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You must be living under a rock if you are not aware of the ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) raids in the US, particularly the current ICE-influenced deaths in the US. And the unfortunate ICE deaths in Minneapolis have caused protest throughout the world.
One form of protest is the ‘ICE Out’ pin. Recently worn at the 2026 Grammy Awards. The ‘ICE Out’ pin is form of fashion protest on red carpet. The ‘ICE Out’ pin was proceeded by the ‘Be Good’ pin in honor of Renee Good who was killed by ICE agents in Minneapolis on January 7. Natasha Lyonne and Mark Ruffalo rocked the “Be Good’ pins at the 2026 Golden Globes.
Both protest pins are part of a campaign backed by organizations such as the American Civil Liberties Union. In an interview, Nelini Stamp, one of the organizers, said: “We need every part of civil society to speak up. We need our artists. We need our entertainers. We need the folks who reflect society.”
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New boss at Versace
Versace has a new chief creative director. Pieter Mulier has been named to this position by Prada Group, and he will begin his new job on July 1, 2026.
Pieter Mulier began his studies in architecture and design at Institut Saint-Luc in Brussels where he earned a master’s degree. After his studies, Mulier started his fashion career at Jil Sander. Later, Mulier moved on to Calvin Klein where he was the global creative director to Raf Simons’ chief creative officer job.
Before his appointment at Versace, Mulier was creative director of Maison Alaïa since 2021. Mulier comes to Versace after the firing of Dario Vitale after only season at Versace. Versace’ holding company Capri Holdings sold Versace to the Prada Group in December 2025.
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Nike and DEI
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is investigating Nike over allegations that the company’s DEI (Diversity Equity and Inclusion) program discriminated against white workers. This investigation came out earlier this week in a Missouri federal court, though the EEOC said Nike hadn’t provided adequate information for the agency to conduct its investigation, which began in 2024.
“This feels like a surprising and unusual escalation,” a Nike spokesperson said in a statement emailed to Bloomberg. “We have had extensive, good-faith participation in an EEOC inquiry into our personnel practices, programs, and decisions and have had ongoing efforts to provide information and engage constructively with the agency.”
“Nike may have violated Title VII by engaging in a pattern or practice of disparate treatment against White employees, applicants and training program participants in hiring, promotion, demotion or separation decisions (including selection for layoffs); internship programs; and mentoring, leadership development and other career-development programs,” the EEOC said in a filing with the US District Court in Missouri’s Eastern Division.
This investigation comes on the heels of President Donald Trump’s allegations that many DEI programs are illegal. The EEOC contends that Nike a subpoena in the case and it asked the court to force Nike “to produce all information sought in the subpoena.” Nike said it has “shared thousands of pages of information and detailed written responses to the EEOC’s inquiry” and is “in the process of providing additional information.”
According to Bloomberg, between 2020 and 2021 Nike has the most noticeable increase in hiring non-white workers among large companies. Perhaps, this shift in racial demographics prompted the EEOC to investigate Nike.
—William S. Gooch
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