People take a selfie while participating in the Fashion for Our Future march and rally on the first day of New York Fashion Week on Sept. 6, 2024 in New York City. First lady Jill Biden and Thom Browne, head of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, spoke during the rally in Bryant Part after hundreds of activists from the American fashion industry, including designers, models, retailers, factory workers, editors and others marched from Macy’s Herald Square. Organizers held the event to raise awareness about the importance of voting in the November elections and the importance of using the fashion industry as a platform to highlight societal issues.
A new report cites ‘the decentralization of influence,’ proliferation of e-commerce and direct-to-consumer sales, among other factors. [ more › ]