Sophie Soar

When Gilda Ambrosio and Giorgia Tordini founded their womenswear brand in 2016, the Italian designers generated both buzz and business instantly, landing 140 stockists and an approximately 80 percent sell-through rate in their first year. Eight years on, having navigated a global pandemic and on-going economic and market uncertainty, BoF sits down with The Attico’s leaders to learn about how they built a brand with creative and commercial longevity.

Justin Moran began his editorial journey at his university newspaper, taking on freelance work on the side before landing his first internship at Paper Magazine one summer. Now, as Paper’s editor-in-chief, he shares his career advice.

As artificial intelligence continues to shape the fashion industry and its output, BoF Careers explores what AI’s advanced capabilities mean for the fashion workplace — and how the workforce could and should adapt to gain competitive advantage.

The latest BoF Careers’ white paper delves into how retailers can reimagine staffing practices to unlock growth, increase retention and improve the perception of retail careers as in-store talent becomes more critical than ever to success.

Leslie Caswell, who has held roles at Burberry and Meta before starting at the luxury skincare brand, advises fashion juniors to champion a willingness to learn, time management and consider company culture at interview.

Fashion professionals, an organisational behaviourist and the founder of a global networking platform share their advice and actionable tips on networking today, from crafting that first reach-out message to strategically working an event space.

Click below to download BoF Careers’ white paper on how fashion companies can better attract, engage and leverage Gen-Z talent — a cohort increasingly critical to success.