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What Trump’s Latest Tariff Threats Mean for Fashion

US President Donald Trump shifted the deadline for tariffs to go into effect to Aug. 1, and turned up the heat with fresh rates and new threats. In some ways, it’s Liberation Day, part two — but fashion needs certainty more than ever.
A shot of the chart Donald Trump held up on April 2 showing all the country-specific tariffs.
Trump's now-infamous tariff chart. ( Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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Joan Kennedy
Joan Kennedy

Joan Kennedy is Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. She is based in New York and covers beauty and marketing.

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