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At VOICES 2024, BoF editor-at-large Tim Blanks sits down with Alessandro Michele and Jacopo Venturini to understand their vision at Valentino, and discuss the emotional connection between creativity and business.

BoF looks back at the news that changed the industry this year — and will define the fashion agenda in 2025.

BoF Careers provides essential sector insights for fashion designers this month, to help you decode fashion’s creative and commercial landscape.

Sneaker giants often have a ‘cheat code’ for tie-ups with indie designers, insiders say, reflecting a lack of innovation among legacy players in the industry.

The designer, fresh off a star turn leading Bottega Veneta, succeeds Karl Lagerfeld and Virginie Viard as artistic director at the French couture and beauty giant, the industry’s most coveted creative post. Fashion president Bruno Pavlovsky breaks down the logic behind the historic choice.

Under Matthieu Blazy, the Italian leather goods label was a bright spot in Kering’s portfolio. Louise Trotter, who will leave Carven in late January, is set to replace him.

The OTB-owned brand has enjoyed rapid growth as the star designer dialled up its creative impact and steadily redeemed his public image.

Julian Klausner, Dries Van Noten’s former head of womenswear, will make his runway debut as the label’s creative director in March. ‘I like to think I encouraged Dries to embrace bolder expressions,’ Klausner told Tim Blanks.