The only Black designer belonging to Italy’s fashion council is withdrawing from this month’s Milan Fashion Week citing a lack of commitment to diversity and inclusion, and on Wednesday announced a hunger strike out of concern that other minority designers associated with her will suffer a backlash.
The only Black designer belonging to Italy’s fashion chamber withdrew Wednesday (Feb.08) from this month’s Milan Fashion Week, alleging a lack of support for diversity and inclusion after the chamber "abandoned" a project to promote young designers representing the country s multicultural society.