BoF's Year in Fashion | The Culture Wars Come to Fashion

Is Fashion Ready for a Multicultural Minefield? View on Web Add to contacts New reader? Subscribe YEAR IN FASHION ADVERTISEMENT THE UPFRONT The Business of Fashion will be taking a break between 24 December 2020 and 3 January 2021. In the meantime, explore our analysis from an unparalleled year for the global fashion industry. We wish you a happy holiday season and a great start to 2021. Dear BoF Community, In 2020, fashion was forced to look at itself in the mirror, and found plenty not to like. Brand after brand was exposed for fostering a toxic workplace, mistreating employees of colour or not bothering to hire a diverse staff in the first place. Legendary founders were toppled and once-unimpeachable brands were tarnished. The industry has a chance to rectify its mistakes. An activist movement borne out of the summer's Black Lives Matter protests has vowed to hold fashion to account. Consumers increasingly say they want to spend their money with brands that share their values. In 2021, we'll see whether this year's upheaval will lead to lasting changes.  Brian Baskin, Deputy Editor Luca's Letter Is Fashion Ready for a Multicultural Minefield? BY Luca Solca Social media, Chinese nationalism and a culture war in the US have ratcheted up the risk of costly cultural missteps like those made by Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, Prada and others. Luca Solca examines what fashion brands should — and should not — do. Try BoF Professional for 30 days for $1/£1 JOIN Intelligence As Brands Rush to Speak Out, Many Statements Ring Hollow BY Alexandra Mondalek When it comes to supporting social causes, consumers are calling out fashion and beauty companies for virtue signalling. Here's what brands can do to evolve. Try BoF Professional for 30 days for $1/£1 JOIN Intelligence When Outraged Commenters Are Your Employees BY M.C. Nanda and Tamison O'Connor Current & former employees of fashion companies are speaking out about the mismatch between their employers' public support for Black Lives Matter and the truth about their internal cultures. Try BoF Professional for 30 days for $1/£1 JOIN Intelligence How and When Brands Should Say 'I'm Sorry' BY Alexandra Mondalek As cancel culture evolves, the overused brand apology popular on Instagram and other social media must in turn become more thoughtful through language and action. Try BoF Professional for 30 days for $1/£1 JOIN Inside Beauty How Fashion and Beauty Can Better Engage with Black Businesses BY Sarah Brown Four months after renewed demands for racial justice hit the fashion and beauty industries, what — beyond symbolic gestures — has been done, and what will it take to make initiatives like the 15 Percent Pledge work? Try BoF Professional for 30 days for $1/£1 JOIN News & Analysis Designer Aurora James Calls on Retailers to Commit to Black-Owned Businesses BY Sarah Kent and Chavie Lieber As the US sinks into further turmoil over the death of another black man by the hands of the police, the Brother Vellies owner is asking the fashion industry to do more to combat systemic racism. News & Analysis Black Fashion Industry Leaders Want to Move From Cancel Culture to Accountability With New Coalition BY Chantal Fernandez A group co-founded by Lindsay Peoples Wagner and Sandrine Charles will partner with companies to advance Black professionals and release a yearly index score measuring diversity. Podcasts The BoF Podcast: Inclusivity or Tokenism? BY BoF Team At BoF VOICES, activist Sinéad Burke and Harper's Bazaar editor Samira Nasr discuss how to be genuinely inclusive in 2020. Op Ed Op-Ed | A Racist Incident at Fashion Week BY Tiffany Reid A racist accusation at Paris Fashion Week was only the tip of the iceberg, recalls Tiffany Reid. Podcasts The BoF Podcast: Tackling Systemic Racism in the Fashion Industry BY BoF Team Harlem Fashion Row's Brandice Daniel, Black in Fashion Council Co-Founder Sandrine Charles and creative consultant Henrietta Gallina on actionable anti-racism steps brands must take to move the industry forward. BoF CAREERS - FEATURED JOBS   International Ecommerce Manager Tory Burch    New York, United States   Merchandiser / Planner Norse Projects   Copenhagen, Denmark   JUNIOR LIFESTORE BUYER  Goodhood   London, United Kingdom View All Jobs Subscribe Were you forwarded this email? To subscribe to this newsletter, click below. Subscribe for Free Follow Us The Business of Fashion Sponsorship & Advertising About This email was sent to edwardlorilla1986.paxforex@blogger.com Add to Address Book | Unsubscribe | Edit Newsletter Subscriptions The Business of Fashion Moray House - 6th Floor · 23-31 Great Titchfield St London W1W 7PA · United Kingdom