Post-election, industry executives sound off on what they need to focus on next.

As top schools roll out another term of socially-distanced lectures and remote tutorials, students are questioning the value and relevance of a formal fashion education.

Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.

Elie Saab Jr, chief executive of Elie Saab Group, and Lebanese designers Roni Helou and Amine Jreissati speak about the urgent need for global solidarity in the face of crisis.

As sustainability becomes more important to consumers, brands must invest in genuine root and branch reform, manage expectations, be humble and own up to their shortcomings to avoid backlash because consumers ultimately see through platitudes and gimmicky campaigns.

Brands and retailers are sitting on mountains of spring and summer collections that they need to clear in what will likely be the biggest markdown season ever.

Fashion’s activists and advocates are looking for ways to make sustainability as compelling as an ad for a new bag.

From charges of cultural appropriation to outright racism, the last year has made clear just how far fashion still has to go to become more inclusive. Now, a perfect storm of identity politics, consumer activism and social media may bring about lasting change.