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"Invisible Beauty"

Bethann Hardison on why changes in the modeling industry take so long

by David Brancaccio and Erika Soderstrom
Feb 26, 2024
We hear how model and activist Bethann Hardison continues to fight for diverse runways.
Courtesy Magnolia Pictures
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"Invisible Beauty"

Why the fashion industry's commitment to diversity feels like a fad

by David Brancaccio and Erika Soderstrom
Feb 21, 2024
Brands’ commitment to change the industry ebbs and flows.
Three looks from the Luar show during February 2024 New York Fashion Week.
Albert Urso/Getty Images
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"Invisible Beauty"

Addressing dismal working conditions in a glamorous industry

by Ellen Rolfes
Feb 13, 2024
Proposed legislation in New York state would increase labor protections for models, content creators and other behind-the-scenes fashion pros.  
Fashion is glamorous, but it’s also work, and workers often have few protections.
Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images
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"Invisible Beauty"

Behind the catwalk: how models are recruited and signed to exploitative contracts

by David Brancaccio , Erika Soderstrom and Natalie White
Feb 13, 2024
What is being done to protect models and hold agencies accountable?
"'Suffocating.' 'Exploitative.' 'Opaque,'" are some of the words used to describe the contracts models work under, Variety's Tatiana Siegel explained.
Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images
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"Invisible Beauty"

Inside Bethann Hardison's fight to progress and diversify the fashion industry

by David Brancaccio
Feb 5, 2024
Model and agent Bethann Hardison has fought to overturn the culture of racism and discrimination that's pervaded much of the fashion world.
Courtesy Magnolia Pictures
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"The Store"

The problem of "sameness"

by Ellen Rolfes
Jan 31, 2024
Why department stores struggle to retain relevancy.
Can you tell whether this photo was taken inside of a JCPenney? A Dillard's? A Macy's?
Jeenah Moon/Getty Images
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"The Store"

Neiman Marcus was kinda culty — is that a bad thing?

by Tony Wagner
Jan 22, 2024
“Cultish” author Amanda Montell on the way we talk about work and how it’s changed.
Zipporah Films
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"The Store"

Testing out an AI-powered shopping assistant

by Ellen Rolfes
Jan 16, 2024
Retailers experiment with generative AI chatbots.
Seeking help from a generative AI chatbot to find a “sustainable cashmere sweater.”
Ellen Rolfes/Marketplace
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"The Store"

“Sell, sell, sell”: How Neiman Marcus' flagship store catered to the superrich

by Ellen Rolfes
Jan 8, 2024
We're watching "The Store" in January.
Zipporah Films
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"Trading Places"

The barrow boys

by David Brancaccio
Dec 11, 2023
When markets favored street smarts over fancy degrees.
Costermongers or street sellers, also known as "barrow boys," were often recruited to work as financial traders in London.
London School of Economics Library via Wikimedia Commons
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