Fashion
Business of Fashion
Two Veteran American Vogue Editors Are Stepping Down
Chantal Fernandez, 13/7/18
‘Fashion director Tonne Goodman and executive fashion editor Phyllis Posnick are reducing their roles, signalling a changing of the guard atop Condé Nast’s flagship fashion title.’
Business of Fashion
Mr. Bags Sells 3.24 Million RMB Worth of Bags in 6 Minutes
Kati Chitrakorn, 13/7/18
‘The influential fashion blogger is also collaborating with Montblanc on a limited-edition collection of women’s handbags, a new category for the brand.’
The New York Times
How Algorithms Are Threatening Fashion’s White-Collar Jobs
Noam Sheiber, 9/7/18
‘Artificial intelligence could replace high-status roles known more for their creativity than cold empirical judgments, such as buying and merchandise planning.’
Beauty
The Guardian
Lush cosmetics payroll error underpaid staff by $2m
Michael McGowan, 17/7/18
‘Cosmetics company apologises, promising to pay back millions to more than 5,000 employees.’
Culture
Vulture
Sacha Baron Cohen’s Who Is America? Isn’t Just Fake News
Jen Chaney, 15/7/18
‘But after watching the premiere half-hour of Who Is America?, I started to see how Baron Cohen’s approach might — and I emphasize might because I have only seen one episode — play an effective role in ringing alarm bells about off-the-rail politics, and for precisely the reason that initially concerned me: because the notion of violating norms has become far more extreme in 2018.’
The New Yorker
How the BBC Women Are Working Toward Equal Pay
Lauren Collins, 17/7/18
‘When Carrie Gracie discovered that her salary was lower than that of her male peers, she blamed herself. But wage disparities are a social problem with far-reaching effects.’
The New Yorker
World Cup 2018: The Moral Clarity of Pussy Riot’s Protest
Masha Gessen, 15/7/18
‘As four members in Russian-police uniforms charged the field during the final, Pussy Riot became the only people to make a meaningful statement about Russian politics during the World Cup.’
