Imran Amed Explained
Imran Amed (born April 20, 1975)[1] is a Canadian-British fashion media entrepreneur. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of the website The Business of Fashion.[2] [3] [4]
Early life
Amed was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta. He is of Indian descent. Amed attended McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. In 2000, he enrolled at Harvard Business School to complete an MBA.
Career
Upon graduation in 2002, Amed moved to London to work for McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm.[5] He left McKinsey in 2006 to explore his interest in the fashion industry.
In 2011, Amed launched a bag design collaboration with British leather goods designer Bill Amberg.[6]
The Business of Fashion
Amed is the founder of The Business of Fashion (BoF), a fashion news website. He launched it as a blog from his flat in Notting Hill in 2007.
In 2013, Amed raised $2.5 million in seed financing.[7] BoF launched in China in 2014; Vanity Fair described it as the "only fashion-industry publication of its kind in the country."
In 2015, BoF had 30 employees, which expanded to 80 by 2018 at offices in London, New York and Shanghai.[8] The website had 100 employees as of 2024.[9]
In October 2016, BoF launched a subscription model for full access to its content. In 2018, The Observer reported that while some of BoF's content was original, the rest was aggregated from publications such as Vogue, The New York Times and Chinese newspapers.
As of 2024, BoF had over 100,000 subscribers from over 130 countries. The Columbia Journalism Review described BoF as "a publication that is part trade reporting, part networking, for the industry professional who reads financial reports more than the enthusiast who follows Vogue covers".
Personal life
Amed is in a relationship with Nikhil Mansata, a creative director and stylist.[10]
Awards and honors
In 2016, at the Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards, Amed was awarded the Media Award in Honor of Eugenia Sheppard.[11]
He was an appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to fashion.[12]
In 2018, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Central Saint Martins at the University of the Arts London.[13]
Books
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Imran Amed . The Talks . 6 December 2023 . 11 February 2015 . 7 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231207180505/https://the-talks.com/interview/imran-amed/ . live .
- Web site: Imran Amed Bio. The Business of Fashion. December 28, 2012. January 16, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130116152744/http://www.businessoffashion.com/about/imran-amed-editor-london. dead.
- Web site: Kurrien . Che . 2023-04-14 . BoF founder Imran Amed on his Indian identity, his role in the fashion industry and what lies ahead . 2024-09-25 . GQ India . en-IN . 2023-06-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230618084958/https://www.gqindia.com/content/bof-founder-imran-amed-on-his-indian-identity-role-in-fashion-industry-what-lies-ahead . live .
- News: Lewis . Tim . 2018-09-09 . Imran Amed: meet fashion's most influential man . 2023-06-18 . . en-GB . 0029-7712 . 2024-09-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240925125717/https://www.theguardian.com/global/2018/sep/09/imran-amed-business-of-fashion-interview-is-this-fashions-most-influential-man . live .
- Web site: 2023-04-06 . Imran Amed: "I'm grateful to have work that I care about, to do work that touches people" Exclusive . 2023-06-18 . Lifestyle Asia India . en-US . 2024-09-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240925125819/https://www.lifestyleasia.com/ind/culture/imran-amed-dior-maria-grazia-chiuri-business-of-fashion-luxury-india/ . live .
- News: Menkes . Suzy . February 17, 2011 . Cast your vote for Lam . December 23, 2012 . International Herald Tribune . September 25, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240925130221/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/18/fashion/18iht-rimran18.html?_r=1 . live .
- Web site: Blasberg . Derek . 2015-11-11 . How Imran Amed Is Turning Business of Fashion into an Empire . 2024-09-25 . Vanity Fair . en-US . 2024-09-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240925125818/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2015/11/imran-amed-business-of-fashion . live .
- Web site: Mohammed . Sagal . 2018-11-04 . Is Imran Amed the most powerful man in fashion? . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210416150824/https://www.you.co.uk/imran-ahmed/ . April 16, 2021 . 2020-01-20 . YOU Magazine . en-US.
- Web site: Mlotek . Haley . September 3, 2024 . The Outsiders . 2024-09-25 . . en . 2024-09-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240915224934/https://www.cjr.org/the_feature/the-outsiders-business-of-fashion-imran-amed.php . live .
- Web site: Chowdhury . Rishita Roy . 2020-10-11 . Sonam Kapoor wishes stylist Nikhil Mansata on birthday: Love you my personality twin . 2024-09-25 . . en . 2021-09-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210922182449/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/sonam-kapoor-wishes-stylist-nikhil-mansata-on-birthday-love-you-my-personality-twin-1730539-2020-10-11 . live .
- News: How Imran Amed became Canada's stealth player in global fashion . June 8, 2016 . The Star . March 27, 2017 . March 28, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170328195445/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2016/06/08/how-imran-amed-became-canadas-stealth-player-in-global-fashion.html . live .
- Web site: New Years Honours List 2017. December 31, 2016. www.gov.uk. HM Government of the United Kingdom. December 31, 2016. December 31, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161231075327/https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/580999/new-years-honours-2017-full-list.pdf. live.
- Web site: UAL . 2023-06-01 . Imran Amed MBE . 2024-05-29 . UAL . en . 2024-09-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240925130327/https://www.arts.ac.uk/people/honoraries/imran-amed-mbe . live .
