CFDA’s Steven Kolb Involved in Altercation with PETA Protestors
CFDA chief executive Steven Kolb has come under fire for an altercation with multiple PETA protestors during the Cos runway show at New York Fashion Week on Sunday.
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Workplace & Talent
How to Create More Inclusive Recruitment Processes — Download the White Paper
BoF talks to 8 global experts to learn how fashion companies can help create a more diverse and inclusive workforce by overhauling their hiring practices.
How to Create More Inclusive Recruitment Processes — Download the White Paper
BoF talks to 8 global experts to learn how fashion companies can help create a more diverse and inclusive workforce by overhauling their hiring practices.
Retail
Can Black Designers Break Through with Key Retailers?
This season, Black designers are finding that buyers at sought-after stores are more eager to stock their brands, though many of the barriers that have kept Black-led labels from key retailers remain in place.
Can Black Designers Break Through with Key Retailers?
This season, Black designers are finding that buyers at sought-after stores are more eager to stock their brands, though many of the barriers that have kept Black-led labels from key retailers remain in place.
Workplace & Talent
Victor Glemaud Unveils New Network for Black Creatives in Fashion
The organisation, called In the Blk, offers members from all over the world mentorship, community and various business resources.
Victor Glemaud Unveils New Network for Black Creatives in Fashion
The organisation, called In the Blk, offers members from all over the world mentorship, community and various business resources.
Entrepreneurship
Fashion Executives Form Mentorship Organisation for Black Founders and Professionals
RaiseFashion, a not-for-profit group led by retail and fashion leaders, will offer free consulting for Black-owned brands and industry professionals seeking advice on everything from supply chain to marketing.
Fashion Executives Form Mentorship Organisation for Black Founders and Professionals
RaiseFashion, a not-for-profit group led by retail and fashion leaders, will offer free consulting for Black-owned brands and industry professionals seeking advice on everything from supply chain to marketing.
News & Analysis
Live Masterclass: How to Become a Diversity and Inclusion Change Agent
What does it take to actually increase diversity and deepen inclusivity in fashion? In this special BoFLIVE masterclass, diversity and inclusion expert Dr Derrick Gay outlines best practices and pitfalls in fostering a more equitable industry.
Live Masterclass: How to Become a Diversity and Inclusion Change Agent
What does it take to actually increase diversity and deepen inclusivity in fashion? In this special BoFLIVE masterclass, diversity and inclusion expert Dr Derrick Gay outlines best practices and pitfalls in fostering a more equitable industry.
Workplace & Talent
Op-Ed | A Black Fashion Executive Endures Subtle Racism for a Seat at the Table
Kevin Fegans recalls how he was forced to ignore microaggressions and compartmentalise his feelings on race relations in order to pursue his career aspirations.
Op-Ed | A Black Fashion Executive Endures Subtle Racism for a Seat at the Table
Kevin Fegans recalls how he was forced to ignore microaggressions and compartmentalise his feelings on race relations in order to pursue his career aspirations.
Fashion Week
The BoF Podcast: Imran Amed and Tim Blanks on Where Fashion Goes From Here
This week on Inside Fashion, the BoF tag team discuss the state of an industry in flux, digital pivots and the future of fashion shows.
The BoF Podcast: Imran Amed and Tim Blanks on Where Fashion Goes From Here
This week on Inside Fashion, the BoF tag team discuss the state of an industry in flux, digital pivots and the future of fashion shows.
Workplace & Talent
The BoF Podcast: Aniyia Williams on Why Self-Examination Is Critical to Dismantling Racism in Fashion
The entrepreneur talks to BoF’s Imran Amed on finding blind spots and difficult conversations.
The BoF Podcast: Aniyia Williams on Why Self-Examination Is Critical to Dismantling Racism in Fashion
The entrepreneur talks to BoF’s Imran Amed on finding blind spots and difficult conversations.
Workplace & Talent
Black Fashion Industry Leaders Want to Move From Cancel Culture to Accountability With New Coalition
A group co-founded by Lindsay Peoples Wagner and Sandrine Charles will partner with companies to advance Black professionals and release a yearly index score measuring diversity.
Black Fashion Industry Leaders Want to Move From Cancel Culture to Accountability With New Coalition
A group co-founded by Lindsay Peoples Wagner and Sandrine Charles will partner with companies to advance Black professionals and release a yearly index score measuring diversity.
Workplace & Talent
When Your Corporate Diversity Strategy Isn’t Enough
Activists, employees and a growing subset of the public are calling for more than standard-issue ‘D&I’ programs. What do companies need to do?
When Your Corporate Diversity Strategy Isn’t Enough
Activists, employees and a growing subset of the public are calling for more than standard-issue ‘D&I’ programs. What do companies need to do?
Workplace & Talent
The BoF Podcast: June Sarpong Says Fashion’s Gatekeepers Need to Start Thinking Differently About Diversity
June Sarpong shares her advice on how organisations can improve their diversity and inclusive representation, and effectively champion allyship.
The BoF Podcast: June Sarpong Says Fashion’s Gatekeepers Need to Start Thinking Differently About Diversity
June Sarpong shares her advice on how organisations can improve their diversity and inclusive representation, and effectively champion allyship.
Marketing
Fixing the Whitewashed Influencer Economy
BoF breaks down the system of pay gaps, racist exclusion and algorithms that keep black influencers from excelling — and what needs to happen to make it stop.
Fixing the Whitewashed Influencer Economy
BoF breaks down the system of pay gaps, racist exclusion and algorithms that keep black influencers from excelling — and what needs to happen to make it stop.
The News in Brief
GQ Philippines Names Danyl Geneciran Editor in Chief
The former Vogue Man Philippines editor will helm GQ’s 23rd international title, whose debut issue features covers starring Darren Criss, Jordan Clarkson and Erwan Heussaff.
Human Made Discloses $3.6 Million Undercover Purchase Price and Long-Term Financial Targets
The Tokyo-listed company will pay $3.6 million in cash for 100 percent of Undercover, with founder Jun Takahashi relinquishing corporate duties to focus solely on design.
Arizona Accuses L’Oréal of Concealing Cancer Risks Linked to Hair Relaxers
The beauty conglomerate faces over 12,000 similar lawsuits filed by individuals that have been consolidated in a Chicago federal court.
Space NK Names New CEO, Andy Lightfoot Steps Down
Chief marketing officer Emma Simpson-Scott will succeed Lightfoot, who is leaving the UK retailer after seven years at the helm.
EssilorLuxottica Managers Defend CEO After Heir Lashes Out
Twenty top lieutenants to CEO Francesco Milleri came to their boss’s defense in an escalating feud with Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio, a son of the founder who abruptly left a senior role at the company.
Zara Owner Looks to US for Next Phase of Growth
Inditex is investing in the US as a key growth market, CEO Oscar Garcia Maceiras told Reuters, with store revamps and new openings planned across its Zara, Massimo Dutti and Bershka brands.
Activist Investor Takes New Stake in Bath & Body Works
The activist investor is recommending the personal-care and fragrance store chain to explore a sale, claiming it has been undervalued and hampered by unstable management.