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Fashion must embrace Black Lives Matter for eco-justice

World Environment Day and Black Lives Matter protests collided this year but for the first time the chants from the latter drowned out voices around the former. Protests surrounding the police murder of George Floyd have taken place in all 50 states and in 18 countries leading to speculation that we are experiencing the largest civil rights...

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Video: Nike joins the fight against insitutional racism

Following the events that occurred after George Floyd was killed after being arrested by four Minneapolis police officers on May 25th, fashion brands have also begun to raise their voices in support. One such brand is American sportswear giant Nike, who in the YouTube posting contradicted its own motto by writing "Don't do it". The minute long...

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H&M shutsdown 95 shops in the US amid protests

Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB or H&M has temporarily shuttered 95 of its stores in various regions across the U.S. following violence and looting amid the unrest related to the death of George Floyd. Street protests, some peaceful and some violent, erupted across the nation after Floyd was mercilessly killed by Minnesota police....

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Fashion companies raise their voice against racism

Despite being an act of social and corporate responsibility that should be taken for granted, fashion brands from different sectors of the industry have decided to keep up with the racial protests that are shaking public opinion these days, launching All kinds of communiqués with which to establish their positions and announce the various social...

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Virgil Abloh faces backlash after looting comments

Off-White founder and Louis Vuitton men’s artistic director, Virgil Abloh, has come under fire for his looting comments amid the Black Lives Matter protests after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis last week. The designer, in an Instagram post, wrote: “Case & point # 81 why I said ‘streetwear’ is dead,” in reference to a video of the...