The past year proved to be the ultimate litmus test for fashion’s diversity commitments. Sweeping pledges to create a more inclusive and equitable landscape for Black talent after George Floyd’s murder as well as fashion’s activism in areas such as LGBTQ-and-abortion rights all came to a head in 2023.
At Lululemon, a year-long BoF investigation revealed that a diversity and inclusion department set up in 2020 had a dual role in…