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Video: Nike's "You Can't Stop Us" campaign

Nike shared it's newest campaign video last week in support of current movements going on in American culture in today's world. The slogan of the American sportswear brand's campaign is "You can't stop sport. Because you can't stop us" and featured outspoken athletes including Megan Rapinoe, Serena Williams, Lebron James and Colin Kaepernick....

12 hours ago

Fashion

Off-White launches ‘I Support Young Black Businesses’ initiative

Virgil Abloh and Off-White have announced an ongoing commitment to the Black community with the launch of a quarterly fundraising programme, ‘I Support Young Black Businesses’. The project will raise funds for organisations chosen by Abloh and his team to support the Black community, explained the brand in a press release, by selling items where...

3 Aug 2020

Fashion

New agency 2BG (2 Black Girls) to help brands more diverse and inclusive

Two fashion connoisseurs and industry stalwarts have joined forces to launch an agency in the U.S. to offer brands solutions to become more diverse and inclusive. Chrissy Rutherford and Danielle Prescod, who cut their teeth at top titles including Harper’s Bazaar and Elle magazine, took to their social platforms at the height of the Black Lives...

29 Jul 2020

Business

Tommy Hilfiger commits to diversity with ‘People's Place Program’

American fashion brand Tommy Hilfiger has announced that it is launching a new platform in response to the Black Lives Matter movement, which will seek to advance the representation of Black, Indigenous and people of colour (BIPOC) working within the fashion and creative industries. Dubbed the ‘People's Place Program’, the initiative takes its...

13 Jul 2020

Fashion

Botter designer makes Black Lives Matter plea in Paris

The Dutch brand Botter made an impassioned plea for the Black Lives Matter movement Friday at Paris men's fashion week. Its two designers Rushemy Botter and Lisi Herrebrugh -- who both have Caribbean roots -- delivered a heartfelt plea for people to "unite against violence on the black community, against violence on any community" as they...

13 Jul 2020

Fashion

Virgil Abloh raises 1 million dollars for "Post-Modern" scholarship fund

Virgil Abloh is working to promote change for the future of the fashion industry. The notable designer has raised 1 million dollars for a new scholarship fund to provide financial support to students of academic promise of Black, African-American or African descent. Abloh raised funds through his own donation and through support of his partners,...

9 Jul 2020

Fashion

Naomi Campbell opens Paris digital fashion week with a call for equality

Supermodel Naomi Campbell said Monday that the fashion industry must start "enforcing inclusion" on the catwalk and beyond. The British-born star, who has been outspoken about the racism she has encountered in the industry, made the comments in a video to open the virus-hit Paris fashion week, which has been forced online. Wearing a T-shirt with...

6 Jul 2020

Fashion

Black-owned Amsterdam labels collaborate to launch charity T-shirt

Seven Black-owned Amsterdam brands, Daily Paper, Filling Pieces, Olaf Hussein, Patta, Smib, The New Originals and Hosselaer, have united to take a stand against racism with a charity T-shirt. The ‘In Unity, There Is Strength’ T-shirt features artwork made by Amsterdam-based artist Farida Sedoc called No Justice No Peace. The Amsterdam artist was...

1 Jul 2020

Business

Puma and Adidas join fashion brands boycotting Facebook advertisements

German sportswear makers Adidas and Puma said Tuesday they would join agrowing advertiser boycott over hate speech against Facebook and Instagram in July, following major consumer companies like Levi's and Coca-Cola. "Puma will join the #StopHateForProfit campaign... throughout July," a spokeswoman told AFP, citing a social media hashtag...

30 Jun 2020

Fashion

New "Black in Fashion Council" launches to promote equal rights

A new organization has launched to promote inclusion within the fashion industry. Founded by Teen Vogue editor-in-chief Lindsay Peoples Wagner and Sandrine Charles of Sandrine Charles Consulting, the new Black in Fashion Council aims to "represent and secure the advancement of black individuals in the fashion and beauty industry [sic],"...

25 Jun 2020

Fashion

A growing list of brands is boycotting advertising on Facebook

A host of outdoor clothing brands are boycotting advertising on Facebook as part of a Stop Hate for Profits campaign. Companies including Patagonia, The North Face and Rei are calling for brands to stop advertising on the social media platform for the month of July. The North Face said it was halting ads “until stricter policies are put in place...

23 Jun 2020

Fashion OPINION

Is European fashion paying enough attention to Black Lives Matter?

New-York - A low-key London Fashion Week went digital for its menswear shows against a backdrop of Black Lives Matter protests and a statement from the British Fashion Council regarding the industry’s multiple challenges. “The recent events in the US have shown that none is more urgent than the need to fight racial prejudice and discrimination,”...

18 Jun 2020