BoF's Year in Fashion | The End of the Fashion World as We Know It?

The End of the (Fashion) World as We Know It View on Web Add to contacts New reader? Subscribe YEAR IN FASHION THE UPFRONT The Business of Fashion will be taking a break between 24 December 2020 and 3 January 2021. In the meantime, explore our analysis from an unparalleled year for the global fashion industry. We wish you a happy holiday season and a great start to 2021. Dear BoF Community,  As the coronavirus raged across the world, designers grappled with how to make sense of our radically reconfigured lives and channel their creativity in new ways. Read on for Tim Blanks and Angelo Flaccavento's meditations on how 2020 upended the creative side of the industry, seen through the prisms of their own minds and interviews with the likes of Marc Jacobs, Dries Van Noten, A.P.C.'s Jean Touitou, Bottega Veneta's Daniel Lee and Loewe's Jonathan Anderson. Plus, journey back in time with Tim to his Top Fashion Shows of All Time. Happy New Year! Vikram Alexei Kansara, Editorial Director Tim's Take The End of the (Fashion) World as We Know It BY Tim Blanks If nature is inexorable, a volatile pathogen like coronavirus is its consummate ambassador and the fashion industry must change or die, writes Tim Blanks. Opinion What Will Become of Fashion When the Epidemic Is Over? BY Angelo Flaccavento Italian creators, from Giorgio Armani to Silvia Venturini Fendi, agree on one thing: the crisis is an opportunity to regain our long-lost soul. Tim's Take How Daniel Lee Reinvented Bottega Veneta BY Tim Blanks Tim Blanks talks to the British designer about his creative strategy and why his approach has struck a chord with consumers as the Kering-owned brand returns to growth. Try BoF Professional for 30 days for $1/£1 JOIN Tim's Take Matthew Williams' Plan for Givenchy BY Tim Blanks Ahead of his debut at the storied French couture house, the former Gaga collaborator and founder of street-luxe label Alyx talks exclusively to Tim Blanks. Try BoF Professional for 30 days for $1/£1 JOIN Tim's Take A.P.C.'s Jean Touitou: 'I'm Ready for a War' BY Tim Blanks The French designer talks to Tim Blanks about how he's navigating the crisis and why the coronavirus can't kill fashion. Op Ed Op-Ed | Could Crisis Re-Energise Fashion? It Happened in the 1970s BY Michael Coady Turbulence and trauma gave rise to Yves Saint Laurent, Giorgio Armani, Karl Lagerfeld, Gianni Versace and more. It could happen again, argues Michael Coady, former editor-in-chief of Women's Wear Daily and CEO of Fairchild Publications. Podcasts The BoF Podcast: Marc Jacobs Says, 'I Still Have Stories to Tell' BY BoF Team The American designer chatted with BoF Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks about his last show before quarantine, brick-and-mortar retail and the future of New York fashion. Tim's Take Jonathan Anderson: 'I Don't Care What the Industry Thinks Anymore' BY Tim Blanks 'If you're a brand now and you have no humility, no honesty, you're completely screwed,' the designer tells Tim Blanks as they discuss Loewe's Spring 2020/2021 collection. Podcasts The BoF Podcast: Dries Van Noten on Making Retail Meaningful in the Pandemic BY BoF Team BoF Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks speaks with the Belgian designer about his new community-centred art hub and why the clothing store could do with a makeover. BoF CAREERS - FEATURED JOBS View All Jobs   Sales Director - lead our team towards success! Miinto   Remote, Denmark   Manager, Licensing - Beauty & Eyewear Ralph Lauren   New Jersey, United States   Logistics Assistant Manolo Blahnik   London, United Kingdom View All Jobs Subscribe Were you forwarded this email? To subscribe to this newsletter, click below. Subscribe for Free Follow Us The Business of Fashion Sponsorship & Advertising About This email was sent to edwardlorilla1986.paxforex@blogger.com Add to Address Book | Unsubscribe | Edit Newsletter Subscriptions The Business of Fashion Moray House - 6th Floor · 23-31 Great Titchfield St London W1W 7PA · United Kingdom