The Business of Fashion Podcast

BoF hosted a panel discussion In partnership with Chopard on how the jewellery industry can engage with the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals — with Cherie Blair, the UN’s Lena Wendelen and Phillipe Fornier, general secretary of the Swiss Better Gold Association.  To sign up to the Daily Digest newsletter click the link here:  http://bit.ly/BoFnews   For a limited time only we are offering our...

On the #BoFVOICES stage, chief executive Melanie Whelan told CNN’s Derek Blasberg that people are the key to maintaining the cult-like indoor cycling company’s special culture as it grows. To sign up to the Daily Digest newsletter click the link here:  http://bit.ly/BoFnews   For a limited time only we are offering our podcast listeners an exclusive 25% discount on an annual BoF Professional Membe...

On stage at #BoFVOICES 2017, Akin Akman, the former tennis player-turned-fitness influencer — whose wildly popular Soul Cycle classes sell out in minutes — says the key to getting to the next level is adaptability. To sign up to the Daily Digest newsletter click the link here:  http://bit.ly/BoFnews   For a limited time only we are offering our podcast listeners an exclusive 25% discount on an ann...

In this latest episode of Inside Fashion, the photographer talks to Imran Amed about the evolutionary changes modernising the industry, as well as the threats the field of fashion photography is facing, including the decline of traditional print media and the recent reports of sexual abuse and physical bullying that have plagued the creative sectors. As he prepares for the inaugural ShowStudio Fas...

The consumer is already powerful, and the beauty industry's mission is realising and unlocking that power, Glossier's Emily Weiss told Alexandra Shulman on stage at #BoFVOICES. To sign up to the Daily Digest newsletter click the link here:  http://bit.ly/BoFnews   For a limited time only we are offering our podcast listeners an exclusive 25% discount on an annual BoF Professional Member. To get 25...

“We have to reset,” Anna Dello Russo tells Imran Amed in this week’s Inside Fashion podcast. “My present now needs oxygen … I need time to reset.” As she takes a step back from street style stardom, the Vogue Japan editor-at-large talks to Imran Amed about her rise to fashion fame, Franca Sozzani and why now is the right time to reset. To sign up to the Daily Digest newsletter click the link here:...

Is fur unethical and inhumane or sustainable and good for business? PJ Smith, senior manager of fashion policy at the Humane Society of the United States, took the stage at #BoFVOICES 2017 to explain how the fashion industry is undergoing a great transformation when it comes to the use of fur.  To sign up to the Daily Digest newsletter click the link here:  http://bit.ly/BoFnews   For a limited ti...

This week on Inside Fashion, Imran Amed sits down with Bob Roth, one of the worlds leading meditation teachers, to discuss the phenomenon known as the “epidemic of stress” and the powerful wellbeing benefits of transcendental meditation. To watch Bob Roth's talk at VOICES 2016 click here . To sign up to the Daily Digest newsletter click the link here:  http://bit.ly/BoFnews   For a limited time on...

The model and founder of Kode With Klossy tells BoF’s Imran Amed at #BoFVOICES how she discovered programming and its powerful implications for young women. To sign up to the Daily Digest newsletter click the link here:  http://bit.ly/BoFnews   For a limited time only we are offering our podcast listeners an exclusive 25% discount on an annual BoF Professional Member. To get 25% off your first yea...

On this episode of “Inside Fashion”, Imran Amed sits down with David Carey, president of Hearst Magazines, one of the world’s largest publishers of monthly titles including Elle, Marie Claire, Harper’s Bazaar and almost 300 more. Speaking about the future of the print magazine industry in the digital media landscape, Carey explains Hearst’s unique acquisition and investment strategies, how magazin...

Inspired by the rise of 'clicktivism,' the model launched Elbi, a charitable-giving app designed to democratise philanthropy. On stage at #BoFVOICES 2017, she questioned how technology can better serve local charities around the world.  To sign up to the Daily Digest newsletter click the link here:  http://bit.ly/BoFnews   For a limited time only we are offering our podcast listeners an exclusive...

Marcia Kilgore, creator of Bliss, FitFlop, Soap & Glory and Beauty Pie, shares her fearless approach to business on stage at #BoFVOICES 2017. To sign up to the Daily Digest newsletter click the link here:  http://bit.ly/BoFnews   For a limited time only we are offering our podcast listeners an exclusive 25% discount on an annual BoF Professional Member. To get 25% off your first year of an annual...

On this episode of "Inside Fashion", Imran Amed sits down with Musa Tariq to discuss changes in technology, his love of authenticity and the challenges facing fashion today. Tariq is one of a highly select group of individuals appointed to the C-Suite under the age of 35. Following early leadership roles at JWT and Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising, Tariq served as global head of digital marketing and...

Beautycon chief executive Moj Mahdara took to the #BoFVOICES 2017 stage to share results of her extensive survey of Pivotals, the super-generation age 13 to 34. To sign up to the Daily Digest newsletter click the link here:  http://bit.ly/BoFnews   For a limited time only we are offering our podcast listeners an exclusive 25% discount on an annual BoF Professional Member. To get 25% off your first...

Introducing BoF's new podcast series, 'Inside Fashion'. This series will feature original, weekly conversations with members of the BoF community, looking at the news and events from the week inside fashion. In this first episode, Imran Amed will be joined by none other than BoF's inimitable editor-at-large, Tim Blanks, to talk about what has been a very busy week in fashion news. Not only as Tim...

On stage at #BoFVOICES 2017 Dame Ellen MacArthur challenges the fashion industry, where less than 1 percent of garments are recycled, to work together to implement a circular economy. To sign up to the Daily Digest newsletter click the link here:  http://bit.ly/BoFnews   For a limited time only we are offering our podcast listeners an exclusive 25% discount on an annual BoF Professional Member. To...

Belgian designer Dries Van Noten joined BoF editor-at-large Tim Blanks on the #BoFVOICES 2017 stage to discuss the challenges of being a 'citizen of the world' amid rising critique of cultural appropriation. To sign up to the Daily Digest newsletter click the link here:  http://bit.ly/BoFnews   For a limited time only we are offering our podcast listeners an exclusive 25% discount on an annual BoF...

The destructive monopolisation of the internet by Google, Facebook and Amazon is undermining cultural production, argued Jonathan Taplin on the #BoFVOICES 2017 stage in a debate with Rohan Silva, co-founder of Second Home.  To sign up to the Daily Digest newsletter click the link here:  http://bit.ly/BoFnews   For a limited time only we are offering our podcast listeners an exclusive 25% discount...

What is gender identity? What is gender expression? Dr Shazhan Amed, model Hanne Gaby Odelie, Teen Vogue’s Phillip Picardi and activist Laith Ashley shared their personal and professional experiences with gender on the #BoFVOICES 2017 stage. To sign up to the Daily Digest newsletter click the link here:  http://bit.ly/BoFnews   For a limited time only we are offering our podcast listeners an exclu...

For the first time in years, all of the world’s major economies are growing again and yet geopolitical risk has never been higher. What to make of the apparent contradiction? #BoFVOICES 2017 To sign up to the Daily Digest newsletter click the link here:  http://bit.ly/BoFnews   For a limited time only we are offering our podcast listeners an exclusive 25% discount on an annual BoF Professional Mem...

One year after James Scully issued a plea to end the ‘cruel and sadistic’ abuse of fashion models, LVMH’s Antoine Arnault joined the casting director to discuss the enforcement of a landmark charter to protect models. #BoFVOICES 2017 To sign up to the Daily Digest newsletter click the link here:  http://bit.ly/BoFnews   For a limited time only we are offering our podcast listeners an exclusive 25%...

On the BoFVOICES 2017 stage, Colette's Sarah Andelman announced her next move following the closure of the beloved Parisian concept store: a new consulting company called Just An Idea. To sign up to the Daily Digest newsletter click the link here:  http://bit.ly/BoFnews   For a limited time only we are offering our podcast listeners an exclusive 25% discount on an annual BoF Professional Member. T...

It’s Time for Adaptive Fashion. Disabled people have long been ignored by the fashion industry, but it’s high time for reform, argued Sinéad Burke on the #BoFVOICES 2017 stage. To sign up to the Daily Digest newsletter click the link here:  http://bit.ly/BoFnews   For a limited time only we are offering our podcast listeners an exclusive 25% discount on an annual BoF Professional Member. To get 25...

Dapper Dan and Leila Fataar joined BoF editor-at-large Tim Blanks on the #BoFVOICES 2017 stage to discuss the power dynamics of appropriation and the legendary designer's historic partnership with Gucci. To sign up to the Daily Digest newsletter click the link here:  http://bit.ly/BoFnews   For a limited time only we are offering our podcast listeners an exclusive 25% discount on an annual BoF Pro...

Taking the stage at #BoFVOICES 2017, private investor-turned-philanthropist Amed Khan and film producer Chin-Chin Yap discussed the shocking scale of the refugee crisis. To sign up to the Daily Digest newsletter click the link here:  http://bit.ly/BoFnews   For a limited time only we are offering our podcast listeners an exclusive 25% discount on an annual BoF Professional Member. To get 25% off y...