In February, “Econ Extra Credit” is watching “Invisible Beauty,” a documentary portrait of activist Bethann Hardison focused on her fight to improve working conditions for Black fashion models. This ...

The 2025 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show has once again left its mark on Brooklyn by way of Steiner Studios, and this year the ...

Brenda Nicholson waited in the Nordstrom fitting room, listening intently as the staff described the colors, textures and cut of the outfits hanging on a rack. She typically gravitates toward clothing ...

A reader, discouraged by the perpetuation of outdated beauty standards in the fashion industry, wonders if we will ever see genuine inclusivity in fashion models. By Vanessa Friedman I’d heard there ...

In an era where the fashion industry is undergoing a seismic shift toward inclusivity, the spotlight is increasingly turning towards black fashion models who are not merely gracing runways but ...

Fashion model Hannah James faced a dilemma as she weighed whether to digitally clone herself. On one hand, the 25-year-old worries digital replicas of models could render her job obsolete. On the ...

Mango is just one fashion brand that's controversially fallen head over stillettos for artificial intelligence -- announcing they'll be using the tech regularly, going forward. Mango Meet the faces of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Fashion modeling is experiencing significant technological disruption as AI platforms evolve from simple model generation into ...