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.
Vogue Criticised for Unpaid Internships (The Guardian)
"British Vogue has been criticised for using unpaid interns in month-long placements despite the new editor Edward Enninful's commitment to increasing diversity at the fashion journal. The work is unpaid, but those taking up the post are reimbursed for travel expenses of up to £80 a week."
Are North and South Korea's Joint Attires a Superficial Response to Serious Political Issues? (CNN Style)
"News broke that the two Koreas are forming a joint women's ice hockey team for the Games. And in addition to marching together at the opening ceremony under the white-and-blue Korean Unification Flag, the athletes will need to wear new, shared uniforms."
Guess Forms Special Committee to Investigate Sexual Harassment Claims Against CEO (CNBC)
"Guess formed a special committee to oversee an ongoing investigation into allegations of sexual harassment and other improper conduct by Paul Marciano, the apparel retailer's chief executive. Marciano has feverishly denied those allegations ever since actress and brand model Kate Upton called out the co-founder for sexually harassing women."
For the Modeling Industry, the Future Is Transgender (Refinery 29)
"Teddy Quinlivan, Leyna Bloom, Casil McArthur, Gia Garison, and Geena Rocero are fashion's present and future. Beyond being featured in some of the world's most prestigious magazines and runways, they're changing how the industry views women, and what a model should be."
Can Fashion Ever Be an Ethical Business? (The Cut)
"Even when directly addressed — by Sara Ziff's resurgent Model Alliance, which pushed for new protective legislation, and model Cameron Russell's hashtag campaign, #MyJobShouldNotIncludeAbuse — fashion's figureheads remained silent, appearing largely unmoved."
Partnering with Copenhagen Fashion Week, BoF invited market leaders including Pascal Morand, Julie Gilhart, Ganni co-founder Nicolaj Reffstrup, EU Parliamentary Committee chair Dr Christian Ehler, journalist Clare Press, executives from Renewcell and Lenzing, and others from across the value chain, to work together towards actionable solutions capable of urgently altering the industry’s ecological impact.
Over the last decade, the industry has ratcheted up its spending on lobbying efforts in the US. Now, emerging sustainability regulations are drawing increased attention.
How to best spend the large sums it will take to cut the fashion industry’s carbon emissions? The Apparel Impact Institute is launching a pre-vetted portfolio of climate solutions in an effort to better direct investment.
The brand’s hyperrealistic (but fake) animal heads sparked outrage this week, highlighting the increasingly delicate balance brands must strike between provocative marketing and shifting consumer values.