The Business of Fashion
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Adidas Is Under Pressure to Ditch Kanye West (Quartz)
"Since the rapper told TMZ that 400 years of slavery in the US 'sounds like a choice,' thousands have signed a petition demanding Adidas to drop Kanye West. Adidas chief executive Kasper Rorsted said there has been no discussion about ditching West, but that he planned to talk with the rapper about his public remarks."
Nike Chief Executive Apologises to Employees for Workplace Culture (CNBC)
"Parker apologised to employees who felt excluded and like they didn't have anyone to go to with their concerns. Multiple executives have left Nike because of reports of inappropriate behaviour and poor workplace conduct."
Gigi Hadid Apologises for Vogue Italia 'Blackface' Cover (BBC)
"Fans said she was 'unrecognisable' and, that by darkening the model's face and body, it was an example of 'blackface.' In an Instagram story post shared on Thursday, the 23-year-old said the concerns raised are 'valid.' Vogue Italia has also apologised."
Inside the Fake News Campaign to Smear Russia's Biggest Fashion Influencers (Refinery29)
"While the initial report about Duma raised the question about why someone was looking to smear her specifically, the subsequent reports made it appear that the targets weren't just a single, controversial woman but Russian women famous within Western fashion circles in general."
Could Balenciaga Have Responded to the Paris Scandal Better? (Jing Daily)
"Balenciaga underestimated Chinese consumers' fascination with controversies relating to how China and Chinese people are perceived and treated abroad. It also underestimated how a small complaint can grow into a movement with misinformation spreading quickly on Chinese social media."
The editor of Vogue.com will become British Vogue’s head of editorial content, Condé Nast announced, as editor-in-chief Edward Enninful prepares to step back from the title.
Two years into her role as editor-in-chief, New York Magazine’s fashion vertical is a more diverse publication, but also one that’s operating in a different environment than it was in 2021.
A new docuseries on Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington and Linda Evangelista promises a long-overdue deep dive into a fabulous chapter of fashion history that wasn’t always what it seemed.
Air Afrique, a Black-owned, Paris-based collective founded by creatives Lamine Diaoune, Djiby Kebe and Jeremy Konko, will launch a new print magazine during Paris Fashion Week on June 23.