Imran Amed
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Imran Amed | |
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.jpg) Amed in 2010 | |
| Born | April 20, 1975 |
| Education | McGill University Harvard University |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Founding The Business of Fashion website |
Imran Amed MBE (born April 20, 1975)[1] is a Canadian-British fashion media entrepreneur, the founder, and editor-in-chief of the website The Business of Fashion.[2][3][4]
Background
[edit]Amed was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta. He is of Indian descent.
Amed attended McGill University in Montreal, Quebec.[3] After graduation, he worked as a management consultant.[5] In 2000, he enrolled at Harvard Business School to complete an MBA.[3] Upon graduation in 2002, he 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.[3]
Editorial work
[edit]As of 2013, Amed is the founder and CEO of The Business of Fashion (BoF). BoF employs 100 people in offices in London, New York, and Shanghai.[4][6][7]
Awards and honors
[edit]In 2016, at the Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards, Amed was awarded the Media Award in Honor of Eugenia Sheppard.[8]
He was an appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to fashion.[9][10]
In 2018, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Central Saint Martins at the University of the Arts London.[11]
Products
[edit]In 2011, Amed launched a bag design collaboration with British leather goods designer Bill Amberg.[12]
Books
[edit]- Pattern, Phaidon, 2013 (ISBN 0714849723; ISBN 978-0714849720)
References
[edit]- ^ "Imran Amed". The Talks. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ "Imran Amed Bio". The Business of Fashion. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
- ^ a b c d "BoF founder Imran Amed on his Indian identity, his role in the fashion industry and what lies ahead". GQ India. 2023-04-14. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
- ^ a b Lewis, Tim (2018-09-09). "Imran Amed: meet fashion's most influential man". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
- ^ a b "Imran Amed: "I'm grateful to have work that I care about, to do work that touches people" | Exclusive". Lifestyle Asia India. 2023-04-06. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
- ^ Mohammed, Sagal (2018-11-04). "Is Imran Amed the most powerful man in fashion?". YOU Magazine. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- ^ "The Business of Fashion". The Business of Fashion. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ^ "How Imran Amed became Canada's stealth player in global fashion". The Star. June 8, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ "No. 61803". The London Gazette (Supplement). December 31, 2016. p. N15.
- ^ "New Years Honours List 2017" (PDF). www.gov.uk. HM Government of the United Kingdom. December 31, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ^ UAL (2023-06-01). "Imran Amed MBE". UAL. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ^ Menkes, Suzy (February 17, 2011). "Cast your vote for Lam". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
External links
[edit]- Canadian fashion journalists
- McGill University alumni
- Businesspeople from Calgary
- Journalists from Alberta
- Canadian emigrants to the United Kingdom
- Living people
- Harvard Business School alumni
- McKinsey & Company people
- Canadian people of Indian descent
- English people of Indian descent
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- 1975 births