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On-demand fashion gives much-needed clues on how to green notoriously wasteful industry
The fashion sector is in crisis. It’s hard to get through a month without hearing about another fashion company issuing profit warnings – even Swedish-owned …
Worldview: São Paulo Fashion Week Recasts Seamstresses as Designers
🇧🇷 São Paulo Fashion Week recasts seamstresses as designers in Brazil. The 57th edition of the country’s largest fashion week event took place between Apr. …
7 Fashion Mistakes to Avoid in Your 40s and Beyond
When you reach your forties and beyond, you should feel confident and self-assured, but you should also consider making some adjustments to your wardrobe. Although …
How Should We Feel About Tweens at Sephora?
LONDON — On a recent trip home to Canada, I popped into my niece Raeya’s bedroom to say hello. The last time Raeya made an …
how Australians were sold ‘fashionable’ (and ‘healthy’) wool 100 years ago
How do you describe the feel of wool against your skin? For some that feel is snuggly soft. Others remember a prickly sensation. But would …
Are H&M and Zara Harming Forests in Brazil?
Better Cotton-certified producers linked to H&M and Zara’s supply chains are contributing to large-scale deforestation, land grabbing and violent harassment of local communities in a …
Western Wear Was Already Big. Then Beyoncé Released Cowboy Carter.
It’s not easy to play it cool when your brand gets a surprise shoutout on a Beyoncé track. Lucchese, the 141-year-old, Dallas-based western boot brand, …
Retailer Express Holds Talks for Bankruptcy Financing
Retailer Express Inc. is asking its lenders for funds to help finance a potential Chapter 11 bankruptcy process, according to people with knowledge of the …
Aditya Birla Fashion to List Flagship Lifestyle Brands as Separate Entity
Apparel retailer Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail said on Monday it was planning to demerge Madura Fashion & Lifestyle into a separate listed entity. The …
Fast Fashion Retailer Shein Doubles Profits as It Awaits IPO Approval
Shein, the online fast fashion retailer founded in China, has more than doubled its profits to more than $2 billion as it awaits approval for …
Brands Struggle to Get Sustainability Marketing Right
Over the last few years, a host of companies that once boldly touted their products’ sustainability credentials have quietly backed away from such claims, a …
Profitability Hurdles Haven’t Slowed the Growth of Resale
Online resale may not be the most profitable sector, but it is attracting shoppers. Last year, the total value of merchandise sold on resale platforms in …
Asos and Boohoo Forced to Clarify Green Claims
Major UK fast fashion retailers will change the way they promote the environmental credentials of their clothes after being accused of greenwashing by a UK …
What’s the Plan at H&M?
When Daniel Ervér was named chief executive of H&M Group in January, the appointment was widely received as a surprise, and not necessarily a good …
BoF is One of the World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2024
NEW YORK — Hello from New York City where our team staged another successful BoF Professional Summit on Friday, this one examining how fast emerging …
Shein to Market Supply Chain Infrastructure to Global Brands, WSJ Reports
China-founded fast fashion company Shein will make its supply-chain infrastructure and technology available to global brands, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing a …
Blockchain and AI the Phenomenon in the World of Luxury Retail
What would blockchain and fashion have in common? Usually, not much, as these industries focus on different target audiences, products and services. However, one thing …
What Would Happen if Fashion Were Taxed Like Cigarettes?
Regulation can often move at a glacial pace, but a French push to impose steep penalties on fast-fashion products has passed through the initial stages …
The Most Sustainable Fabrics for Clothing
I If you are reading this article, chances are you don’t need to be sold on the virtues of quality, sustainable fabrics and the clothing …