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 […]
Netflix has emerged as one of the big winners of the coronavirus pandemic. Now fledgling French shoe brand Nodaleto is ready to launch its own version of the streaming service with a tongue-in-cheek web series inspired by the classic teen comedy “Mean Girls.” Call it a sign of the times: the idea for the parody […]
LONDON — Harper’s Bazaar U.K. is keeping its esprit de corps high and producing content remotely from home for its July issue while the country is under lockdown. Ashley Graham appears on the cover, shot by her husband Justin Ervin, who is a director and cinematographer, at her childhood home in Nebraska, where she has […]
Louise Trotter, creative director for Lacoste, has designed an exclusive limited-edition polo called “L.12.12 Polo Merci.” The polo shows the brand’s commitment to the nonprofits and their volunteers working to help people in need during the coronavirus pandemic. The shirt has an embroidered heart around the iconic crocodile emblem as a way to say “thank […]
Fears among retailers and brands that protests in Los Angeles over the death of George Floyd would devolve into looting have been realized in many areas. On Saturday evening, around 6 p.m., an Alexander McQueen store on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills was broken into and looted, according to live video aired by a local […]
MILAN — Ferruccio Ferragamo, chairman of Salvatore Ferragamo SpA, and Guido Damiani, president of the namesake jewelry company, were named Cavaliere del Lavoro, or Knight of Labour, on Saturday. This is one of the highest recognitions bestowed by the president of the Italian Republic, currently Sergio Mattarella. Along with Ferragamo and Damiani, 23 other Italian […]
Hundreds of Hearst Magazines staffers will get their election eight months after revealing their goal of unionizing. Staffers will be able to vote by mail, with ballots being sent out on June 12 as most employees work from home during the coronavirus pandemic, the Hearst Magazines Union said on Instagram Friday. The deadline to send […]
Although the coronavirus pandemic has canceled virtually all in-person Pride Month events, fashion and beauty brands are continuing their commitments to give back and support the LGBTQ+ community. Several brands are creating rainbow-themed Pride collections to donate proceeds to global organizations supporting the LGBTQ+ community, including GLAAD, the Trevor Project and the It Gets Better […]
PARIS — Signaling intentions to continue seeking to cultivate an inclusive working environment, Kering issued a statement Friday expressing support for the LGBTQIA+ community, relaying the message at the outset of Pride month. Pride month kicks off in June amid rising concern that respect for diversity could fall by the wayside in an environment of […]
Denim is personal, one of the few items you can live in, feel relaxed in and wear over and over. In an effort to highlight the comfort associated with denim in the age of quarantine, WWD commissioned photographer Dennis Tejero and model girlfriend Alecia Rodriguez to document an intimate display of denim and loungewear throughout […]