diversity and inclusion
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When 'Diversity & Inclusion' Is Disrespectful and Insulting: Kerby Jean-Raymond Calls Out Business of Fashion for Tokenizing and Appropriation
Sometimes, “a seat at the table” just means “sit there and make us look good while we pick your brain, exploit your culture and give you little to no credit.” At least, that’s what Kerby Jean-Raymond, designer and founder of Pyer Moss and a creative director at Reebok is alleging of fashion analysis and news…
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Diversity and Inclusion: The CFDA Adds Designers Kerby Jean-Raymond, Carly Cushnie and Virgil Abloh to Its Board
“Diversity” and “Inclusion” have become buzzwords in the fashion industry and beyond as we continue to explore what parity and influence should really look like in one of the world’s most exclusive industries. Now under the leadership of Tom Ford, the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) has made a significant stride in tangibly…
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Making Good on Its Promise to Make Change, Gucci Announces a Global Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion—and It’s a Woman of Color
Representation matters. It matters at the ballot box, at the box office, and most importantly, in the boardroom. And as Gucci and any number of fashion brands have discovered, it matters when it comes to the bottom line. After weathering a media firestorm and celebrity-proposed boycott when a sweater eerily resembling blackface hit the shelves,…
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Giant Steps: Pyer Moss Designer Kerby Jean-Raymond Earns an Artistic Directorship at Reebok
Now, this is what we call a promotion: A mere two years after garnering a coveted partnership with Reebok, Pyer Moss designer Kerby Jean-Raymond has an additional title under his very stylish belt. Jean-Raymond will now be the athletic brand’s artistic director of Reebok Studies__, “a new division at the company which will foster under-the-radar…
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Proving ‘Diversity & Inclusion’ Are in Fashion, Chanel Hires Its 1st Head of D & I—but Not a Person of Color
Often, the best way to confront a scandal is to avoid creating one in the first place. After a flurry of major brands—including Gucci, Prada and H&M—quickly scrambled to create diversity-focused positions, boards and initiatives following major gaffes in cultural insensitivity, Chanel, which has thus far avoided being named in a recent racial scandal (and…
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Showing Their True Stripes? A New Report Reveals Diversity Concerns at Adidas
Prior to inking her highly touted new deal with Adidas, Beyoncé reportedly walked out of a meeting with competitor Reebok due to a lack of diversity on its pitch team. But as an investigative report by the New York Times revealed on Wednesday, Adidas seemingly has some major diversity issues of its own, as alleged…
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After Sephora Announces Companywide Diversity Training, Customers Say Racial Profiling Isn't the Only Problem [Updated]
Sephora, you’re probably going to need more than a morning for this. After singer-songwriter (and former employee) SZA put America’s favorite beauty emporium on blast in early May following a racial profiling incident at its Calabasas location, we expected a requisite grand gesture was soon to follow. And as anticipated, Sephora is taking action. Last…
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Not Again, Gucci: Despite Recent Efforts, the Italian Luxury Label Faces More Charges of Cultural Insensitivity
“If we made a mistake, I was the person who made the mistake,” Gucci CEO Marco Bizzarri told the Washington Post last week, reflecting on “Blackface-gate.” Now, Gucci’s got another cultural controversy on their hands—one they could’ve easily avoided, had they listened over a year ago after sending models wearing Sikh-like turbans down their Fall/Winter…
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Airbnb Hires Melissa C. Thomas-Hunt as Head of Global Diversity and Belonging
On Wednesday, Airbnb took more steps toward diversity, inclusion and equity by announcing Melissa C. Thomas-Hunt as head of global diversity and belonging. Thomas-Hunt will join the home-rental company’s executive team and direct the strategy and execution of diversity, inclusion, and equity programs for its 5,000 employees worldwide. In an official statement, Airbnb’s co-founder, CEO…
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Is Off-White Too White? Virgil Abloh Criticized for Lacking Diversity on His Staff
He has been hailed as a gamechanger in the fashion world, but is Virgil Abloh really changing the game for other black talents? That was the question raised by a now-deleted Instagram story published by Abloh on Tuesday, chronicling a dinner party thrown for his Milan, Italy-based staff. Screenshots shared by Abloh of both his…