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Fashion Executives Form Mentorship Organisation for Black Founders and Professionals

20 August 2020 • By Chantal Fernandez

20 August 2020 • By Chantal Fernandez

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.
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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.
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Op Ed

Op-Ed | A Black Fashion Executive Endures Subtle Racism for a Seat at the Table

6 August 2020 • By Kevin Fegans

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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.
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The BoF Podcast: Aniyia Williams on Why Self-Examination Is Critical to Dismantling Racism in Fashion

1 July 2020 • By BoF Team

1 July 2020 • By BoF Team

The entrepreneur talks to BoF’s Imran Amed on finding blind spots and difficult conversations.
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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.
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Beauty Giants Bow to Pressure on Skin Lightening Lotions. Is it Enough?

26 June 2020 • By Tamison O'Connor

Large conglomerates have come under fire for showing support for the racial justice movement while manufacturing and distributing skin-whitening lotions. Some are taking action, but critics question whether it’s enough.

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Beauty Giants Bow to Pressure on Skin Lightening Lotions. Is it Enough?

Large conglomerates have come under fire for showing support for the racial justice movement while manufacturing and distributing skin-whitening lotions. Some are taking action, but critics question whether it’s enough.
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The BoF Podcast: June Sarpong Says Fashion's Gatekeepers Need to Start Thinking Differently About Diversity

19 June 2020 • By BoF Team

19 June 2020 • By BoF Team

June Sarpong shares her advice on how organisations can improve their diversity and inclusive representation, and effectively champion allyship.
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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.
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BoF Professional Exclusive

Fixing the Whitewashed Influencer Economy

18 June 2020 • By Alexandra Mondalek

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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.
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Op Ed

Op-Ed | Condé Nast’s Big Issue Is Classism

17 June 2020 • By Bonnie Morrison

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Op-Ed | Condé Nast’s Big Issue Is Classism

Social class remains curiously absent from America’s conversation on race, but it has always been in sharp focus at Condé Nast, writes Bonnie Morrison.
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News & Analysis

Mexico Calls out Louis Vuitton for Using Traditional Pattern

10 July 2019 • By Reuters

10 July 2019 • By Reuters

In June, the Mexican government also questioned Carolina Herrera for 'cultural appropriation' of indigenous patterns.
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Mexico Calls out Louis Vuitton for Using Traditional Pattern

In June, the Mexican government also questioned Carolina Herrera for 'cultural appropriation' of indigenous patterns.
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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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People

Yara Shahidi: ‘Brown Faces Are Bankable’

14 September 2018 • By Lauren Sherman

Anointed by Oprah Winfrey and Michelle Obama, the 18-year-old 'Black-ish’ star, Tory Burch brand ambassador and Harvard freshman is schooling the fashion industry on race, activism and the future.

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Yara Shahidi: ‘Brown Faces Are Bankable’

Anointed by Oprah Winfrey and Michelle Obama, the 18-year-old 'Black-ish’ star, Tory Burch brand ambassador and Harvard freshman is schooling the fashion industry on race, activism and the future.
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