Inclusivity

The Year Ahead: The Business of Inclusivity

2 January 2020 • By BoF Team and McKinsey & Company

2 January 2020 • By BoF Team and McKinsey & Company

More companies will elevate diversity and inclusion as a higher priority, embed it across the organisation and hire dedicated leadership roles, but their initiatives will also come under increasing scrutiny in terms of sincerity and results.

The Year Ahead: The Business of Inclusivity

More companies will elevate diversity and inclusion as a higher priority, embed it across the organisation and hire dedicated leadership roles, but their initiatives will also come under increasing scrutiny in terms of sincerity and results.

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Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana Launches Diversity and Inclusivity Manifesto

4 December 2019 • By BoF Team

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Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana Launches Diversity and Inclusivity Manifesto

Working with brands including Armani, Gucci and Fendi, Italian fashion’s governing body has drafted a manifesto creating 'tangible and enforceable solutions' to drive inclusivity, diversity and equality forward. BoF meets Carlo Capasa, Mygrants founder Chris Richmond Nzi, Carlotta Sami from UNHCR, and model and activist Lea T to hear more.

Fashion's Multi-Billion Dollar Shapewear War

26 November 2019 • By Daphne Milner

Fashion's Multi-Billion Dollar Shapewear War

New brands are capitalising on the rise of body-positive narratives with size- and colour-inclusive shapewear. What does this mean for their waist-cinching predecessors?

Op-Ed | A Manifesto for Mindful Cross-Cultural Borrowing

31 October 2019 • By Suleman Anaya

Op-Ed | A Manifesto for Mindful Cross-Cultural Borrowing

The rise of radical inclusivity has turned a nuanced debate on cultural appropriation into a series of trials by social media. There must be a better way, says Suleman Anaya.

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Don't Believe the Hype: Exclusivity Still Matters

24 October 2019 • By Luca Solca

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Don't Believe the Hype: Exclusivity Still Matters

Demand for luxury fashion is deeply rooted in exclusivity. The rise of millennials and the industry’s recent use of inclusivity in its marketing narratives does not change this, argues Luca Solca.

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Op-Ed | Fashion's Class Barrier

22 October 2019 • By Chantal Fernandez

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Op-Ed | Fashion's Class Barrier

The financial barriers to entry in America’s fashion system hold back creative talent, argues Chantal Fernandez.

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The Adaptive Fashion Opportunity

22 October 2019 • By Chavie Lieber

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The Adaptive Fashion Opportunity

Adaptive clothing is a $350 billion opportunity the fashion industry has largely ignored — until now.

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How to Create an Inclusive Workplace

21 October 2019 • By Tamison O'Connor

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How to Create an Inclusive Workplace

Employees who feel comfortable and engaged make for a more productive and innovative workforce. Here’s how to make meaningful change in your company.

Op-Ed | Inclusivity Demands More Than a Show

17 October 2019 • By Jason Campbell

Op-Ed | Inclusivity Demands More Than a Show

The fashion industry has staged an extraordinary consumer-facing performance of inclusivity, but its power structure remains anything but inclusive, argues Jason Campbell.

Chika, Rapper and Activist: On Inclusivity

16 October 2019 • By BoF Team

16 October 2019 • By BoF Team

The twenty-two-year-old queer, plus-size, rap phenomenon shares her thoughts on fashion’s attempts at inclusivity — and what the sector needs to do to connect with a woke Generation Z.

Chika, Rapper and Activist: On Inclusivity

The twenty-two-year-old queer, plus-size, rap phenomenon shares her thoughts on fashion’s attempts at inclusivity — and what the sector needs to do to connect with a woke Generation Z.