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.
Amazon to Include Women and Minority Candidates in Board Search (CNBC)
"Amazon pledged to include 'women and minority candidates' in the pool from which the company's board committee selects director candidates. Amazon currently has 3 women on its 10-member board."
New Look Accused of 'Fat Tax' (BBC News)
"Trousers in its Curves range cost 15 percent more than a pair in the main collection. The issue has divided opinion over whether using more material should mean higher prices. Some have said it is reasonable to charge more for a garment that uses more fabric. Others see it as a 'fat tax.'"
As Abortion Vote Nears, Irish Fashion Designers Choose a Side (The New York Times)
"Titled 'Fashion Is Repealing,' the event had been organised by abortion rights advocates, two weeks before a vote on Ireland's strict abortion laws, with every garment then offered for sale to benefit the Together for Yes campaign."
What Makes Retail Workers Uniquely Vulnerable to Sexual Harassment (Racked)
"Experts link the high rate of sexual harassment in retail to the particular vulnerability of its workforce, its low wages, and a hazy, complicated, and sometimes ineffective complaint process following an incident."
Eight Ways Brands Can Fight Counterfeits in China (Harvard Business Review)
"Chinese law does protect intellectual property, but only if a trademark is officially registered. Once your trademark is officially registered in China, you can take legal action against counterfeits — but not before."
The British musician will collaborate with the Swiss brand on a collection of training apparel, and will serve as the face of their first collection to be released in August.
Designer brands including Gucci and Anya Hindmarch have been left millions of pounds out of pocket and some customers will not get refunds after the online fashion site collapsed owing more than £210m last month.
Antitrust enforcers said Tapestry’s acquisition of Capri would raise prices on handbags and accessories in the affordable luxury sector, harming consumers.
As a push to maximise sales of its popular Samba model starts to weigh on its desirability, the German sportswear giant is betting on other retro sneaker styles to tap surging demand for the 1980s ‘Terrace’ look. But fashion cycles come and go, cautions Andrea Felsted.