Discover the most exciting career opportunities now available on BoF Careers — including jobs from Prada Group, Revolve and Karla Otto.

At the Vancouver-based yoga lifestyle juggernaut, being Black is ‘off brand,’ according to months of reporting by BoF’s Sheena Butler-Young.

Like many companies in fashion and other industries, the $50 billion yoga apparel brand created a new department in 2020 it said would help improve its diversity and inclusion and create a more equitable playing field for minorities. In interviews with BoF, 14 current and former Black employees said things have only worsened since then.

BoF Careers provides essential sector insights for fashion designers this month, to help you decode fashion’s creative and commercial landscape.

Industry insiders and careers experts share their advice on how to navigate the challenges at the start of a career in fashion, from how to network effectively to optimising job applications and impressing in the workplace.

BoF Careers gathers advice from recruitment executives, HR managers and DEI leaders from fashion brands and businesses on their top tips for emerging talent navigating fashion’s job market.

From working across creative agencies like Spring Studios to publishers like i-D and Dazed before moving in-house, Priya Matadeen identifies thematic ‘red threads’ to facilitate each career move. She shares her career advice, including how to learn leadership skills and demonstrate transferable skills across new disciplines.

To discover how to meet the needs and expectations of Gen-Z as they enter the workforce, BoF hosted a panel with industry experts Rhianna Cohen, creative director at Mørning, Pavel Dler, founder and CEO at Culted, and Erifili Gounari, founder of The Z Link.