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 Praised for Disabled-Friendly Clothes (BBC)
"The online retailer has released a tie-dye waterproof jumpsuit for festival season, which has been adapted to be wheelchair friendly. It was designed in collaboration with GB Paralympic hopeful Chloe Ball-Hopkins, who also modelled it for the site."
Feminist Apparel Chief Executive Fires Entire Staff After They Learn He's an Admitted Sexual Abuser (Refinery29)
"In June of 2018 Feminist Apparel staff discovered that the brand's founder and chief executive Alan Martofel had an admitted history of sexually abusing women. He claims it's the reason why he started the company in the first place. After asking for his resignation, all nine employees were fired without notice or severance."
J.Crew Is Launching Plus-Sizes (Racked)
"J.Crew debuted a collaboration with Universal Standard, the fashion start-up dedicated to extended sizing, on a collection of clothes that will be available from sizes XXS through 5X."
Handbags, Apparel Hit as Trump Tariffs Target Consumers (Bloomberg)
"The US Trade Representative released a new round of proposed tariffs on Chinese goods, listing 200 pages of items with a value of $200 billion. President Donald Trump's declaration that 'trade wars are easy to win' will now be put to the test — China responded Wednesday saying it would be forced to retaliate."
Eileen Fisher Helps Make the Eco-Fashion Dream of Circularity Come True (Fashionista)
"Eileen Fisher has become a thought leader in the realm of circular design in fashion, inspiring everyone from fledgling sustainable companies to more mainstream designers like Heron Preston."
From products made of recycled plastic to take-back programmes, some of fashion’s favourite sustainability solutions are problematic, argues Beth Esponnette.
Partnering with Copenhagen Fashion Week, BoF invited market leaders including Pascal Morand, Julie Gilhart, Ganni co-founder Nicolaj Reffstrup, EU Parliamentary Committee chair Dr Christian Ehler, journalist Clare Press, executives from Renewcell and Lenzing, and others from across the value chain, to work together towards actionable solutions capable of urgently altering the industry’s ecological impact.
Over the last decade, the industry has ratcheted up its spending on lobbying efforts in the US. Now, emerging sustainability regulations are drawing increased attention.
How to best spend the large sums it will take to cut the fashion industry’s carbon emissions? The Apparel Impact Institute is launching a pre-vetted portfolio of climate solutions in an effort to better direct investment.