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These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Tuesday.
Rachel Tashjian joins CNN
Rachel Tashjian has joined CNN as senior style reporter, the network announced on Tuesday. In her new role, Tashjian will provide multi-platform reporting and analysis of everyday appearance and high fashion alike, and will continue to share fashion criticism. Prior to joining CNN, Tashjian was the fashion critic for The Washington Post‘s style section. {Fashionista inbox}
Vestiaire Collective CEO exits
Vestiaire Collective CEO Max Bittner is exiting the resale platform after seven years, the company announced on Monday. The platform has named Chief Financial Officer Bernard Osta as Bittner’s successor, effective immediately. Osta served as chief strategy officer when he first joined Vestiaire Collective in 2021. {Business of Fashion/paywalled}
Black fashion leaders are carrying the diversity push
After the surge of Black Lives Matter protests in 2020, the fashion industry began auditing its diversity practices. The calls for inclusion felt superficial to many Black creatives, and five years later, it’s clear many of them were. Black fashion leaders are carrying the diversity push: “Real progress in fashion will always look slow from the outside,” Sandrine Charles told Teen Vogue. “We can push forth, but only so far. We want to create, we want to build for people of color, but everyone else has to meet us halfway. You have to have a goal of breeding equity for everyone.” {Teen Vogue/paywalled}
Matthieu Blazy shares his vision for Chanel
In an exclusive interview with Business of Fashion Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks, Matthieu Blazy shared insights into his debut as Chanel’s new creative director. For his inaugural collection, Blazy set out to “do this show as if it was our last.” He was understandably feeling the pressure of taking on such a major role, and was overwhelmed by visiting Chanel’s archives. Blazy’s starting point was seeing Gabrielle Chanel in men’s shirts, and he reached out to Charvet to collaborate on three shirts that then sparked his creativity. {Business of Fashion/paywalled}
Textile recycling in India is making factory workers sick
Panipat in north India is known as the “castoff capital of the world,” where shipments of discarded clothing are shredded by thousands of workers, spun back into yarn and woven into rugs, throws, sheets and cushions destined for international retailers. Reports of lung disease, skin conditions and even cancer are rising in Panipat, which recycles one million tons of textile waste a year. {The Guardian}
Harrods posts a loss in fiscal 2024 due to abuse payments
Harrods saw its bottom line dented by payments to survivors of former owner Mohamed Al-Fayed’s rape and sexual abuse. Harrods’ Managing Director Michael Ward described the 12 months to Feb. 1, 2025, as a “stable year for trade,” and added that “significant exceptional costs” related to redress payments to survivors hit the bottom line. The company recorded a loss for the year of £36.5 million compared with a profit of £76.7 million a year earlier. {WWD/paywalled}
Source: Fashionista.com
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