The Business of Fashion
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
ASOS to Ban Silk, Cashmere and Mohair from Its Website (BBC)
"Under the updated policy, products containing silk, feathers and down, bone, teeth or shell (including mother-of-pearl), cashmere and mohair will no longer be stocked by ASOS. The company has already banned fur, angora and other rabbit hair and products which use materials from vulnerable animals."
In Fashion, Verbal Abuse Is Going out of Style (The Cut)
"As with the #MeToo movement, the change is beginning on social media. The @FashionAssistants Instagram account, which has more than 16,000 followers after starting in December, serves as a repository for assistants' workplace horror stories."
Expensive Jeans Aren't the Answer to the #MeToo Movement (Racked)
"The designers hope the capsule collection, We Wear the Pants, sparks a dialogue about the taboo subject of sexual violence. The pieces range from $58 to $375, meaning many of the women most vulnerable to such abuse, like domestic, agricultural, and food service workers, won't be able to afford the capsule collection."
John Lewis Will Buy Back Old Clothes to Reduce Waste (The Guardian)
"Customers can arrange through an app to have any unwanted clothing that they bought from John Lewis collected from their home, and they will be paid for each item regardless of its condition."
Overconsumption and fast fashion have become easy targets for brands flexing their climate-friendly attributes. Consumers may agree with the message — but take issue with a self-righteous tone.
Traces of cotton from Xinjiang were found in nearly a fifth of samples from American and global retailers, highlighting the challenges of complying with a US law aimed at blocking imports that could be linked to forced labour in China.
The fashion industry continues to advance voluntary and unlikely solutions to its plastic problem. Only higher prices will flip the script, writes Kenneth P. Pucker.
The outerwear company is set to start selling wetsuits made in part by harvesting materials from old ones.