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Assuring Black Is Beautiful and Visible in the Fashion Industry

Ed Rampell / Truthdig Sep 13, 2023 Bethann Hardison & Frédéric Tcheng on bringing black beauty out of the shadows and onto the runways in "Invisible Beauty." Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

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Asian Garment Workers Take On Big Fashion

Jacob Horwitz / Inequality.org Mar 1, 2023 A new international campaign is targeting fashion brands that spend vast sums on stock buybacks instead of compensating workers for lost pandemic wages. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Black Is Beautiful’: Identity, Pride and the Photography of Kwame Brathwaite

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Apr 19, 2019 A new look at the activist impresario and photographer provides a positive guide for building community. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Hey, Victoria’s Secret: Cultural Appropriation Isn’t Hot. It’s Wrong.

Chelsey Luger / Truthdig Dec 1, 2017 Stealing or misappropriating Native culture is a problem in the fashion world. Hiring indigenous people would solve it. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

John Oliver: Trendy Clothes Are So Cheap We Don’t Care About the Exploited People Who Make Them

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 27, 2015 “Fast-fashion” retailers H&M, Zara and Forever 21 have exploited desperately impoverished people around the world to make trendy clothing “cheaper than ever, and cheap clothing is trendier than ever," says John Oliver, host of HBO's “Last Week Tonight." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rick Perry Called ‘West Coast Metrosexual’ for Taking Off His Cowboy Boots

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jul 3, 2014 Apparently Texas Gov. Rick Perry is taking a beating from his state's answer to the fashionista, in the form of land commissioner and fellow Republican Jerry Patterson. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

American Apparel Cuts Controversial Founder Dov Charney Out of His Company

Staff / Truthdig Jun 20, 2014 There was a time, around a decade ago, when American Apparel's brand seemed to be enhanced, at least on the business side, by the pervy sensibility of its founder and charismatic leader, Dov Charney. Those days have apparently passed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Russell Brand Banned From Awards Party for Speaking Truth to Rich People

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Sep 10, 2013 The comedian, who received the ironically titled Oracle Award from GQ last week, went on to poke fun at his hosts, the fashion world and event sponsor Hugo Boss, who made the Nazis "look fucking fantastic." He was banned from the afterparty. Judging by this video of his speech, Brand probably welcomed the disinvitation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

France Investigates Abercrombie’s Sexy Salesmen

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jul 27, 2013 You shouldn't have to be good looking to sell clothes, says France's official human rights organization, which is investigating clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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WTF? Beyonce and Anna Wintour Chair Punk Couture Exhibit

Staff / Truthdig May 1, 2013 It's hard not to imagine a genuine punk rocker gagging a little bit on the Metropolitan Museum of Art's new exhibition "PUNK: Chaos to Couture." Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Fox News Points Out Paul Ryan’s Lies … and Pigs Fly?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 31, 2012 Fox News used the words "deceiving" and "dazzling" to describe Paul Ryan's speech at the GOP convention; British support of possible American military intervention in Syria could signal another blunder as terrible as the Iraq War; meanwhile, Israeli ex-soldiers finally admit to heinous treatment of Palestinian children. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )