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.
"Dresses to degrees: University Opens Its Doors to Bangladesh Garment Workers" (The Guardian)
"A new scheme offers free degree courses at the Asian University for Women to improve the prospects for workers in Bangladesh's clothing factories."
"NFPA Releases Bangladesh RMG Fire Safety Review Report" (Fibre2Fashion)
"The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has released the Bangladesh Readymade Garment (RMG) Industry High-Level Assessment Report, an appraisal and gap analysis of Bangladesh fire and building safety standards, protocols, inspection procedures and training programmes."
"Meet the Pioneering Plus-Size Male Models and Agents Spearheading the Male Body Positivity Movement" (The Independent)
"The body positivity movement is picking up steam in men's fashion. In the same way that we have seen increasing numbers of female curve models break into the mainstream, their male counterparts are now doing the same."
"France Says Marks and Spencer Burkini 'Irresponsible'" (The Telegraph)
"France's women's rights minister criticised the move as kowtowing to misogynists and religious conservatives."
"H&M Expands Partnership with WWF" (Sourcing Journal Online)
"Swedish retailer H&M has expanded its existing partnership with conservation organization WWF for five more years."
Europe’s Parliament has signed off rules that will make brands more accountable for what happens in their supply chains, ban products made with forced labour and set new environmental standards for the design and disposal of products.
Fashion’s biggest sustainable cotton certifier said it found no evidence of non-compliance at farms covered by its standard, but acknowledged weaknesses in its monitoring approach.
As they move to protect their intellectual property, big brands are coming into conflict with a growing class of up-and-coming designers working with refashioned designer gear.
The industry needs to ditch its reliance on fossil-fuel-based materials like polyester in order to meet climate targets, according to a new report from Textile Exchange.