ICYMI: Lagerfeld passes at 85, Gucci and the blackface scandal, fashion preps for Brexit
A round-up of everything you might have missed in relevant fashion, retail and tech industry news over the past week.
TOP STORIES
- Karl Lagerfeld dies in Paris [BoF]
- Internal memo from Gucci CEO shows he’s taking the blackface scandal very, very seriously [Fashionista]
- Fashion prepares for Brexit disaster [BoF]
- Levi Strauss files for initial public offering [Fashion United]
TECHNOLOGY
- Brands are testing augmented reality’s influence on e-commerce [Digiday]
- Amazon opens up Alexa store for anyone to create and publish custom skills [The Verge]
SUSTAINABILITY & PURPOSE
- Government considers clothing levy to reduce fashion industry waste [The Industry]
- 6 years after Rana Plaza, worker safety is under threat in Bangladesh again [BoF]
- 3.1 Phillip Lim to go fur-free from autumn 2019 [Fashion United]
RETAIL & E-COMMERCE
- Bonprix’s latest high-tech shopping experience [Fashion United]
- Barneys to open luxury cannabis shop [Chain Store Age]
- Le Bon Marché to showcase technology with ‘Geek Mais Chic’ theme [WWD]
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
PRODUCT
- Cannabis couture: MedMen unveils apparel line [WWD]
- Vans partners with Led Zeppelin on capsule collection [Fashion Network]
- Here’s why luxury shoe brand M.Gemi releases new shoes every Monday [AdWeek]
BUSINESS
- Kering sales rise 24.5% in Q4 as Gucci growth normalizes [WWD]
- What’s ailing Mulberry? [BoF]
CULTURE
- How to address fashion’s racism problem [BoF]
- Blackface fashion is officially the worst fashion trend of 2019 [Quartzy]
- Prada introduces Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Council [Retail Dive]
- Burberry’s new campaign aims to be inclusive—sort of [Quartzy]
- Who needs Kanye? Amazon wants to be the biggest thing at Coachella 2019 [Fast Company]
- The plus-size era is over before it began [Retail Dive]
- Barbie is now in a wheelchair and has a prosthetic leg [Teen Vogue]
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