Marc Jacobs: 'I Don't Think That The Creative Is to Blame'
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Marc Jacobs: 'I Don't Think That The Creative Is to Blame'

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 2, 202621 min
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Today, we introduced The BoF 500 Class of 2026: 100 new members added to our ever-growing index of people shaping the global fashion industry. This year’s BoF 500 cover stories feature Miuccia Prada, Marc Jacobs, Givenchy’s Sarah Burton and Issey Miyake’s Satoshi Kondo, examining the ineffable creative quotient that turns clothes into things of desire. But creativity is just one part of the fashion equation. It is not something managers can simply turn on like a light switch. Designers also need sufficient time and resources, and teams that know how to translate their visions into commercial products — not to m...

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Hi, this is Imran Ahmed, founder and CEO of the Business of Fashion. Welcome to the BOF podcast. It's Friday, October 2nd. Earlier today, we introduced the BOF 500 class of 2026, 100 new members being added to our

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ever-growing index of people shaping the global fashion industry. You can explore the new class at businessoffashion.com. Earlier this week, we revealed this year's BOF 500 cover stories, featuring Muccha Prada, Marc Jacobs, Givenchy's Sarah Burton and Isamayaki Satoshi Kondo, examining the ineffable

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creative quotient that turns clothes into things of desire. But of course, creativity is just one part of the fashion equation. It is not something managers can simply turn on like a light switch. Designers need sufficient time and resources, and teams that know how to translate their

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