Racism

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How 2020’s Culture Wars Are Changing Fashion School

14 October 2020 • By Rachel Deeley and Daphne Milner

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How 2020’s Culture Wars Are Changing Fashion School

As gatekeepers to the industry, fashion schools have a crucial role to play in uprooting systemic racism, but critics say they also have their own problems to fix.

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How Fashion and Beauty Can Better Engage with Black Businesses

7 October 2020 • By Sarah Brown

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How Fashion and Beauty Can Better Engage with Black Businesses

Four months after renewed demands for racial justice hit the fashion and beauty industries, what — beyond symbolic gestures — has been done, and what will it take to make initiatives like the 15 Percent Pledge work?

The BoF Podcast: Stella Jean Asks 'Do Black Lives Matter in Italian Fashion?'

27 August 2020 • By BoF Team

27 August 2020 • By BoF Team

The Italian-Haitian designer and the only Black member of Italy’s Camera della Moda speaks to BoF's Editor-in-Chief about racism within the country’s fashion industry.

The BoF Podcast: Stella Jean Asks 'Do Black Lives Matter in Italian Fashion?'

The Italian-Haitian designer and the only Black member of Italy’s Camera della Moda speaks to BoF's Editor-in-Chief about racism within the country’s fashion industry.

News & Analysis

Zalando Launches Diversity Drive After Racism Investigation

20 August 2020 • By Reuters

20 August 2020 • By Reuters

The German e-tailer's former art director accused the company of failing to respond to complaints in 2018 about employees who resisted booking Black models.

News & Analysis

Zalando Launches Diversity Drive After Racism Investigation

The German e-tailer's former art director accused the company of failing to respond to complaints in 2018 about employees who resisted booking Black models.

The BoF Podcast: Tackling Systemic Racism in the Fashion Industry

6 August 2020 • By BoF Team

6 August 2020 • By BoF Team

Harlem Fashion Row's Brandice Daniel, Black in Fashion Council Co-Founder Sandrine Charles and creative consultant Henrietta Gallina on actionable anti-racism steps brands must take to move the industry forward.

The BoF Podcast: Tackling Systemic Racism in the Fashion Industry

Harlem Fashion Row's Brandice Daniel, Black in Fashion Council Co-Founder Sandrine Charles and creative consultant Henrietta Gallina on actionable anti-racism steps brands must take to move the industry forward.

News & Analysis

H&M Suspends Employees Who Named New Product With Racist Slur

6 August 2020 • By Bloomberg

6 August 2020 • By Bloomberg

The Swedish retailer has launched an investigation into its chain & Other Stories, which came under fire after a report by CNN revealed several managers used racist language internally to refer to a hat.

News & Analysis

H&M Suspends Employees Who Named New Product With Racist Slur

The Swedish retailer has launched an investigation into its chain & Other Stories, which came under fire after a report by CNN revealed several managers used racist language internally to refer to a hat.

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

6 August 2020 • By Kevin Fegans

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.

Op-Ed | Fashion’s Darkest Truth

30 June 2020 • By Osman Yousefzada

Op-Ed | Fashion’s Darkest Truth

Osman Yousefzada journeys to post-colonial Bangladesh to meet the workers who make our clothes.

Op-Ed | What It's Like Being a Black Fashion Intern

26 June 2020 • By Jasmine Burgos, Abigail Cherubin, and Christopher Akintonde

Op-Ed | What It's Like Being a Black Fashion Intern

As Black interns at a high fashion magazine, we were largely confined to the fashion closet and denied opportunities for advancement enjoyed by others. It’s time for change, write Jasmine Burgos, Abigail Cherubin and Christopher Akintonde.

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The BoF Professional Summit Wrap-Up: How to Build a Responsible Fashion Business

19 June 2020 • By Rachel Deeley

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The BoF Professional Summit Wrap-Up: How to Build a Responsible Fashion Business

The climate crisis, Covid-19 and recent anti-racism protests have forced the fashion industry to recognise how it is failing to live up to its environmental and social responsibilities. Global experts at The BoF Professional Summit weighed in on where we go from here.