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Sibling’s designers showing their support to stay in the EU during their menswear fashion show ahead of the referendum

We’re back with another round-up of everything you might have missed in fashion and technology news (and beyond) over the past week or so. Needless to say, Brexit has been the big subject as the industry tries to weigh up what such a result means for them going forward. We’ve highlighted some of the must-read pieces on the subject. Beyond that there’s an update on the value of Reddit for brands, insight on Uniqlo’s evolving digital identity and to cheer everyone up, Amazon’s new #saysomethingnice campaign…

  • Britain votes to exit EU, unleashing untold damage on the fashion industry [BoF]
  • Brexit: Retail chiefs must lead in the creation of a prosperous future [Retail Week]
  • What Brexit means for British fashion brands [Esquire]
  • Here’s why Brexit might not be so bad for… Burberry [Yahoo]
  • E-commerce winners and losers in the wake of Brexit [Glossy]
  • Why big brands are suddenly getting cozy with Reddit [AdWeek]
  • How fashion brands are starting to design like tech companies [Co.Design]
  • How Uniqlo plans to establish a digital identity [Glossy]
  • Amazon Fashion launches #saysomethingnice social campaign [The Industry]
  • Online fashion curator FarFetch, which links shops to customers, grows in China [SCMP]
  • Nicola Formichetti on subcultures, digital life & advertising on Pornhub [Oyster]
  • Augmented reality bot brings virtual lipstick try-on to Facebook Messenger [Forbes]
  • Target shoppers love this superfan account [Racked]
  • Snap, swipe, like: The mobile future of fashion retail [BBC]
  • The evolution of the mobile payment [TechCrunch]
  • E-commerce is supposedly capital intensive. So why do the companies that raise the least tend to do the best? [Pando]
  • How social media turned into shoppable media [The Industry]
  • Pinterest adds a shopping cart and visual search to challenge Amazon [AdWeek]
  • Refinery29 is building a 10-person Facebook Live team [Digiday]
  • Meet the new wave of wearables: stretchable electronics [Fast Company]
  • Iris Apfel emojis are happening with Macy’s [Fashionista]