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Will this New York Fashion Week signal the end of the body positivity movement?

On the morning of my scheduled Zoom conversation with Lauren Downing Peters whose book Fashion Before Plus-Size; Bodies, Bias and the Birth of an Industry, has just been released, an email arrives in my inbox on how internet searches for Margot Robbie's diet exploded following the debut of Barbie. It seems appropriate as the topic of women’s...

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Double Take adaptive runway asks industry to look again at DEI commitment

The Double Take runway show was a unique event which precluded New York Fashion Week by one day. Sponsored by Genentech to promote disability visibility, it featured models from the SMA community who collaborated with Open Style Lab, the nationally recognized nonprofit organization dedicated to creating functional yet stylish solutions for and...

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Male model dismisses gender norms in an evolving Saudi Arabia

With his hot pink hair extensions and leopard print pantsuit, model Ziad al-Mesfer was bound to turn heads during his recent public photo shoot in deeply conservative Saudi Arabia. Passers-by began sneaking pictures on their mobiles merely minutes after Mesfer emerged from his white luxury car onto the cobbled sidewalks of a high-end cafe...

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Kornit Tel Aviv, the "alternative fashion week" setting an example

Tel Aviv - Tel Aviv Fashion Week on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean capped off an exemplary week of shows on Wednesday in terms of inclusivity and diversity but more. Embracing the symbolic power of fashion, the event organized in the Jewish nation state opened its catwalk for the first time to a designer from the United Arab Emirates,...

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Bringing sexy back to fashion while redefining gender codes

International catwalk regular Teddy Quinlivan who came out as trans at the height of her modeling fame in 2017 told guests at the Fairchild Media Group’s Diversity Forum last week, “We are really on the precipice of a cultural turning point.” Speaking on a panel entitled, “Redefining sexuality and style for any gender, what will it take?” she...

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Brooklyn-based BIPOC brand discusses impact of Black History Month on business

In honor of Black History Month, Edify, an online direct-to-consumer marketplace for ethical and sustainable BIPOC(Black, Indigenous, and people of color)-owned businesses highlights brands to make it easier for shoppers to allocate their purchasing power accordingly. Edify’s purpose of hand-picking products and companies that appeal to a...

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Podcast: The Wardrobe Crisis interviews designer Anyango Mpinga

In this episode, The Wardrobe Crisis has interviewed London-based Kenyan fashion designer Anyango Mpinga about the future of fashion, how independent businesses can be as sustainable as possible and how the fashion industry needs to improve its diversity and inclusivity. Listen to the podcast below. Source: The Wardrobe Crisis via Acast Photo...

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How Victoria's Secret rebranded from female stereotype to female empowerment

It wasn’t so long ago that a very public backlash against a tone-deaf Victoria’s Secret clipped the company of its angel’s wings. The bedazzled and out-of-sync lingerie company lost its standing in an era of inclusivity where winged venus goddesses, cloaked rhinestone fantasy bras and limited representation of the female body no longer...

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LVMH releases first comprehensive social and environmental report

French luxury group LVMH on Monday released its “first comprehensive social and environmental report,” in which it highlights its initiatives to support sustainable growth. It is the first time the Group published a consolidated report of its social and environmental commitments and initiatives. An independent audit shows the Group’s carbon...

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Hudson’s Bay invests 30 million dollars in new social impact platform

Hudson’s Bay has launched a new social impact platform, called Hudson’s Bay Charter for Change, which aims to accelerate racial equity and inclusion in the fashion retailer’s home country of Canada. The platform has been launched through the Hudson Bay Foundation with a commitment of 30 million Canadian dollars over the coming 10 years. It will...

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Nike celebrates Black women with We Play Real film

Nike on Monday released a film titled We Play Real, to celebrate Black women in sport. Launched on International Women’s Day, The campaign is narrated by actress Dominique Fishback and celebrates Black women and their resilience and fortitude to impact the world. Athletes that appear in the film include Serena Williams, A’ja Wilson, Naomi Osaka,...

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5 gender neutral brands to watch

The growth of genderless and unisex fashion brands is a sign of the times that the constructs of who-wears-what is evolving. Gen Z especially has embraced wearing clothing they feel comfortable in rather than what has been designated to them based on their sex. Constructs of masculinity and femininity are shifting, blurring the lines between...