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These are the stories that are making headlines in fashion on Tuesday.
Fashion Week in the Fog of War
Business of Fashion’s Imran Amed writes about fashion’s response to news of an ongoing war in Ukraine, with Fall 2022 shows continuing to unfold as other industries react. “What seems clear is that the longer this war lasts, the greater the calls will be for the fashion industry to speak up and act as well,” he argued. {fashion business}
Young voices from BIPOC in fashion on why they stay
In Teen Vogue, Aiyana Ishmael interviews 45 young BIPOC fashion professionals about their experiences working in the industry and why they choose to stay in it. “I can’t just expect other people to do the work. They can do things at face value, but treating people a certain way does more than act like you’re doing something for the community,” designer Iyomi Ho Ken said. . {Teen Fashion}
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Estée Lauder executive fired for racist post
John Demsey is out of Estée Lauder, reports Sapna Maheshwari of the New York Times, and was asked to leave the company after posting a racist image on his Instagram profile. Over the weekend, the longtime beauty executive issued an apology: “I am terribly sorry and deeply ashamed that I hurt so many people when I made the horrible mistake of reporting a racist meme without reading it beforehand.” {New York Times}
The fatkini and me: how a viral moment helped me regain my confidence after a lifetime of cover-up
For Vogue’s Body Language essay series, Lydia Okello recounts how sharing a photo of herself in a bathing suit—inspired by Gabi Gregg’s fatkini—on the internet changed her relationship with bathing suits: “I’ve never felt like it was worth My body is worth glorifying, but the experience of posting this photo, after a lifetime of trying to hide it, felt liberating,” they wrote. {Fashion}
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