The Weekly Briefing - 25 January

Our roundup of the week’s fashion headlines…

Pay Your Workers
VICTORY! Industrias Florenzi Workers Paid More Than $1 Million
After more than a year of efforts, approximately 200 former employees of the Industrias Florenzi factory in El Salvador have won their fight for severance benefits and unpaid wages after their factory closed in July 2020. Read.

New York Times
Andre Leon Talley, Editor and Fashion Industry Force, Dies at 73
Last week saw the passing of the legendary fashion editor, author and curator, Andre Leon Talley at the age of 73. Many have paid tribute to Talley over the past week, noting his genius, talent, knowledge and wit, with many also recognising the mistreatment of him by the industry. An exploitation and lack of recognition for the Black community that sorely needs addressing. Read.

Vogue Business
Plus-size men: “Luxury, we are ready for you”
Whilst fashion shows have been slow to be inclusive of sizing in womenswear shows, the progress has been even slower in menswear. A cross-section of those who cast the shows, and models themselves, are questioned about what should be happening in menswear. Read.

FE News
Centre for Sustainable Fashion launches co-created platform for tutors seeking to transform fashion education in the context of our times
The team at CSF, along with a network of fashion universities, have launched FashionSEEDS, a free online platform to help and encourage fashion design tutors across the world to integrate and embed sustainability ideas and practices into their courses. Read.

Vox
What’s the point of digital clothes?
Aside from digital clothing for online gaming, Terry Nguyen asks ‘What’s the point of digital clothes’ otherwise? And what will it mean for the future of clothes? Read.

The Guardian
British Vogue hails new era with nine African models on cover
Vogue’s editor-in-chief, Edward Enninful, has pointed to the February cover, featuring 9 models of African heritage, as a move away from tokenism. Read.