The Business of Fashion (BoF) held its annual BoF 500 Gala on October 4, 2026, at The Shangri-La Hotel in Paris to inaugurate the BoF 500 Class of 2026—100 new members joining the definitive index of people shaping the global fashion industry.
Photo: The Business of Fashion
BoF 500 members and invited guests representing more than 70 nationalities across fashion, film, sports, design, business, and culture gathered to celebrate. The BoF 500 looks beyond the usual honors to recognize the people who are actually moving fashion forward, many of them working behind the scenes or shaping the industry from the outside.
From photographers, stylists, and creative directors to entrepreneurs, activists, campaigners, and journalists, a place on the BoF 500 recognizes their impact on the industry.
Guests included prominent Asian talents like Thailand’s Davika Hoorne, Keng Harit, and Namping Napatsakorn; India’s Bhavitha Mandava and Janhvi Kapoor; China’s Tina Leung; and Japan’s Satoshi Kondo.
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Other notable personalities in attendance were Egypt’s Yasmina El Abd; Damson Idris, Jorja Smith, Maya Jama, Poppy Delevingne, Lila Moss, Kai-Isaiah Jamal, Iris Law, Sarah Burton (Givenchy), Erdem Moralioglu, Isamaya Ffrench, Alexa Chung, Georgia May Jagger, and Bianca Saunders from the United Kingdom; as well as French icons Guillaume Diop, Cindy Bruna, Christian Louboutin, and Lyas Elias Medini (Algeria/France). Other European countries were well represented, including Germany’s Nara Smith and Heidi Klum, Greece’s Olympia of Greece, Russia’s Natasha Poly, and Serbia’s Roksanda Ilincic.
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The Americas also fielded a large delegation, featuring U.S. fashion icons Ciara, Tracee Ellis Ross, Paris Hilton, Nicky Hilton, Paris Jackson, Colman Domingo, Jaden Smith, Gunna, Olivia Palermo, Johannes Huebl, La La Anthony, Honey Dijon, Paloma Elsesser, Alton Mason, Precious Lee, Grace Elizabeth, Terrence O’Connor, and Conner Ives; Canada’s Awar Odhiang, Coco Rocha, Matthieu Simoneau, Winnie Harlow, and Steven Raj Bhaskaran (Matières Fécales – New Zealand/Canada); and Brazil’s Ludmilla and Silvia Braz.
“You make our industry more interesting, more exciting, more sustainable, more inclusive. All of these things matter so much for the future of our industry. It’s much better with each and every one of you in it, ” said Imran Amed, founder, CEO, and editor-in-chief of BoF.
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Guests danced to a live performance by British musicians Jorja Smith and Nia Archives, followed by a curated DJ set by Aymen, with the Eiffel Tower sparkling in the distance.
The BoF 500 2026 was made possible by presenting partner Amazon Luxury, alongside Grey Goose, Aldar, The Shangri-La Hotel, and La Mode en Images.
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