Fashion & Shopping
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Fashion and beauty industry leaders speak out against anti-Asian racism

Kristen S. Sykes

The social media hashtag #StopAsianHate is one that many fashion and beauty industry leaders are standing behind.

Following anti-Asian violence that has since increased amid the pandemic as well as a recent Atlanta shooting in which six Asian women were killed, rallies fighting Asian hate have continued to soar across the nation.

Designers including Prabal Gurung as well as beauty industry notables such as Allure magazine’s editor-in-chief Michelle Lee are using their massive platforms to speak up and speak out against hate crimes toward individuals of Asian descent.

PHOTO: A woman holds a placard during a rally against Asian hate at Columbus Park in Chinatown on March 21, 2021, in New York. (View Press/Corbis via Getty Images)

PHOTO: A woman holds a placard during a rally against Asian hate at Columbus Park in Chinatown on March 21, 2021, in New York. (View Press/Corbis via Getty Images)

Below, check out how some of these elite forces in fashion and beauty are providing resources, spreading awareness and championing brands to rally against anti-Asian hate crime.

Prabal Gurung

The fashion designer and

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Online Shopping
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Trucking industry thriving from coronavirus-linked e-commerce boom

Kristen S. Sykes

FOX Business’ Grady Trimble on how coronavirus-era trends, like online shopping, have impacted the trucking industry.

The boom in online shopping and e-commerce during the coronavirus pandemic is driving profits in the trucking industry.

As businesses look to make their supply chains more nimble to meet rising consumer demands, freight companies are restructuring their business to accommodate more trips over shorter distances. As a result of the surge in online purchases, companies are expanding their shipping presence and capabilities by opening compact warehouses in cities and suburbs, replacing large, remote distribution centers.

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It’s a triumph for the carriers who are facing demands for more frequent shipments, which is boosting revenues and pricing leverage.

“A couple reasons for that: Consumer spending is up, people are buying more online and they’re still trying to replenish shelves that were

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Fashoin Style
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Is the Beauty Industry Glossing Over Disability in Advertising?

Kristen S. Sykes

This ad appeared in New York City’s Times Square, one of the most sought after advertising sites in the world, but remains one of the few examples of disability representation in beauty. Last year, Gucci and Benefit both chose models with down syndrome for beauty campaigns, and Ulta Beauty prominently placed ad posters of a woman in a wheelchair. But that seems about it and I’m not only underwhelmed, I’m flummoxed.

Fashion brands like Nike, Tommy Hilfiger, Target, and Zappos, as well as celebrities like Beyoncé with Ivy Park and Rihanna with Savage x Fenty, were ahead of the beauty industry in creating inclusive products for and marketing to the disability community. The fashion industry has not only acknowledged disabled bodies but also started to innovate and design for them. In contrast, very few major players in the beauty industry are making packaging accessible or

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Fashion & Shopping
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Can the Beauty Industry Confront Colorism?

Last year was a significant one for diversification in the beauty industry. In the wake of national civil rights protests, corporations were called out for their lack of diversity, both behind the scenes and in terms of how they cast advertising campaigns.

As a result, brands have begun making a conscious effort to include more Black people in their campaigns and hire Black people behind the scenes as well. Many Black beauty industry professionals felt that this change was a long time coming and beyond overdue.

While many Black beauty industry professionals are still skeptical over whether they are just being treated like a trend, diversity advocates are now calling out the beauty industry for racism’s ugly cousin: colorism.

Colorism is an issue on a global scale, as the beauty industry still tends to shun people with darker skin tones in favor of their lighter skinned counterparts. Skin

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