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Woke Denim: Denim as a form of activism

Materials can be the subject of political movements, sustainability debates and personal statements, but not many have such a rich history as denim does. Rounding out a whole month of talks, workshops and events, the British Textile Biennial has come to a close. Focusing on the UK’s relationship with creativity, innovation and expression in...

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Black-owned fashion labels to watch

A whole year has passed since the murder of George Floyd. The police officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck for minutes, depriving him of air to breathe, has since been found guilty on all charges. Accountability - a glimmer of hope in the fight against police violence against Blacks and People of Colour in the USA. Nevertheless, as the daily...

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"Africa is the future": Nigerian models take over fashion's runways

Champagne corks popped and sequins sparkled like a thousand tiny stars in Nigeria's economic capital Lagos, where an international model casting was on the hunt for the face of the future. Elizabeth Elohor is sure that it will be an African one. The former top model created the first modelling agency in Nigeria back in 2004, when there was no...

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Hudson’s Bay invests 30 million dollars in new social impact platform

Hudson’s Bay has launched a new social impact platform, called Hudson’s Bay Charter for Change, which aims to accelerate racial equity and inclusion in the fashion retailer’s home country of Canada. The platform has been launched through the Hudson Bay Foundation with a commitment of 30 million Canadian dollars over the coming 10 years. It will...

Retail

Target to invest 2 billion dollars in Black-owned businesses

American retailer corporation Target has announced a commitment to spend more than 2 billion dollars in Black-owned businesses by 2025. Target will add products from more than 500 Black-owned businesses across its multi-category assortment in stores and online, as well as increased spending in Black-owned companies, such as marketing agencies,...

Podcast

Part 2 of 3: A conversation on PR's role in racism in fashion

Podcast Fashion: No Filter hosts guest editor Henrietta Gallina discusses PR's role in society's current climate in the second of three part series. One of the ripple effects from the rise of the Black Lives Matters has been a rally cry for the fashion industry to end systemic racism. In this edition Henrietta speaks with Jordan Mitchell, the...

Podcast

Part 1 of 3: A conversation of race & fashion

Part one of three, the podcast Fashion: No Filter gives the mic to Henrietta Gallina, an advocate, creative director and co-host of popular podcast 'The Conversations', who shall be leading the discussion throughout the series. In this edition of the series, Henrietta sits down with digital creator Tamu McPherson, and BET Style Director Danielle...

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Milan fashion week: Black Lives Matter designers make history

Last minute touches on a frilly white dress, a final coat of powder and it's showtime for the Black Lives Matter-inspired collective making history at Milan Fashion Week. After a years-long battle to improve diversity on the Italian catwalks, a group of five black designers made their on-schedule debut Wednesday by opening the women's...

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Tom Ford says old fashion system was effective, and will return

“The fashion system is driven by the consumer,” Tom Ford told Vanessa Friedman of the New York Times on Instagram Live, five days ahead of his NYFW show. He doubts that anything will come of murmurs that designers could forego precollections and do only two collections a year. “We have trained the consumer to think there is something new every...

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Diversity for a new decade, key dos and don'ts for brands

With protests against police brutality having occurred this summer in fifty states and in twenty countries, and in which, according to the NY Times, between 15 and 26 million Americans participated, equality is a global mandate. No brand has the luxury of remaining on the sidelines on this issue or they will face serious repercussions. This is...

Video

Video: Black fashion pros discuss changes in fashion following Black Lives Matter movement

This panel discussion presented by ShowStudio creatives discuss their experiences being black in the fashion industry. Model Trey Trey along with make-up artist Crystabel Riley, stylist KK Obi and fashion journalists Eni Subair and Dominic Cadogan meet virtually in this 55-minute conversation. Each one of these fashion pros share personal...

Fairs

Fashion's past and present collide in the Met's newest exhibition

Whether by repetition, rupture or reinvention, fashion has always maintained a complex relationship to time, a link New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art is exploring in a new exhibition opening Thursday. The show, delayed for months by the pandemic, was also tweaked last minute to take into account the Black Lives Matter movement that...