This week has been a mess for fashion.
In the second week after the murder of George Floyd and subsequent civil unrest, brands, companies, influencers, corporations and fashion personalities came out en masse to show support for the Black Lives Matter movement. With that, in too many cases, the veil of inclusion, diversity, representation, empathy and transparency that has been carefully curated over the past few years, has been removed to expose fashion's deepest rooted problems: systemic racism, toxic work environments, a general culture of silencing and complicity and co-opting.⠀
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On the flip side, the most positive and progressive moves have been made towards the fight for racial equity thus far. More Black people and people of all races are speaking up and speaking out. People are owning their part in this and taking real, meaningful steps to reconcile. People are connecting, mobilizing and strategizing to dismantle the parts of our industry that do not serve all of us. More conversations are being had and connections made, than ever before, between people, brands and organizations who want to put their resources to work. ⠀
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We recognized that this is a watershed movement. In this conversation we recap the past week, review our hopes for the future and also discuss the feedback from our trending Business of Fashion Op-Ed: 'Fashion Is Part of The Race Problem'. ⠀
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As always, we hope you get involved in this very important conversation and let us know your thoughts, comment, subscribe, rate this episode (*****) and follow us on Instagram @TheConversations.Podcast.⠀
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Article reference: ⠀
In this episode Jason reference's Vikram Alexei Kansara's BoF article: 'Luxury's Inequality Problem'
A Conversation With Mory Fontanez: A Fashion Solution - Revolution or Reform?
A Conversation With Dr. Alisha Moreland-Capuia: Can We Talk More About Black Trauma in Fashion?⠀
A Conversation With Imran Amed: About Race & Fashion
A Conversation With Ruba Abu-Nimah: If We’re to Accept "Warhol’s" Statement of "Art Is What You Can Get Away With," What Does This Say About Image-Making in the Digital Age?
What Can We Expect From a Fashion Reset? Pt. 1
Is André Leon Talley’s Fashion Journey a Cautionary Tale?
A Conversation With: Edward Buchanan & Gloria María Cappelletti: What of Independent Design in the Age of COVID-19?
A Conversation With Kimberly M. Jenkins: How Deep is the Illusion of Inclusion in Fashion?
A Conversation With Ronan Mckenzie & Gabriella Karefa-Johnson: What is the Role of Strong Image Making in a Post Pandemic Fashion Landscape?
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COVID-19 & Unemployment
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A Conversation With Vanessa Hong: Is Our Changing Relationship With Fashion Changing Fashion?
Is Prada Too Big to Fail?
Where is the Black Leadership in Fashion?
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Is Creativity Now Diametrically Opposed to Profitability (Greed)?
A Conversation With Alok Vaid-Menon: Is Degendering Fashion One of the Biggest Issues in Our Industry?
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