Imran Amed

Imran Amed
Born Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Occupation entrepreneur, editor, lecturer, consultant, professional speaker
Known for Founding The Business of Fashion website
Notable credit(s) Vogue India, Wallpaper*, Financial Times

Imran Amed is a Canadian-British fashion expert and founder and editor-in-chief of The Business of Fashion.[1] In 2011, Amed was named one of the 100 most influential men in Britain by British GQ[2] and one of the 50 most influential Global Indians by Indian GQ.[3] In 2012, he was named to the Wired 100 list of the most influential figures in Britain's digital economy[4] and was ranked number one on Indian GQ's list of the 10 best-dressed Global Indians.[5]

Background

Amed was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta and is of Indian descent. He attended McGill University in Montreal, Quebec and after graduation worked as a management consultant. In 2000, he enrolled at Harvard Business School[6] to complete an MBA. Upon graduation in 2002, he moved to London to work for McKinsey & Company, the global management consulting firm. He left McKinsey in 2006 to explore his interest in the fashion industry.[7]

Editorial work

An industry outsider, Amed started writing a typepad blog[8] about the fashion business in 2007 from his sofa at home in London in the evenings, while consulting for fashion brands and emerging designers during the day. Soon, the blog attracted a global following of readers from around the world, and has since become a must-read for the global fashion industry.[9]

Amed has built a name for himself as an incisive interviewer. He has conducted video interviews with some of the fashion world's biggest names including Karl Lagerfeld, Natalie Massenet, Nick Knight, Dolce & Gabbana, and Jefferson Hack.[10] He has also interviewed the chief executives of global fashion businesses including PPR, Chanel, Calvin Klein, Benetton, Lacoste, and Marc Jacobs.[11]

Products

In 2011, Amed launched a bag design collaboration with Bill Amberg,[12] a renowned British leather goods designer.[13] The bag, called The Calgary, received international media attention and promptly sold out.[14]

Books

References

  1. ↑ "Imran Amed Bio". The Business of Fashion. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "100 Most Influential Men 2011" (PDF). British GQ. Conde Nast. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "50 Most Influential Global Indians" (PDF). GQ India. Conde Nast. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "The Wired 100 2012". Wired UK. Conde Nast. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "The Best Dressed Global Indians" (PDF). GQ India. Conde Nast. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  6. ↑ Hanna, Julia. "Fashion Forward". Harvard Business School Alumni Magazine. Harvard Business School. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  7. ↑ Phillips, Carli (June 1, 2012). "Unique Viewpoint". The Australian. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  8. ↑ Verner, Amy (May 19, 2012). "Minding the Business of Fashion". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  9. ↑ Davies, Rodrigo. "The Accidental Style Guru" (PDF). GQ India. Conde Nast. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  10. ↑ Milligan, Lauren. "Fashion Pioneer". Vogue.co.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  11. ↑ "CEO Talk Interviews". The Business of Fashion. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  12. ↑ "All in the Bag". Financial Times. September 16, 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  13. ↑ Menkes, Suzy (February 17, 2011). "Cast your vote for Lam". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
  14. ↑ Tayler, Theresa (February 15, 2011). "Calgary hits the global runway". The Calgary Herald. Retrieved 23 December 2012.

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