Fashion has finally reached its Diversity Tipping Point. The “groundbreaking” year has seen Virgil Abloh become Louis Vuitton’s first black lead menswear designer, women of color adorning a record number of September magazine covers, Vogue bringing on their first-ever black photographer for one of those covers, and rising designers like Kerby Jean-Raymond of Pyer Moss and Nepali-American Gurung prioritizing diversity. “Inclusivity is the new exclusivity,” sums up one analyst, and Millennials & Gen Z agree: 69% of 13-33-year-olds told Ypulsethey think more positively of a brand that features diverse models in ads. (THR)
