26 Fashion Folks Tell Us What They'd Change About The Fashion Industry

    Stripes and canes are IN, attitudes are OUT.

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    Julie Gerstein
    by Julie Gerstein

    BuzzFeed Staff

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    James Grebey
    by James Grebey

    BuzzFeed Staff

    1. Maeve, stylist, and Beagy, stylist

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    Maeve: "I don't like the 'who wore it best' columns."

    Beagy: "I don't like THE ATTITUDES."

    2. Sean, blogger

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    "Fashion needs more personality, and the classics and glamor need to come back."

    3. Briy, model (far right)

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    "I'd like to improve the diversity, and the sexual harassment in fashion. I'd like models to actually get paid for jobs. OH, and the whole Terry Richardson thing."

    4. Zachary, student

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    "The fashion industry should try to bring more outsiders in. I feel like The Devil Wears Prada has given a false view of the industry to people."

    5. Ahmed

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    "There should be more focus on the dapper style."

    6. Deryck, designer

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    "I preferred Fashion Week at Bryant Park."

    7. Nathan, model

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    "I want more dance."

    8. Adam Bobby, designer Bobby's Bowties

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    "I don't like that fashion is so exclusive. It needs to be more available to everyone. Instead of money, it needs to be about the heart of the work."

    9. Pedro

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    "Contamination. Factories are bad for the environment. Fast fashion is bad for the environment."

    10. Kingo

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    "More creativity. It was a little safe."

    11. Romeo

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    "The lack of elegance. I love elegance."

    12. Nicoletta, stylist

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    "The egos."

    13. Yanyan and Shonicc

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    Yanyan: "Nothing. It's crazy but it's lovely."

    14. Wickett

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    "I'd make it so it wasn't so hard to get into fuckin' Lincoln Center."

    15. Dawilda

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    "Fashion should be more affordable."

    16. Festy and Chaby, style bloggers from Hungary

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    Festy: "Here, nothing. Everything is so high quality. In Hungary, where we're from, we have to improve more."

    17. Sandi, stylist and blogger

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    "I wouldn't change anything. It's great."

    18. Delon, stylist

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    "The industry should be more welcoming."

    19. Yazmin

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    "I want to see less animal testing and less fur."

    20. Kie

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    "Diversity. It's not as mixed as it could be when it comes to models and designers."

    21. Darlene

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    "I wanna see more crazy people, more flashy fashion, and more freedom."

    22. Jamal and Faustina, stylists and bloggers

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    Faustina: "Fashion is too much like high school and that needs to change. We need a principal that puts their foot down and accepts vision and creativity above all."

    Jamal: "There's not enough brand loyalty."

    23. Curran J.

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    "Men need to be more stylish."

    24. Paola, stylist and designer

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    "The industry needs to give upcoming designers more of a chance."

    25. Nassier, model

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    "Fashion Week would be longer."

    26. Al, Stylist

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    OH GIRL, HE'S RIGHT BEHIND YOU!