Diversity
Must Read: Versace Partners With Cher for Pride 2022, Will Sephora Prioritize Diversity With Its CEO Hire?
Plus, Ulta launches accelerator program for early-stage BIPOC brands.
The Rise of Diversity-Led Scholarships in Fashion
Scholarship initiatives have become a popular way for brands, schools and nonprofits to diversify fashion's talent pipeline — but is it enough?
This Cosmetology School Is Leading the Charge to Include Textured Hair Education in Every Stylist's Training
Get to know the advocates driving industry-wide change at the Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute.
Must Read: Rihanna to Open Savage X Fenty Stores, New York Fashion Week Makes Important Diversity Progress
Plus, Latinx creators share how they celebrate their culture through beauty.
How Jawara Went From Helping Out at His Aunt's Salon to Becoming a World-Renowned Hairstylist
With stints assisting just about every top hairstylist in fashion along the way.
Must Read: Asos Buys Topshop, New Report Details the State of Diversity and Inclusion in Fashion
Plus, Winnie Harlow is the new face of Paul Mitchell.
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Career Advice From the Current Generation of Black Fashion Industry Talent, to the Next
Listen to these 13 fashion editors, designers, influencers and entrepreneurs if you're looking to work in fashion.
It's Time to Stop Looking to Brands to Save Us
They've failed spectacularly at defending worker's rights, halting racism and upending sexism. Why are we still expecting brands to be moral leaders?
Must Read: UPS Lifts Ban on Natural Hair and Beards, How Brands Are Marketing to a Divided Country
Plus, how Harris Reed became Harry Styles's secret style weapon.
Must Read: Fashion Executives on What Happens Now, Gap Misses the Mark With Tweet
Plus, diversity experts on how fashion brands can avoid missteps.
The Complicated Legacy of 'Man Repeller'
The desire for fashion to feel more inclusive is what lifted the platform up, and then what brought it low.
The Wall Group's Jay Lopez on How Managers Can — and Should — Advocate for BIPOC and Latinx Artists
In this op-ed, he discusses why he's set out to built a roster of primarily BIPOC and Latinx artists and what the industry can do to better support them.
The Gen-Z Founders of Topicals Are Building a Uniquely Mission-Driven Beauty Company
Their aim to democratize access to medical-grade skin care has drawn a diverse, superstar list of investors, including Issa Rae, Yvonne Orji and the CEOs of Warby Parker, Allbirds, Casper, Harry's and Bombas.
Condé Nast Names Yashica Olden as Its First-Ever Global Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
She comes to the legacy publisher with two decades worth of experience in elevating diversity and inclusion strategies at large companies.
Leah Thomas is Helping Build a More Intersectional Sustainability Movement
"I of course want to save the whales, but I also want to save Black people. Can we talk about that?"
Sharon Chuter Ignited a Grassroots Anti-Racism Movement in Beauty That Is Reverberating Throughout Corporate America
The Pull Up for Change creator and Uoma Beauty CEO and founder discusses the ripple effect her initiatives have made in 2020 — and where we go from here.
Backstory Is Building a Modern Marketing Agency With Diversity at the Forefront
Founder Callia Hargrove discusses what it's like to start a company amid a pandemic, what marketing that centers diversity and inclusion looks like and how brands can (and should) communicate right now.
Pull Up For Change Founder Sharon Chuter's Mission to Build an Anti-Racist Beauty Industry Is Just Getting Started
"I'm going to tell my whole damn industry to pull up."
Former Everlane Employees Call Out Alleged Racism and Toxic Culture in the Workplace
"We... have witnessed and experienced anti-Black behavior, prejudice in advancement of Black and POC employees, bullying [and] racial and heteronormative supremacy."
Must Read: Going Beyond Corporate Diversity Strategy, American Eagle Outfitters Launches New Brand
Plus, Johnson & Johnson will stop selling skin-whitening products.
Refinery29 Founder Christene Barberich Steps Down as Editor-in-Chief in Response to Accusations of Racism and Toxic Company Culture
"It's time for a new generation of leadership that’s truly reflective of the diversity of our audience," Barberich said in a statement.
This New Trend in Retail Puts the Spotlight on Emerging Diverse Talent
More e-commerce platforms exclusively carry and promote brands from communities and geographic areas that have traditionally been underrepresented in the industry.
What 'Diversity and Inclusion' Efforts Actually Look Like Behind the Scenes at Fashion Brands
This is what happens "post-discussion."
