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Macy's announces 5-point plan to promote diversity and inclusion

Fashion companies continue to invest in strategies that promote inclusion. Macy's is the latest such company, as the American retailer, which operates Macy's

Festival Mode & Design celebrates a colourfully creative 19th edition

Festival Mode & Design celebrates a colourfully creative 19th edition

Will casting diversity rule the SS20 fashion weeks?

CFDA urges brands to consider diversity for NYFW casting

The CFDA wants to make New York Fashion Week a diverse event. The council's president, Steven Kolb, issued a reminder notice to brands participating in this s

Chanel hires first openly transgender model to front campaign

American model Teddy Quinlivan has revealed she will be the first openly transgender model to front a Chanel campaign. The 25-year-old took to Instagram

Victoria’s Secret hires first openly transgender model

While there has yet to be an official statement from the struggling Victoria’s Secret about the status of its annual fashion show — which has already been

Gucci hires global head of diversity, equity & inclusion

Gucci was serious when it announced plans to improve diversity. The Italian luxury brand has appointed Renée E. Tirado as its first global director of divers

Why aren't more women running fashion companies?

A new study by Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) tracks female leadership in the fashion industry. Called Unraveling the Fabric Ceiling, it reveals just 4,8 pe

Chanel hires first Head of Diversity & Inclusion

Chanel has created a new C-suite role to improve inclusion and diversity within the company and avoid any faux pas that may offend consumers based on gender,

Burberry announces diversity and inclusion measures following “noose” incident

Burberry is following Gucci and Prada’s steps by adopting concrete measures to improve inclusion and diversity within the company, following a recent outcry

Prada creates diversity and inclusion council, invites Ava DuVernay & Theaster Gates

Prada has invited artist and activist Theaster Gates and writer, director and producer Ava DuVernay to join the company’s new Diversity and Inclusion Adviso

Race, gender and size diversity reaches all-time high at NYFW

New York Fashion is more diverse than ever before, according to Fashion Spot’s newest report on race, size, gender and age on the catwalk. The publication r

Diversity, wellness and model privacy at NYFW: A note from the CFDA

Diversity, wellness and model privacy at NYFW: A note from the CFDA

A fashion milestone: 20 years since black model opened Prada

For a designer as socio-politically conscious as Muccia Prada it seems odd and incongruous it took twenty years and forty seasons for her to cast a black mo