- Anamika Khanna | BoF 500 | The People Shaping the Global Fashion Industry
Known as the ‘designers’ designer,’ she blends traditional Indian textiles and techniques with Western silhouettes and tailoring
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Carla Fernandez,the designer behind her namesake Mexico City-based brand, knows this all too well She’s worked closely with Indigenous communities in her home country to preserve and elevate their traditional crafts, becoming an expert on the policies, strategies and relationships that an ethical craft-based business demands
- Why Chinese Brands Excel at Down Jackets | BoF
Shen’s geometric designs, which infuse a couture-like sensibility into the fabric, leverage patented techniques including some that are inspired by traditional Chinese crafts like paper cutting and braiding Most of his down items — which aren’t restricted to outerwear — sell for around $3,000 to $4,000
- Karishma Swali | BoF 500 | The People Shaping the Global Fashion Industry
As a supplier of fine embroideries to global luxury brands and couture houses, she preserves traditional Indian textile crafts while training the next generation of artisans
- Hanfu Movement Sweeps China in Revival of Traditional Culture
Numbers of Chinese donning traditional costumes, such as from the Ming, Song and Tang dynasties, has doubled to two million participants in 2018 from a year earlier
- Inside Hosoo, the 327-Year-Old Textiles Mill Supplying Chanel and Dior
How Kyoto-based Hosoo is diversifying its traditional kimono business into art, fashion and interiors, and serving clients like Louis Vuitton, Dior and Chanel
- The People Shaping the Global Fashion Industry - The Business of Fashion
An ardent moderniser of traditional Japanese craftsmanship, the designer has built a vast wholesale business in her home country
- The Retailers Unlocking Africa’s Luxury Market | BoF
Global brands have traditionally prioritised multi-brand stores in South Africa, Nigeria and Morocco to gain a foothold on the continent Now, some are looking further afield to boutiques in Kenya, Angola and Egypt
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