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==Background==
==Background==
Amed was born and raised in [[Calgary, Alberta]], and is of Indian descent. Amed attended [[McGill University]] in [[Montreal, Quebec]]. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Nast |first=Condé |date=2023-04-14 |title=BoF founder Imran Amed on his Indian identity, his role in the fashion industry and what lies ahead |url=https://www.gqindia.com/content/bof-founder-imran-amed-on-his-indian-identity-role-in-fashion-industry-what-lies-ahead |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=GQ India |language=en-IN}}</ref> After graduation, he worked as a management consultant.{{citation needed|date= February 2023}} In 2000, he enrolled at [[Harvard Business School]] to complete an [[MBA]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nast |first=Condé |date=2023-04-14 |title=BoF founder Imran Amed on his Indian identity, his role in the fashion industry and what lies ahead |url=https://www.gqindia.com/content/bof-founder-imran-amed-on-his-indian-identity-role-in-fashion-industry-what-lies-ahead |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=GQ India |language=en-IN}}</ref> Upon graduation in 2002, he moved to London to work for [[McKinsey & Company]], the global management consulting firm.{{citation needed|date= February 2023}} He left McKinsey in 2006 to explore his interest in the fashion industry.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nast |first=Condé |date=2023-04-14 |title=BoF founder Imran Amed on his Indian identity, his role in the fashion industry and what lies ahead |url=https://www.gqindia.com/content/bof-founder-imran-amed-on-his-indian-identity-role-in-fashion-industry-what-lies-ahead |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=GQ India |language=en-IN}}</ref>
Amed was born and raised in [[Calgary, Alberta]], and is of Indian descent. Amed attended [[McGill University]] in [[Montreal, Quebec]]. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Nast |first=Condé |date=2023-04-14 |title=BoF founder Imran Amed on his Indian identity, his role in the fashion industry and what lies ahead |url=https://www.gqindia.com/content/bof-founder-imran-amed-on-his-indian-identity-role-in-fashion-industry-what-lies-ahead |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=GQ India |language=en-IN}}</ref> After graduation, he worked as a management consultant.{{citation needed|date= February 2023}} In 2000, he enrolled at [[Harvard Business School]] to complete an [[MBA]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nast |first=Condé |date=2023-04-14 |title=BoF founder Imran Amed on his Indian identity, his role in the fashion industry and what lies ahead |url=https://www.gqindia.com/content/bof-founder-imran-amed-on-his-indian-identity-role-in-fashion-industry-what-lies-ahead |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=GQ India |language=en-IN}}</ref> Upon graduation in 2002, he moved to London to work for [[McKinsey & Company]], the global management consulting firm.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-06 |title=Imran Amed: "I'm grateful to have work that I care about, to do work that touches people" {{!}} Exclusive |url=https://www.lifestyleasia.com/ind/culture/imran-amed-dior-maria-grazia-chiuri-business-of-fashion-luxury-india/ |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=Lifestyle Asia India |language=en-US}}</ref> He left McKinsey in 2006 to explore his interest in the fashion industry.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nast |first=Condé |date=2023-04-14 |title=BoF founder Imran Amed on his Indian identity, his role in the fashion industry and what lies ahead |url=https://www.gqindia.com/content/bof-founder-imran-amed-on-his-indian-identity-role-in-fashion-industry-what-lies-ahead |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=GQ India |language=en-IN}}</ref>


==Editorial work==
==Editorial work==

Revision as of 08:52, 18 June 2023

Imran Amed
MBE
Born
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounding The Business of Fashion website

Imran Amed MBE is a Canadian-British fashion businessman, founder, and editor-in-chief of The Business of Fashion.[1][2]

Background

Amed was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, and is of Indian descent. Amed attended McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. [3] After graduation, he worked as a management consultant.[citation needed] In 2000, he enrolled at Harvard Business School to complete an MBA.[4] Upon graduation in 2002, he moved to London to work for McKinsey & Company, the global management consulting firm.[5] He left McKinsey in 2006 to explore his interest in the fashion industry.[6]

Editorial work

As of 2013, Amed has become the main contributor of "The Business of Fashion" (BoF). BoF employs nearly 80 people in offices in London, New York, and Shanghai.[7][8]

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.[9]

He was an appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 New Year Honors for services to fashion.[10][11]

Products

In 2011, Amed launched a bag design collaboration with British leather goods designer Bill Amberg.[12]

Books

  • Pattern, Phaidon, 2013 (ISBN 0714849723; ISBN 978-0714849720)

References

  1. ^ "Imran Amed Bio". The Business of Fashion. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  2. ^ Nast, Condé (2023-04-14). "BoF founder Imran Amed on his Indian identity, his role in the fashion industry and what lies ahead". GQ India. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  3. ^ Nast, Condé (2023-04-14). "BoF founder Imran Amed on his Indian identity, his role in the fashion industry and what lies ahead". GQ India. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  4. ^ Nast, Condé (2023-04-14). "BoF founder Imran Amed on his Indian identity, his role in the fashion industry and what lies ahead". GQ India. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Nast, Condé (2023-04-14). "BoF founder Imran Amed on his Indian identity, his role in the fashion industry and what lies ahead". GQ India. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  7. ^ Mohammed, Sagal (2018-11-04). "Is Imran Amed the most powerful man in fashion?". YOU Magazine. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  8. ^ Lewis, Tim (2018-09-09). "Imran Amed: meet fashion's most influential man". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  9. ^ "How Imran Amed became Canada's stealth player in global fashion". The Star. June 8, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  10. ^ "No. 61803". The London Gazette (Supplement). December 31, 2016. p. N15.
  11. ^ "New Years Honours List 2017" (PDF). www.gov.uk. HM Government of the United Kingdom. December 31, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  12. ^ Menkes, Suzy (February 17, 2011). "Cast your vote for Lam". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
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