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SAFE SPACE: The Kering Foundation is taking a stand against cyberbullying, which affects 73 percent of women worldwide, according to a 2015 UN report named “Cyber Violence Against Women and Girls.”
The digital campaign, dubbed #IDontSpeakHater, aims to educate social media users from Generation Z on the psychological harms of online harassment.
It will run from Nov. 16 to 30 on Kering’s official social media channels as well as on the #IDontSpeakHater web site in China, France, Italy, Japan, the U.K., the U.S. and Mexico. The Kering Foundation has also called on a squad of influencers to help relay the message.
Name-calling, harassment, identity theft, hacking, non-consensual pornography a.k.a. revenge porn, stalking, “slut-shaming” and threats are all considered to be acts of cyberbullying, which is seen as an example of gender-based violence.
The U.N. report reveals that women are disproportionately targets of certain forms of cyber violence, such as cyberstalking.
This has a direct impact on their mental health: an Amnesty International poll states that 55 percent of women said they had experienced stress, anxiety or panic attacks after experiencing online abuse or harassment.
“Everyone has the right to feel safe online,” François-Henri Pinault, ceo of Kering and chairman of the Kering Foundation, said in a statement. “We must
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FOSSOMBRONE, Italy — “There is no Planet B.”
Starting from this assumption, Dondup president Matteo Marzotto believes it is “a social duty” to take steps in order to reduce the industry’s impact on the environment. “I have been troubled for many years about this issue,” confessed Marzotto during a visit to the Dondup headquarters in Fossombrone, a small town nestled in the Marche region, in central Italy. “I have realized that awareness makes us all more active in making important choices.”
The young entrepreneur is taking action and Dondup has partnered with the well-respected and innovative Italian Candiani mill to create the D/Zero denim fabric, which employs 50 percent less water and 70 percent less chemicals compared with Candiani’s denim, which is already considered innovative in terms of sustainability.
With a background in textile as one of the heirs of the Marzotto business, and a former Valentino chairman as well as a former investor in Vionnet, he is well aware of the impact of the fashion industry on the environment, and ticked off several innovations brought forward as far back as the Seventies by the Marzotto family to dispose of waste water, for example. However, technology today is so advanced that it allows
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HOLD THAT THOUGHT: First Lady Melania Trump spoke publicly this afternoon about the importance of civility and healthy online behavior among students.
The First Lady didn’t let the first snowfall of the season deter her from making an appearance Thursday afternoon at the Family Online Safety Institute’s 2018 annual conference. The group’s chair Patricia Vance and the United States Institute of Peace’s president and chief executive officer Nancy Lindborg were ready and waiting for FLOTUS upon her arrival, according to a White House pool report.
The all-day event at the U.S. Institute of Peace was sponsored by Amazon, Facebook, Comcast, Google, Mattel and others. The organization released its latest research report, “Online Safety Across the Generations,” and panelists tackled such subjects as tech addiction, content moderation, children’s privacy, digital resilience and wellbeing. Online safety and responsibility for children has been an area of focus for Trump in recent months.
While the president is adept at tweeting his political views and countless criticisms, other world leaders do not share that view. French President Emmanuel Macron made it known earlier this week that he does not “do policy or diplomacy by tweets.”
Earlier this week the First Lady grabbed headlines for reportedly having the deputy national
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Pete Nordstrom is “proud” to be working with Arielle Charnas of Something Navy.
The Nordstrom copresident sang Charnas’ praises in an Instagram Live video on Thursday, calling hers the “most successful launches for any brand” at the retailer.
“The good news is our relationship, our collaborations have been so successful that literally we’re testing the limits and the boundaries of anything we’ve ever done online,” Nordstrom said in a joint Instagram Live with Charnas on Thursday. “Our two most successful launches for any brand have been with Something Navy. So as much as we feel like we’ve tested and we’re ready, the demand pretty much exceeds that every time we do one of these things. It’s a high-quality problem to have, but unfortunately, there’s been collateral damage and that comes at the expense of real people and customers. We feel terrible about it, but the good news is we’re having great success together. We’re really proud to be working with Something Navy.”
Charnas first launched Something Navy x Treasure & Bond at Nordstrom in September 2017. The collection drove more than $1 million in less than 24 hours. The super influencer has sustained a demand for product. In September 2018, she released another
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TORONTO — Imagine if a box came to your doorstep and with it anyone, anywhere could create a custom leather jacket that is unmatched in its fit and personalized detail.
For Canadian designer Rosa Halpern, bringing that idea to life — and in a way that mimics her client’s sensory experience in her Toronto studio — has been an all-consuming passion for the 26-year-old founder of the edgy bespoke brand, Namesake.
Now Halpern is putting that concept to the test in 2018 with today’s launch of a first-of-its-kind Try-at-Home design platform that empowers digital shoppers to build the perfect leather jacket based on their own customization choices.
“A great leather jacket has always been recognized as an investment piece. But finding that perfect fit is elusive,” said the British-born Halpern, who, after graduating from the Art Institute of Chicago in 2014, launched Namesake in 2015 determined to create ethically made customized essentials for women that could capture the essence of who they are or who they want to be when they slip on her sumptuous, timeless designs.
Within Halpern’s studio, customers ranging in age from 25 to 70 can touch and feel more than 40 leather options — some more durable for outdoor activities,
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