Day: June 2, 2020

Australian, New Zealand Fashion Industries React to U.S. Protests

SYDNEY — The Australian and New Zealand fashion industries have joined the growing chorus of support for the Black Lives Matter movement in the wake of the May 25 death of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis police. Following several solidarity protests in Australia and New Zealand on Monday and Tuesday, fashion companies […]

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Virgil Abloh Apologizes After Criticism Over Looting Comments

MAKING AMENDS: Virgil Abloh has issued an apology on social media after coming under fire online for comments about looters and a $50 donation he made to a bail fund. The founder of Off-White and creative director of men’s wear at Louis Vuitton published a lengthy statement in which he spoke of his experience as […]

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#AmplifyMelanatedVoicesChallenge Gains Traction on Instagram

A new social media campaign is calling on Instagram users to spotlight a diversity of voices surrounding social justice work. The #AmplifyMelanatedVoicesChallenge calls on social media users to focus on the social justice work of BIPOC (black, indigenous and people of color) amid the national protests surrounding racial injustice and police brutality in order to […]

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