Emmanuel Adjaye by Jon Gorrigan for The Guardian Fashion June 2020
The Guardian’s fashion editor Helen Seamons puts menswear artistry center stage in ‘A Brush With Greatness’, photographed in the studio of British artist Matt Small. Photographer Jon Gorrigan captures model Emmanuel Adjaye, with Seamons also interviewing Small for “I want to get a sense of Jazz in my work.”
June 9, 2020 George Floyd Buried in Houston | June 10, 2020 Samira Nasr Now Leads Harper's Bazaar US
On this day June 10, 2020, you might think that the landing page of Harper’s Bazaar US has left the fashion business. I considered posting an old Temptations song ‘Ball of Confusion’ but what we are actually seeing is a ‘Ball of Clarity’.
Somebody needs to write a new song to describe this moment in America and the fashion industry. What does fashion even mean at this point?
One answer is the escapist route of the Chanel Cruise show, an effort that “totally ignored the cataclysmic context in which they would be worn. It was more like a return to some of high fashion’s escapist failings of the past rather than a meaningful step toward the future,” wrote Vanessa Friedman of the New York Times.
If this is how a fashion house “adapts” to the changing world — if these are the clothes that are the response, if escapism is presented as an answer, if photographs and video simply attempt to mimic what once was, as opposed to reframing what could be, if a statement from a designer can’t even acknowledge the pain and complications of her consumers, even the rich ones — then, pretty as the products may be, it is not doing its job.
In the pain and promise of our global fashion moment, voices matter. Who steps up? Who stands down?The fashion gods have delivered a new voice to the dialogue.
The new editor-in-chief of Harper’s Bazaar US, Samira Nasr now carries a bigger megaphone. Talk about an epic moment for a fashion editor to take the reins of a major US fashion magazine.
Vogue Italia Honors Naija: A New Generation of Nigerian Creatives
Naija is an African term to describe the new generation in Nigeria, the pride of the nation. Across the world — AND FOR GOOD REASON — young people are on the move in America, too. And most agree that not since 1968, have we seen this degree of activism.
It’s time to put Africa on the fashion map once and for all. The creative energy coming out of Lagos is now full throttle and must be given respect. This Vogue Italia editorial Naija: spring summer 2020 of Nigerian talents is superb.
The editorial was shot by Spanish photographer Eva Losada during GTBank Fashion Weekend and features all Nigerian fashion from spring 2020 collections. Moses Ebite styles models Gilchrist Emeremgini and Olaniyan Olamijuwon. Brands include Viviers studio; Three as Four, NKWO and more.
See Vogue Italia for more commentary and full credits and a lot more backstory.
Serena Williams Steps Up For Vital Voices; Alexis Ohanian Sr. Resigns Reddit Board
Tennis legend, black activist, fashion designer — and yes, now venture capitalist — Serena Williams became the global spokeswoman for Stuart Weitzman in early May. Photographer Ethan James Green captures Serena in campaign images that present her fierce power and beauty unbowed.
The power of the project for Serena lies in Stuart Weitzman’s alliance with the Vital Voices Global Partnership Tapped to choose two women leaders to participate with her in the campaign, Williams tapped Ashlee Wisdom and Sage Ke’alohilani Quiamno. Wisdom is the founder of Health in Her Hue, a platform that connects black women to culturally competent health-care providers. Ke’alohilani Quiamno, founder of Future for Us, a civic organization that gives women of color the tools to succeed in the highest levels of corporate and social-sector careers.
It’s Serena Williams’ husband Alexis Ohanian Sr.that made the big news today — June 8 — as word of his resignation from the board of directors of Reddit traveled through media channels. The co-founder of Reddit recommended that his spot be filled by a Black candidate amid activists’ calls for more representation of BlPOC in positions of power in global companies.
"I co-founded Reddit 15 years ago to help people find community and a sense of belonging," Ohanian wrote across his social media channels, pulling from a blog post on his site. "It is long overdue to do the right thing. I'm doing this for me, for my family, and for my country." Along with the statement to the public, Ohanian embedded a video message from his Instagram account onto his blog entry, and in it he reiterates his original statement.
Tory Burch's 'Walk the Walk' Campaign Needs to Take Luxury in a New Direction
Tory Burch’s Spring Summer 2020 campaign celebrates Ambition with Purpose. Mikael Jansson photographed Anok Yai and Natalia Vodianova, who talk about the positive side of ambition in Tory Burch’s 2020 ‘Walk The Walk’ campaign.
The successful fashion business leader has been a champion of women and girls — and especially as entrepreneurs — for a decade through The Tory Burch Foundation.
The fashion industry entered late May, immersed in deep conversation about changes long overdue in our business sector. Now we add America total crisis over racism and inequality. Tory Burch is among the luxury brands who has learned some lessons on the topic of racism and cultural appropriation. We have every expectation that she will rise as a leader on the future of luxury brands and the fashion calendar — but even more critical now, the status and social/economic obligations in an American society who is saying “enough is enough”.
Put the anarchists and looters aside. Many want to destroy Tory Burch and every other luxury company on the planet. Across this land, tens of millions of Americans — and especially young Americans — cannot live any longer in a world so totally out of whack between the so-called 1% and everybody else.
Major rethinks are required, and Tory Burch’s voice, anchored as well by her marriage to Pierre-Yves Roussel, a former LVMH Moët Hennessey Louis Vuitton executive, has a perspective that will be critical as we consider how best to move forward.
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