“I think fashion is in a funny state,” said Blazy. “It grew very, very fast over the last years, post pandemic, and it kind of hit a ceiling. I think now what fashion needs to do is to rethink its own model, but not just when it comes to design. We’ve seen some houses exploding, we’ve seen some houses collapsing. What needs to be done is a deep... See more

Even among those pushing for change, scarcity can twist intention. Black creatives — long forced to fight for limited space — can sometimes become unintentional gatekeepers, guarding what little they’ve earned. When power is hard-won, it can turn protective. Even painful.

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