To subscribe to the BoF Podcast, please follow this link. LONDON, United Kingdom — Aniyia Williams is ready for difficult conversations. The opera singer-turned-fashion tech entrepreneur has navigated systemic racism within corporate culture for years. And as companies slowly begin the process of dismantling policies and norms that harm Black people within them, Williams has a […]
The BoF Podcast: Rick Owens on Why Fashion Shows Aren’t Going Away
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How I Became… Burberry's Global Beauty Director
Follow in the path of fashion insiders: apply for your next job on BoF Careers now. LONDON, United Kingdom — “Yes, I am a makeup artist, but it’s always been a bit of a stretch for me to quote that as my job because it wasn’t my job ever at the beginning. I became that,” Isamaya […]
The BoF Podcast: June Sarpong Says Fashion's Gatekeepers Need to Start Thinking Differently About Diversity
To subscribe to the BoF Podcast, please follow this link. LONDON, United Kingdom — In a BoF Live event, broadcast before the death of George Floyd sparked global protests against racial inequality, June Sarpong — the BBC’s director of creative diversity appointed in 2019 — spoke with BoF’s Robin Mellery-Pratt on how organisations can improve their […]
UK High Streets Half Empty Despite Shops Reopening
LONDON, United Kingdom — England’s high streets and shopping centres are still half empty compared to last year, despite the easing of lockdown rules which has allowed all stores to re-open, showing the challenge faced by the government to get the economy moving again. After 83 days of coronavirus lockdown, non-essential stores in England were […]