{"id":67356,"date":"2026-01-13T12:00:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T17:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/?p=67356"},"modified":"2026-04-06T13:28:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:28:13","slug":"industry-access-vanessa-friedman-and-rachel-scott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/industry-access-vanessa-friedman-and-rachel-scott\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Access: Vanessa Friedman and Rachel Scott"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CXp-eu6TzQU\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<style>\n#introbox {border:1px solid white;padding:80px;max-width: 850px;margin: auto !important;clear:both;padding-top:30px !important;}\n#introtxt {margin:50px 0;padding:0 40px;font-size:1.3rem;text-align:justify !important;}\n#introtxt, #introtxt p,#introbox, .introcredits {font-family:\"SuisseIntl-Regular\",arial,helvetica,sans-serif;}\n#introbox .introcredits {font-size:1.5rem;padding:40px 0;margin-top:40px;text-align:center;}\n.txtdiv {padding: 0 40px;clear:both;}\n#introbox {font-weight:300;}\n.seriestitle {font-size:1.9em;text-align:center;font-weight:900;font-family:\"SuisseIntl-Thin\",arial,helvetica,sans-serif;}\n.title {font-size:3em !important;font-weight:300;margin-bottom:65px;text-align:center;font-family:\"SuisseIntl-Thin\",arial,helvetica,sans-serif;}\n.credits {text-align:center;}\n.credits-small {font-size:.75em;}\n<\/style>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/css\/sb\/index-sb@9e8baf1be17137f952c9eacc710f6bf0b29b9b08.css\" \/>\n<div class=\"txtdiv\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"introbox\">\n<div id=\"introtxt\">\n<div class=\"title\">Industry Access: Vanessa Friedman and Rachel Scott<\/div>\n<p>At a moment when fashion feels caught between spectacle and substance, Models.com convened an Industry Access conversation asking a pointed question: Does Fashion Still Know What Women Want? Moderated by Models.com Editorial Director <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/irene-ojo-felix\">Irene Ojo-Felix<\/a>, the discussion brought together <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/vanessa-friedman\">Vanessa Friedman<\/a>, Fashion Director and Chief Fashion Critic at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/section\/style\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The New York Times<\/a>, and <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/rachel-scott\">Rachel Scott<\/a>, founder and creative director of <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/client\/diotima\">Diotima<\/a> and newly appointed creative director of <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/client\/proenza-schouler\">Proenza Schouler<\/a>. Together, they examined an industry defined by creative director churn, viral runway moments, and a visible retreat from commitments to size diversity, observing where women now sit within fashion\u2019s images, systems, and ambitions.<\/p>\n<p>Drawing from Friedman\u2019s long view as one of fashion\u2019s most influential critical voices and Scott\u2019s experience building a values-driven independent brand while stepping into a major luxury house, the conversation moved between critique and possibility. Shifting from the rollback of inclusive casting and the pressure to design for virality, to high fashion standing on the brink of a new creative era, the discussion was a forward-looking exploration of what fashion inherited in the new year and the potential of what it could become. Underscoring it all was the relentless, backbreaking pace of the fashion calendar, raising urgent questions about time, labor, and whether the industry\u2019s structures can truly support the women they claim to serve.<\/p>\n<div class=\"introcredits\">\nEditor-in-Chief: <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/stephan-moskovic\">Stephan Moskovic<\/a><br \/>\nEditorial Director and Moderator: <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/irene-ojo-felix\">Irene Ojo-Felix<\/a><br \/>\nManaging Editor: <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/sasha-grinblat\">Sasha Grinblat<\/a><br \/>\nVideo &#038; Edit: <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/will-pippin\">Will Pippin<\/a><br \/>\nAC: <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/anyelo-troya\">Anyelo Troya<\/a><br \/>\nMakeup: <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/jessica-paillant\">Jessica Paillant<\/a><br \/>\nEvent Photographer: <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/tone-woolfe\">Tone Woolfe<\/a><br \/>\nLocation: Soho Works 55 Water St, Dumbo Brooklyn<br \/>\nSpecial thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sohohouse.com\/soho-works\">Soho Works<\/a>, Sake Ono, Brooklyn Blooms, <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/client\/byredo\">Byredo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lucienpagescommunication\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lucien Pag\u00e8s Communications<\/a>, and <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/christopher-michael\">Christopher Michael<\/a> at Egos and Icons<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Industry Access: Vanessa Friedman and Rachel Scott At a moment when fashion feels caught between spectacle and substance, Models.com convened an Industry Access conversation asking a pointed question: Does Fashion Still Know What Women Want? 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