Democracy Under Fire

Chinese Textiles and Italy's Far Right Movement, Decline of Gendered Retail [View on Web]( [Add to contacts]( [New reader? Subscribe]( [BoF]( THE DAILY DIGEST ADVERTISEMENT [Pitti (DD) - Dec 2 - 7, 2019]( THE UPFRONT Dear BoF Community, VOICES 2019 has come and gone, but that doesn’t mean the conversations that started there have ended. Not only have we uploaded all of the talks to [the VOICES homepage]( starting today we are releasing audio from the talks on The BoF Podcast. First up is the award-winning journalist Carole Cadwalladr, whose investigation into Cambridge Analytica’s illegal use of data belonging to 87 million Facebook users changed the way we perceive social media platforms and their societal impact. Just weeks before the British general election on December 12, I sat down with Carole to ask: Is this the end of democracy? Her answer and subsequent advice for the fashion industry were illuminating. [You can have a listen here.]( Have a great weekend! Imran Amed, Editor in Chief  TODAY'S MUST READ [Podcasts]( [The BoF Podcast: Democracy Under Fire]( BY BoF Team [In the face of major data breaches, investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr brings to light the failure of Western governments to punish Facebook.]( TOP STORIES [News & Analysis]( [How the Rise of Chinese Textile Manufacturing in Italy Fuelled the Far Right]( BY The New York Times [The country’s new politics are often attributed to anger over migrants and high unemployment. But the story begins decades ago, when Chinese entrepreneurs first targeted small towns like Prato to capitalise on the ‘Made in Italy’ opportunity.]( LESSON OF THE DAY [Intelligence]( [A Guide to Early-Stage Fundraising]( BY Lauren Sherman [Nascent brands often seek external capital to fuel future growth — or simply stay afloat. But how much money should start-ups really be raising, when and from where?]( To access this article, become a BoF Professional Member [JOIN]( [NEWS BITES]( [The Decline of Gendered Retail Spaces]( [H&M's Cos to Test Clothing Rentals in China With YCloset]( [Ulta Beauty Profits Driven By High-Margin Cosmetic Sales]( [Lion Capital Considers Sale of Perricone MD]( [DAILY DIGEST Fashion News from Around the Web]( 1 [For High Jewellery, a Multifaceted Future?]( [THE NEW YORK TIMES]( 2 [Designers Are Repurposing Leftover Fabric Into New Collections]( [FASHIONISTA]( 3 [The Risk in China’s Huge Influencer Economy]( [JING DAILY]( 4 [Ralph Lauren’s American Dreams]( [THE NEW YORKER]( 5 [Haider Ackermann Tells All]( [AMERICAN VOGUE]( [BoF CAREERS - FEATURED JOBS]( [Head Of Embellishment]( [Phillipa Lepley]( London, United Kingdom [Senior Manager, Direct Marketing]( [Gap Inc.]( San Francisco, United States [Logistics Manager]( [Totême]( Stockholm, Sweden [View All Jobs](  [Subscribe Were you forwarded this email? To subscribe to this newsletter, click below.]( for Free]( Follow Us [The Business of Fashion]( [Sponsorship & Advertising]( [About]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} [Add to Address Book]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [Edit Newsletter Subscriptions]( The Business of Fashion Moray House - 6th Floor · 23-31 Great Titchfield St London W1W 7PA · United Kingdom