There seems to be this strange feeling that you can be whoever you want as long as it’s ‘yours,’ which seems very counter to the idea of cross-pollination, acceptance, and equality. | | | | Models in Marc Jacobs' fall 2017 collection.
(Presley Ann/Patrick McMullan/Getty Images) | | | | |  | “There seems to be this strange feeling that you can be whoever you want as long as it’s ‘yours,’ which seems very counter to the idea of cross-pollination, acceptance, and equality.”
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| | rantnrave:// Watching this concert vid of HALSEY and CHARLI XCX (who is wearing the coolest pearlescent satin carpenter pants—sounds like a lot but trust me) cover "Wannabe" by the SPICE GIRLS at LOLLAPALOOZA had me feeling grateful for the "girl power" messaging the Spice Girls spouted to me and all the other eight year olds growing up in 1996. We're in another big "girl power" moment, acknowledging gender inequality across culture and hearing from a larger variety of femme-identifying people than ever before. Props to the all-woman brand team running the global NIKE account at digital agency THE PROGRAM, crafting a global content strategy around new product for the renowned athletic label. One day, we won't have to be surprised and delighted by an all-woman team doing anything 'cause it'll be the norm... That's the future GIRL CULT is looking to create. "Think COACHELLA for women, or LILITH FAIR for Gen Z," says PRINCE CHENOA, founder of digital teen mag GALORE, which is behind the event. My interest is piqued... THE CUT makes the case for "plus-size" (hate that term) model ASHLEY GRAHAM as a legit supermodel (I didn't realize we still needed the point clarified). Where KENDALL and GIGI offer followers as currency, Graham's "selling point [is] her attainable sense of self-worth," writes JADA YUAN. I wish one of the Spice Girls had been a double-digit clothing size; that would have been impactful as an elementary school girl (a chubby one, at that!). I'm glad this new generation of girls will see bodies like Graham's and be able to experience live music in an environment like Girl Cult and be professionally developed working under female leaders, like the team at The Program... Can MARC JACOBS reverse cultural appropriation critiques by working directly with said culture? A short (and refreshingly honest) profile on the designer in the September issue of INSTYLE is accompanied by a fashion spread lensed by HYPE WILLIAMS and featuring a coterie of hip-hop greats—KURTIS BLOW, BIZ MARKIE, SALT N PEPA, LL COOL J—dressed in Jacobs' fall collection: an "exposition on hip-hop style," writes ERIC WILSON. The photos look awesome, the clothes are cool, but it does feel like a little apology tour following the outrage that came with his spring 2017 runway show. (ICYMI: Mostly white models were done up in faux dreadlocks, "[failing] to credit anyone Black or anything associated with Black culture as inspiration," noted JULEE WILSON for ESSENCE. The designer then wrote in a heated INSTAGRAM comment debate, "Funny how you don't criticize women of color for straightening their hair." Cue more outrage.) I don't think Jacobs is a bad dude, I think he was like, 'Hey, I like the looks of this,' as he has for decades of designing; as have many. The outrage that came—and Jacobs admitting "I feel out of touch with what today really looks like"—is good. It's good that marginalized groups are being heard. It's good that we're having these confrontations because they lead to conversations, and that's the road to understanding each other. Fashion has needed a representation wakeup for a long time... FASHIONISTA is putting together its annual fashion school ranking and looking for input from current fashion school students and alumni. Weigh in here—it's quick! | | | - Nicola Fumo, guest curator |
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 | The Guardian |
| According to some journalists and doctors, allowing curvy girls on the catwalk is irresponsible. When will we stop this oppression of the thin minority? | | |
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 | Business Insider |
| Walmart was once stereotyped as everything that was wrong with the retail industry. Now, Amazon is stepping into that undesirable role. | | |
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 | The Cut |
| Ashley Graham's lifelong mission to lift women up has taken on ridiculous, corporeal form today. That form is me, clinging to her arm, trying not to die, as she takes me Rollerblading for maybe the third time in my life."I know you're nervous. You can totally do this! I got you!" | | |
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 | Fast Company |
| Willow Smith, Tyra Banks, and Jaime King are just some of the celebs headlining a festival for social justice-oriented Generation Z girls. | | |
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 | Quartz |
| A promising new startup says it can make high heels comfortable. But it's battling physics and physiology. | | |
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 | Apparel Magazine |
| That's a large enterprise to manage, and although 3.1 Phillip Lim had an ERP system in place, it had several limitations, says Zhou. For example, workflows were done outside of the system in Excel, which required manual entry and was prone to error. | | |
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 | The New York Times |
| His job is to design activities that keep employees smiling -- and loyal to the company. | | |
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 | AnOther |
| The PR maven talks us through his vacation-themed curation of the famed Parisian store, and shares some of his treasured holiday photographs | | |
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 | Digiday |
| The shoe brand instills urgency into its content to drive conversion rates. | | |
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 | Glossy |
| As the H&M Group prepares to launch the newest retailer in its arsenal, it's enlisting the help of social media - namely Instagram - to build interest. Arket, the Swedish company's seventh brand, launches on August 25 with a brick-and-mortar store in London and an e-commerce site available to 18 countries in Europe. | | |
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 | InStyle.com |
| Plus, watch Salt-n-Peppa talk about pioneering the ripped jeans look. | | |
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| Quartz |
| One of America's most popular business opportunities is financially jeopardizing millions. | | |
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 | Highsnobiety |
| Why would someone so young spend such a vast amount of money on a Supreme x Louis Vuitton trunk? | | |
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 | Mediakix |
| Read how one agency created 2 entirely fake Instagram influencer accounts & proceeded to secure sponsorships & deals from brands. | | |
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 | artnet |
| Vantablack has a new competitor, Singularity Black, a super-black paint that is available to all artists, not just Anish Kapoor. | | |
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| The Guardian |
| As Goop Mrkt brings ‘the farm aesthetic of Cornwall to the Hamptons’, our style expert says the most fashionable stores are never really about selling stuff. | | |
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 | The Fashion Law |
| For lawyers and non-lawyers, alike, intellectual property (or "IP") represents an extremely important sect of law due to its ability to protect "creations of the mind," such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce. | | |
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 | The Business of Fashion |
| In a world where earned media often speaks louder than paid marketing, the cost of not nurturing conversation can be high. | | |
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 | WWD |
| Forget the board. For many fashion and beauty brands, social media audiences are dictating the way they do business -- from product development to campaign execution. | | |
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 | Fashionista |
| Is interviewing by email -- and even text -- going to be the new norm for cover stories? | | |
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 | Spotify |
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