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Fashion Week

New York Fashion Week's New Look

This week, everyone will be talking about who's showing — and who isn't — at New York Fashion Week, how runway models are treated and the push for size inclusivity. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

Fashion Week

New York Fashion Week's New Look

This week, everyone will be talking about who's showing — and who isn't — at New York Fashion Week, how runway models are treated and the push for size inclusivity. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.


Retail

Social Goods | Black Women Dominate September Covers, Retailers Abandon Sweatshop Safety Scheme

This week, a glut of big name magazines have chosen black women to front their September issues, while a German retailers' alliance formed to improve working conditions in Asian factories is crumbling.

Retail

Social Goods | Black Women Dominate September Covers, Retailers Abandon Sweatshop Safety Scheme

This week, a glut of big name magazines have chosen black women to front their September issues, while a German retailers' alliance formed to improve working conditions in Asian factories is crumbling.


News & Analysis

Will Fashion's Body Diversity Movement Ever Go Global?

"Establishment European fashion has not acknowledged that women who wear above a size four even exist. When will this change?"

News & Analysis

Will Fashion's Body Diversity Movement Ever Go Global?

"Establishment European fashion has not acknowledged that women who wear above a size four even exist. When will this change?"


News & Analysis

What It's Like to Be a Black Designer in America Right Now

Virgil Abloh’s Louis Vuitton appointment suggests the global fashion industry is becoming more inclusive. But African American designers still face undeniable roadblocks.

News & Analysis

What It's Like to Be a Black Designer in America Right Now

Virgil Abloh’s Louis Vuitton appointment suggests the global fashion industry is becoming more inclusive. But African American designers still face undeniable roadblocks.


Retail

Social Goods | Amazon's Diversity Pledge, New Look Accused of 'Fat Tax'

This week, Amazon pledges to include women and minority candidates in its board search, while New Look reviews prices amid 'fat tax' row.

Retail

Social Goods | Amazon's Diversity Pledge, New Look Accused of 'Fat Tax'

This week, Amazon pledges to include women and minority candidates in its board search, while New Look reviews prices amid 'fat tax' row.


News & Analysis

Designer Von Furstenberg Says Days of Women as ‘Meat’ Are Over

Von Furstenberg said she isn’t concerned that women will miss out on opportunities as a result of men feeling fearful in the corporate world because it’s “nothing compared to the abuse women have had.”

News & Analysis

Designer Von Furstenberg Says Days of Women as ‘Meat’ Are Over

Von Furstenberg said she isn’t concerned that women will miss out on opportunities as a result of men feeling fearful in the corporate world because it’s “nothing compared to the abuse women have had.”


News & Analysis

Fashion Has a Diversity Problem on the Business Side, Too

BoF examined the 15 largest public companies in fashion and found that diversity is lacking at the highest levels of leadership.

News & Analysis

Fashion Has a Diversity Problem on the Business Side, Too

BoF examined the 15 largest public companies in fashion and found that diversity is lacking at the highest levels of leadership.


Sustainability

Social Goods | Company Loses Followers Over Same-Sex Ad, NYFW Diversity Still Lagging

This week, a Netherlands-based suit company faces backlash over campaign featuring men embracing, while NYFW still faces issues over its lack of diversity.

Sustainability

Social Goods | Company Loses Followers Over Same-Sex Ad, NYFW Diversity Still Lagging

This week, a Netherlands-based suit company faces backlash over campaign featuring men embracing, while NYFW still faces issues over its lack of diversity.


News & Analysis

Miroslava Duma and Ulyana Sergeenko Accused of Racism, Homophobia and Transphobia

Miroslava Duma has responded to a disturbing video that has emerged of her making homophobic and transphobic comments, shortly after receiving a barrage of criticism for posting a racial slur on Instagram.

News & Analysis

Miroslava Duma and Ulyana Sergeenko Accused of Racism, Homophobia and Transphobia

Miroslava Duma has responded to a disturbing video that has emerged of her making homophobic and transphobic comments, shortly after receiving a barrage of criticism for posting a racial slur on Instagram.


Beauty

Social Goods | Abercrombie's Unisex Kids Line, Responsible Cashmere

This week, Abercrombie & Fitch launches gender-neutral collection for children, while the sustainable cashmere market has a transparency problem.

Beauty

Social Goods | Abercrombie's Unisex Kids Line, Responsible Cashmere

This week, Abercrombie & Fitch launches gender-neutral collection for children, while the sustainable cashmere market has a transparency problem.


Workplace & Talent

Op-Ed | Why Aren't There More Black Designers?

Times’s also up for fashion’s institutional exclusion and workplace suppression of black designers, argues Kibwe Chase-Marshall.

Workplace & Talent

Op-Ed | Why Aren't There More Black Designers?

Times’s also up for fashion’s institutional exclusion and workplace suppression of black designers, argues Kibwe Chase-Marshall.


Workplace & Talent

After 'Monkey Hoodie' Incident, H&M Hires Diversity Leader

The Swedish retailer has appointed a diversity leader, after having been accused of racism over an ad showing a black child dressed in a hoodie reading "coolest monkey in the jungle."

Workplace & Talent

After 'Monkey Hoodie' Incident, H&M Hires Diversity Leader

The Swedish retailer has appointed a diversity leader, after having been accused of racism over an ad showing a black child dressed in a hoodie reading "coolest monkey in the jungle."