The Weekly Briefing - 9 March

Our researcher William Wall presents a roundup of the week’s fashion and politics headlines — including the news that Unilever will drop the word “normal” from its beauty products and ban excessive editing of models’ photos in a push for inclusivity.

Dove’s owner said the editing ban would apply to “body shape, size, proportion and skin colour” and that it wanted to create a more “inclusive definition of beauty.” The change comes as the firm has previously faced allegations that it promotes stereotypes around dark skin tones.