, from Hamburg, Germany, previously confessed that trolls tell her to “dress her age” and call her a “granny” – but she loves wearing everything from hot pants to stilettos….