Last week, news emerged of what seemed on its face an unlikely partnership. The maker of Clo3D, one of the most popular 3D fashion-design tools, …
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The Tech Race to Back Up Fashion’s Green Claims
In 2020, Swedish essentials brand Asket set an aim to tag each of its products with an “impact receipt,” a tally of the greenhouse gas …
BoF LIVE | How Fashion’s Work/Life Balance Culture Is Changing
During Mental Health Awareness Month, join BoF’s senior correspondent Sheena Butler-Young and commercial features editor Sophie Soar for #BoFLIVE, as they share key insights from …
A Greying Workforce Puts Fashion’s Youth Obsession to the Test
Fashion recruiter Karen Harvey has built a decades-long career out of placing talent across some of the industry’s most recognisable brands — and there’s one …
‘Better’ Materials Aren’t Enough to Dent Fashion’s Climate Impact
Fashion brands are sourcing more recycled polyester, certified cotton and deforestation-free viscose than ever, but emissions from the industry’s raw material supply chain have bounced …
Uniqlo’s $20 Shoulder Bag Tops Lyst Index of Fashion’s Hottest Products
Usually fashion’s It bags come from top luxury brands like Dior, Prada or Gucci — but not this season. Uniqlo’s sell-out $20 shoulder bag was …
Fashion’s Future at Auction Houses
As a former style editor at Vogue and the New York Times’ T magazine, Edward Barsamian has long been acquainted with auction houses like Christie’s, …
Protecting Fashion’s DEI Efforts During Market Disruption
In recent years, a pandemic, cost of living crisis and on-going economic instability are just some of the global forces that have shaped and reshaped …
Aurora James Is FASHION’s April 2023 Cover Star
Dress, $830, Theophilio. Shoes, $525, Brother Vellies. Earrings, price upon request, Oma the Label. Bracelets, $620 each, Third Crown. Ring (right), price upon request, and …
Paradise Now: The Extraordinary Life of Karl Lagerfeld by William Middleton review – planet fashion’s caped crusader | Biography books
Costume historians will doubtless look back on the day Karl Lagerfeld died in February 2019, leaving in his will lavish instructions for the ongoing care …
The Companies Behind Fashion’s Biggest Fragrances
The fragrance business is booming. In the US, the category is still growing steadily, following its pandemic-era jump. Already in 2023, sales are up 19 …
Inside the Battle to Run Fashion’s E-Commerce
When Glossier laid off more than 80 employees last year, mostly from its technology team, the shakeup wasn’t just about flagging sales. The brand that …
Cheap, cool and kind to nature: how secondhand became UK fashion’s main attraction | Fashion
If clothes swaps have traditionally been about bobbly jumpers and past-it denim, the format was certainly elevated last week. The Absolut Swap Shop opened in …
Fashion’s Microplastics Problem Is a Design Challenge
Every year, more than half a million metric tons of tiny plastic fibres leach from our clothes into the environment. They shed mostly in the …
Penelope Cruz, Dua Lipa, and more to co-chair fashion’s most exclusive event
The official co-chairs for the 2023 Met Gala have been announced! The most anticipated fashion event will take place on the first Monday in May, …
A Free, Open Access Traceability Tool for Fashion’s Global Supply Chain
More than 50 percent of fashion decision-makers say traceability will be a top-five enabler to reduce emissions in their supply chains, according to BoF and …
Three Gatherings That Will Set Fashion’s 2023 Agenda
If you’re someone important in fashion, there’s a good chance you’re in one of three places this week: Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum, …
The Year Ahead: How to Prepare for Fashion’s Greenwashing Crackdown
The European Commission is homing in on the word “green.” When its policymakers in the spring of 2022 laid out a plan to make textiles …
Is eBay’s Love Island Recoupling a Sign of Fashion’s ‘Vibe Shift’?
When the news broke last summer that resale site eBay would be Love Island’s official fashion partner, it was an eye-catching, if odd coupling. The …
The Best of BoF: Fashion’s Sustainability Reckoning
Fashion has been talking about sustainability for years, but with the urgency of the climate crisis increasingly visible and workers continuing to bear the brunt …