Corporate pledges to direct more dollars to Black-owned businesses after the 2020 murder of George Floyd have resulted in a refreshed mix of products at big-name stores.
Corporate pledges to direct more dollars to Black-owned businesses after the 2020 murder of George Floyd have resulted in a refreshed mix of products at big-name stores.
This year will serve as the critical litmus test for consumers and fashion staffers alike to filter out the companies that don’t, and do, view diversity as a long-term exercise.
This year will serve as the critical litmus test for consumers and fashion staffers alike to filter out the companies that don’t, and do, view diversity as a long-term exercise.
The partnership, which also includes professional networking group In The Blk and model Joan Smalls, will release a template for fashion companies to use when they’re hiring on-screen talent, stylists, makeup artists, publicists or any creative role both in front of the camera and behind the scenes.
The partnership, which also includes professional networking group In The Blk and model Joan Smalls, will release a template for fashion companies to use when they’re hiring on-screen talent, stylists, makeup artists, publicists or any creative role both in front of the camera and behind the scenes.
BoF discovers how Gap Inc. — the parent company of the Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta brands — is renewing its focus on developing creative teams and talent.
BoF discovers how Gap Inc. — the parent company of the Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta brands — is renewing its focus on developing creative teams and talent.
The retailer has committed to allocating $25 million to working with multicultural media platforms, launching a BIPOC brand-focused accelerator program, investing $5 million in New Voices, a venture fund that invests in entrepreneurs of colour, putting $3.5 million to revamping in-store merchandising support so that diverse brands are easier to find, and dedicating $8.5 million toward marketing for Ulta’s offering of Black-owned, founded and led brands.
The retailer has committed to allocating $25 million to working with multicultural media platforms, launching a BIPOC brand-focused accelerator program, investing $5 million in New Voices, a venture fund that invests in entrepreneurs of colour, putting $3.5 million to revamping in-store merchandising support so that diverse brands are easier to find, and dedicating $8.5 million toward marketing for Ulta’s offering of Black-owned, founded and led brands.
The executive ranks at big brands increasingly include once-unknown job titles, reflecting an industry-wide shift in focus to improve its record on areas such as diversity, sustainability and logistics.
The executive ranks at big brands increasingly include once-unknown job titles, reflecting an industry-wide shift in focus to improve its record on areas such as diversity, sustainability and logistics.
Public relations in China can be a cultural minefield, but market experts warn international brands against taking a conciliatory stance every time there is backlash.
Public relations in China can be a cultural minefield, but market experts warn international brands against taking a conciliatory stance every time there is backlash.
South African designer Rich Mnisi’s fluid approach to fashion has sparked controversy for challenging gender norms. That’s the point.
South African designer Rich Mnisi’s fluid approach to fashion has sparked controversy for challenging gender norms. That’s the point.
The late designer identified with the Black condition and set about designing not just products but a better future, writes Jason Campbell.
The late designer identified with the Black condition and set about designing not just products but a better future, writes Jason Campbell.
Labels from Gucci to Altuzarra to Calvin Klein are eager to sell to nonbinary consumers. But while brands often get the language around gender right, they need to give the same care to the clothes themselves, particularly how they fit.
Labels from Gucci to Altuzarra to Calvin Klein are eager to sell to nonbinary consumers. But while brands often get the language around gender right, they need to give the same care to the clothes themselves, particularly how they fit.
Janaya Future Khan on what the fight for social transformation, equality and justice for all looks like through the lens of one of the most compelling voices in activism today.
Janaya Future Khan on what the fight for social transformation, equality and justice for all looks like through the lens of one of the most compelling voices in activism today.
Competition for talent from both inside and outside the fashion industry will intensify in 2022. To attract and retain the right employees across their organisations, fashion companies must prepare their workplaces to ensure they are flexible, diverse and digitised.
Competition for talent from both inside and outside the fashion industry will intensify in 2022. To attract and retain the right employees across their organisations, fashion companies must prepare their workplaces to ensure they are flexible, diverse and digitised.
The historic French perfume name, which had been relaunched by LVMH in 2019 as a fashion label geared to younger shoppers, has been acquired by the Mehta family, already shareholders since 2011.
Abbvie reported second quarter profit and sales that topped expectations, driven by strong demand across its immunology and neuroscience franchises and further signs of a recovery in Botox.
The German sports brand posted a narrower loss in the second quarter as it pushed ahead with an effort to restore growth next year.
DSM-Firmenich beat market expectations for second-quarter core earnings, said full-year sales growth should reach the upper end of its target range on the back of broad-based volume growth.
The Permira-backed womenswear retailer and some of its shareholders had raised $211 million in its IPO on Wednesday, with shares opening at $15 apiece.
The Spanish beauty company reported first-half revenue growth on strong demand for makeup from Charlotte Tilbury.
The outerwear brand beat expectations for first-quarter revenue, but new US tariffs on Canadian could affect future earnings.
The retailer raised its full-year revenue forecast again as its integration of luxury brand Kurt Geiger last year provided a tailwind.