The Business of Fashion (BoF) celebrated the forthcoming launch of the third annual #BoF500, a multi-channel initiative exploring the 500 people shaping the global fashion industry, curated by the editors of BoF and powered by social media. Co-hosted by Imran Amed, BoF’s founder and editor-in-chief, Diane von Furstenberg, and the CFDA, the event brought together an exciting cross-section of American fashion at its best, including new U.S-based members of the BoF 500: Aimee Song, Amber Venz Box, Caroline Brown, Christina Mercando, Gordon von Steiner, Greg Chait, Jessica Diehl, Julie Wainwright, Kate Lanphear, Lucky Blue Smith, Matthew Schneier, Mickey Boardman, Paul Andrew, Peter Copping and Ron Frasch, mirroring the exciting, cross-functional make-up of the BoF 500 community.
