Diversity

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Fashion’s Gender Pay Gap Isn’t Getting Any Smaller

5 April 2019 • By Tamison O'Connor

News & Analysis

Fashion’s Gender Pay Gap Isn’t Getting Any Smaller

Data published this week in the UK revealed a stubborn gap between what men and women earn at fashion brands and retailers, with Farfetch, Missguided, Karen Millen and Asos among the companies reporting large disparities favouring male employees.

The Business of Beauty

Beauty’s Inclusivity Movement Has Sparked a Shade-Matching Arms Race

19 March 2019 • By Rachel Strugatz

The Business of Beauty

Beauty’s Inclusivity Movement Has Sparked a Shade-Matching Arms Race

Brands are scrambling to develop a diverse range of foundation pigments so they can tout their inclusivity, but there's a new problem: how do these labels ensure their customers find the right shade?

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L Brands Investor Pushes for Victoria's Secret Spinoff

5 March 2019 • By Reuters

5 March 2019 • By Reuters

The hedge fund also suggested that the role of chairman and chief executive be held by separate individuals, an increasingly popular demand among investors pushing for operational reform.

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L Brands Investor Pushes for Victoria's Secret Spinoff

The hedge fund also suggested that the role of chairman and chief executive be held by separate individuals, an increasingly popular demand among investors pushing for operational reform.

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Prada Mounts Diversity Council as Brands Face Blackface Backlash

13 February 2019 • By Bloomberg

13 February 2019 • By Bloomberg

African-American artists Theaster Gates and Ava DuVernay will chair a group created to 'elevate voices of colour' and advise on diversity issues.

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Prada Mounts Diversity Council as Brands Face Blackface Backlash

African-American artists Theaster Gates and Ava DuVernay will chair a group created to 'elevate voices of colour' and advise on diversity issues.

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Gucci Pulls Sweater Slammed for Resembling Blackface Imagery

7 February 2019 • By Bloomberg

7 February 2019 • By Bloomberg

The Italian luxury label apologised for selling the $890 black turtleneck, whose extra-high collar features a pair of exaggerated red lips around an opening for the wearer’s mouth.

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Gucci Pulls Sweater Slammed for Resembling Blackface Imagery

The Italian luxury label apologised for selling the $890 black turtleneck, whose extra-high collar features a pair of exaggerated red lips around an opening for the wearer’s mouth.

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The BoF Podcast: Bethann Hardison, Kerby Jean-Raymond, LaQuan Smith and Patrick Robinson: 'We’ve Had Diversity, but Then It Disappeared'

5 February 2019 • By BoF Team

5 February 2019 • By BoF Team

The creatives spoke about the barriers that black designers face and how a new generation is finding success outside the fashion system.

The BoF Podcast: Bethann Hardison, Kerby Jean-Raymond, LaQuan Smith and Patrick Robinson: 'We’ve Had Diversity, but Then It Disappeared'

The creatives spoke about the barriers that black designers face and how a new generation is finding success outside the fashion system.

Stephanie Phair on Nurturing Fashion’s Future Female Leaders

31 January 2019 • By BoF Team

Stephanie Phair on Nurturing Fashion’s Future Female Leaders

Farfetch’s chief strategy officer and BFC chair Stephanie Phair shares her insight on how fashion can better support gender diversity within the workplace.

Op-Ed | The Revolution Will Not Be Serifised: Why Every Luxury Brand’s Logo Looks the Same

25 January 2019 • By John Whelan

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Op-Ed | The Revolution Will Not Be Serifised: Why Every Luxury Brand’s Logo Looks the Same

Fashion’s branding clean slate is as much about erasing the past as it is about securing the future, argues John Whelan.

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The Business of Beauty

The Fenty Effect Comes to Skincare

16 January 2019 • By Jessica Schiffer

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The Fenty Effect Comes to Skincare

Skincare brands are introducing new products to protect and heal skin regardless of tone, chasing the same underserved group of racially diverse consumers that turned Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty into an overnight sensation.

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CFDA Releases Diversity Report

7 January 2019 • By Cathaleen Chen

7 January 2019 • By Cathaleen Chen

The organisation is planning a year of programming that tackles inclusion and diversity in the industry and has hired advocate Bethann Hardison to help.

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CFDA Releases Diversity Report

The organisation is planning a year of programming that tackles inclusion and diversity in the industry and has hired advocate Bethann Hardison to help.