Events – archive
Designing Diversity
Fashion appears to be on a path to greater racial diversity, from the runway to the boardroom. How can the industry continue this progress, however, if the U.S. Supreme Court invalidates affirmative action, a key civil rights tool for over 50 years? While the current cases arose in the educational context, with challenges to admissions policies at the University of North Carolina and Harvard – and by extension, parallel policies at the majority of institutions of higher education across the country, including design schools – the potential impact is even broader. Could a pledge to stock more products from an underrepresented group, a hiring strategy intended to achieve racial or other forms of diversity, or a program of targeted support for minority designers soon be considered unconstitutional? Please join the Fashion Law Institute online for “Designing Diversity after Affirmative Action,” an advance discussion of legal and ethical strategies for promoting the full spectrum of style in light of the Court’s pending decision.
DATE: Thursday, November 10, 2022
TIME: 6:00-7:15 pm
PLACE: Zoom
NYS CLE: 1.5 hours Ethics and Professionalism, transitional and non-transitional
SPEAKERS:
Peter D. Arnold, Fashion Scholarship Fund
Ifeoma Ike, Pink Cornrows
Colette Stanford, SPARC Group
Kenya Wiley, Georgetown University
MODERATOR:
Jeff Trexler, Comic Book Legal Defense Fund /
Professor of Fashion Ethics at Fordham Law
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Due to the social significance of this topic, there is no required registration fee. Voluntary donations are welcome – and tax-deductible!
Fashion Police CLE Materials
Inside Out 7
I once thought that there were no second acts in American lives, but there was certainly to be a second act to New York's boom days.
Indeed, the entire world is poised for a fresh start after an unanticipated intermission -- but how will the forces of change play out on fashion law's global stage? Our 7th annual February fashion month event, "Inside Out 7: Fashion's in-house counsel on the industry's next act," brings together a distinguished group of counsel from leading fashion companies to share their insights into proposed sustainability legislation, newly revealed perils of boilerplate language, retail security challenges, diversity developments, intellectual property meets digital fashion, and more. We look forward to seeing you online this Friday, February 25, from 8:45-10:00am New York time -- ready to remove our masks and act!
DATE: Friday, February 25, 2022
TIME: 8:45-10:00am
PLACE: Online via Zoom
NYS CLE: 1.5 hours professional practice, transitional and non-transitional
- Ewa Abrams, Kering
- Louise Firestone, LVMH Moët Hennesy Louis Vuitton Inc.
- Jeffrey Hellman, PVH Corp.
- Lesley Matty, Tiffany & Co.
- Moderated by Angie Byun, AB World
For more information about the Institute or the CLE hardship policy, please contact us at events@fashionlawinstitute.com.
Protected: The Emperor’s New Clothes: Digital Fashion, NFTs, Cryptocurrency, and the New Intangibles recording
Protected: THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES: Digital Fashion, NFTs, Cryptocurrency, and the New Intangibles CLE Materials
The Emperor’s New Clothes
Welcome to the future of fashion – or at least a profitable parallel universe! Even as the fashion industry has endured a pandemic era characterized by working from home in sweats, we’ve seen dramatic growth in digitized and digital-first fashion for our avatars in online dressing rooms and virtual worlds, fashion-related NFTs (authorized or otherwise), and wearable technology that opens doors to the metaverse in the form of AR and VR. Fashion consumers aren’t likely to go without tangible threads entirely, unlike the emperor in the classic tale, but the possibilities for virtual fashion are endless – as are the related intellectual property and other legal issues.
In keeping with this duality of digital and physical worlds, please join our panel of experts as we convene both online via livestream and in person before a small studio audience, in a space provided courtesy of Diane von Furstenberg in NYC. We are excited to take a step toward the return of in-person events, but please understand that symposium seating is extremely limited and available by confirmed advance reservation only. Attendees must show proof of vaccination to enter and wear masks when not eating, drinking, or speaking on the panel. The livestream of "The Emperor's New Clothes: Digital Fashion, NFTs, Cryptocurrency, and the New Intangibles" is, of course, open to all!
DATE: Friday, November 12, 2021
TIME: 9:30-10:45am EST (New York time)
PLACE: Zoom or IRL (details provided with confirmed registration)
CLE: Attorneys are eligible to receive 1.5 New York State CLE credits, professional practice, transitional and non-transitional
SPEAKERS:
- Gabby Hirata, President and Chief Executive at DVF
- John Maltbie, Director of Civil Enforcement, Intellectual Property at Louis Vuitton North America
- Kristen Trad, Director, Legal & Business Affairs, A+E Networks
- Nikki Edmunds-Ekwueme, Counsel, CLO Virtual Fashion
- Robyn Williams, Co-Chair, Trademark Practice Group, Devlin Law Firm
- Emily Levy, Senior Manager, Global Partnerships, Epic Games
- Erica Carter, Counsel, Legal and Business Affairs, Epic Games
- MODERATOR: Professor Susan Scafidi, Founder & Director, Fashion Law Institute at Fordham
Inside Out 6
Bipartisan purple had a fashion moment on Inauguration Day in the United States, as Vice President Kamala Harris, former First Lady Michelle Obama, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton all opted for powerful head-to-toe statements of unity in violet, purple, and plum. It's also a color that has variously represented royalty, the NACWC and the Black women's movement, women's suffrage, and Victorian half-mourning -- the latter relevant today as a sign of hope as we move past the depths of the pandemic and see new light at the end of the tunnel. Our 6th annual February fashion month event, "Inside Out 6 - Purple Reign: Fashion's in-house counsel on a new U.S. administration and a new world order," invokes this symbolism as we ask counsel from a range of fashion companies to share their legal insight and foresight on topics including sustainability, digital innovation, data privacy, bankruptcy, and diversity, equity, & inclusion. We look forward to seeing you on Friday, February 26, from 8:45-10:00am New York time -- in shades from lavender to ultraviolet, of course!
DATE: Friday, February 26, 2021
TIME: 8:45-10:00am
PLACE: Online via Zoom
NYS CLE: 1.5 hours professional practice, transitional and non-transitional
SPEAKERS:
- Nick Barnhorst, Vice President, Head of Legal & Regulatory, Fresh, Inc.
- Louise Firestone, SVP, Legal Affairs and General Counsel, LVMH Moët Hennesy Louis Vuitton Inc.
- Marie Funel, Corporate Counsel, Birchbox, Inc.
- Jeffrey Hellman, Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, PVH Corp.
- Ashley Valdes, Senior Counsel, Warby Parker
- Moderated by Professor Susan Scafidi, Founder & Director, Fashion Law Institute at Fordham