Victoria’s Secret will not be making mastectomy bras anytime soon. In response to a Change.org petition circulated earlier this year, which ultimately attracted nearly 130,000 signatures, the company says it has looked into the matter and decided making mastectomy bras is too hard:
Through our research, we have learned that fitting and selling mastectomy bras in the right way…a way that is beneficial to women is complicated and truly a science. As a result, we believe that the best way for us to make an impact for our customers is to continue funding cancer research.
On the one hand, this makes sense because Victoria’s Secret has so far only mastered the art of making bras in, oh, approximately four different sizes? Mastectomy bras would probably confound them. But on the other hand, if Nordstrom can do it… [Racked]
Zuhair Murad totally definitely obviously ripped off a Prabal Gurung design in his latest collection. [Fashionista]
Here is Karolina Kurkova on the cover of Vogue Ukraine. [FGR]
The first episode of Season 2 of Model Files is here. [YouTube]
• Diane von Furstenberg, the head of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, wrote to the organization’s members expressing concern about the apparel factory collapse in Bangladesh, which killed 1,127 people:
“What happened in Bangladesh is a tragedy and a harsh reminder that it is our obligation as designers to make sure our factories are a safe place to work and that the workers are respected,” von Furstenberg wrote. “I also encourage you to have your production team visit directly with your supplier partners to see firsthand the working conditions and treatment of workers. There are third-party vendors who can audit and inspect for you. It is important to know who you work with and to ensure safety and fairness in the workplace.”
Von Furstenberg included her own company’s Supplier Code of Conduct rules and Supplier Certification Document as examples. Meanwhile, two non-fatal accidents occurred at garment factories in Cambodia. The Asics shoe factory that last week suffered a partial floor collapse, which killed two workers (including one girl under the age of 16 who was employed illegally) has reopened for business. Workers say they are traumatized; a mass fainting incident occurred when there was a short-circuit at the factory. Cambodia’s garment industry is known for tolerating child labor; during a strike outside a Puma factory last year, three workers were shot by a Cambodian politician. [WWD]
• Rihanna added Erin Wasson and Pharrell Williams as judges on her U.K. fashion reality show, Styled to Rock. [Vogue UK]
• Canadian model Autumn Kendrick sounds pretty fun to hang with. She has a master’s in cultural studies (her thesis topic was BDSM), was a former principal ballet dancer at a company in Indiana, and met her husband at a pot-luck dinner for people who like board games. What’s her favorite board game?