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These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Wednesday.
Serena Williams to receive Fashion Icon Award at CFDA Fashion Awards
At the 2023 CFDA Fashion Awards, Serena Williams will become the first athlete to receive the Fashion Icon Award. In addition to being a record-breaking tennis champion, she also has her own clothing brand, S by Serena, and an eponymous jewelry line. “Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve used fashion as an outlet to express myself — fashion gave me the confidence to step on the court and own who I was, and where I knew I was going,” Williams said, in a statement. Presented by Amazon Fashion, the awards ceremony and gala dinner will take place at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City on Nov. 6. {Fashionista Inbox}
Period care brands form The Tampon Tax Back Coalition
Competing period care brands August, Lola, The Honey Pot, Diva, Rael, Here We Flo, Saalt and Cora are coming together to protest the luxury tax on period care products in 21 states. Also known as the tampon tax, some states tax menstrual hygiene products as luxury items (aka non-essential items) despite these products being necessities for many people. The Tampon Tax Back Coalition, as it’s called, will reimburse customers for this charge: If you purchase any of these brands’ products, you can get reimbursed for the tax you paid beginning Oct. 11 by visiting tampontaxback.com. {Fashionista Inbox}
Why is fashion going backwards in diversity and designers?
Following Seán McGirr’s appointment as Alexander McQueen’s new creative director, many pointed out how all of Kering’s fashion brands are now run by white male designers — despite years of calls for diversity in the upper echelons of the industry. Vanessa Friedman delves into this issue in the The New York Times. “With similar backgrounds and similar experiences come similar perspectives — and similar designs,” she writes. “And if there’s one thing fashion, an industry dependent on the ignition of desire, should understand it’s that similar designs lead to stasis.” {The New York Times/paywalled}
Teen Vogue announces Generation Next Class of 2023
Teen Vogue announced the Generation Next Class of 2023, which celebrates up-and-coming fashion designers: Ahmrii Johnson, Alisia Medina, Anyssa Merlini, Felicia Rose Santana, Layla Wan and Mel Corchado. They were chosen by a panel of judges which included Snapchat Global Head of Fashion and Beauty Rajni Jacques, stylist Brittany Hampton, designer Elena Velez, Studio 189 co-founder Abrima Erwiah and Theophilio’s Edvin Thompson. {Fashionista inbox}
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