1 Granary, Issue 07

As a media and support platform dedicated to young creative graduates and professionals, we use our print and digital editorial content, events, recruitment and brand development program to bridge the gap between emerging and established talent and provide practical resources for the next generation of creative minds.

In this issue:

1 Granary Issue 7 contains excerpts from interviews with over 50 senior luxury employees, the result of two years of research and more than 100 off-the-record conversations.

They include design directors, heads of leather goods and accessories, senior designers, collection managers, heads of womenswear, menswear, print, flou, VIP, tailoring and outerwear, knitwear consultants, studio and fabric directors, product developers, and vice-presidents of shoes, bags, or sunglasses, who work for Versace, Dior, Jil Sander, Jacquemus, Prada, Lanvin, Fendi, Marni, Louis Vuitton, Alexander McQueen, Victoria Beckham, Burberry, The Row, Calvin Klein, Bottega Veneta, Sonia Rykiel, Margaret Howell, Phoebe Philo, Balenciaga, Loewe, AZ Factory, Balmain, Y/Project, and Oscar de La Renta, among others.

Their anonymous testimonies reveal the structural problems at the heart of our industry while presenting new visions for the future. Topics include intergenerational conflict, ageism, creative management, leadership, money, salary transparency, power dynamics, motherhood, and gender equality.