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.
"Gap Accused of Sexism over 'Social Butterfly' Children's T-Shirt Ad" (The Guardian)
"Girls' 'g' top is featured in poster in which a boy – labelled 'the little scholar' – wears a shirt bearing Albert Einstein's face."
"How Diversity Changed Fashion" (Elle)
"The fashion industry has historically had a poor record when it comes to booking models that don't meet a type."
"Zara Workers Unionise For First Time In US" (Buzzfeed)
"Store workers at Zara, the flagship brand of Inditex, the world's largest fashion retailer, have voted to form a union in New York City."
"India's Fashion Industry Finally Gets Real About How Indians Look" (Quartz)
"The Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) — India's marquee fashion event that will take place in the first week of August — will for the first time have plus-sized people walking the ramp."
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.