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.
"Report Alleges Beyoncé's 'Celebrate Every Woman' Clothing Line Is Made By Women in Sweatshops" (Quartz)
"A report by British tabloid The Sun says the line is being made at least in part by young women who earn barely enough to survive and work in sweatshop conditions."
"Nike Now Uses Recycled Materials In Most Of Its Gear" (Fortune)
"Nike issued a new annual sustainability report that highlights past achievements but also sets new long-term targets. Recycled materials are being used in 71% of Nike footwear and apparel products."
"Alibaba's Ma Cancels Speech After Row with Anti-Counterfeiting Group" (Reuters)
"Alibaba's chief Jack Ma has cancelled a planned speech at an anti-counterfeiting conference in the US after the IACC suspended its membership."
"Iran Arrests Fashion Models, Blog Manager in Social Media Crackdown" (Reuters)
"Iran has launched a new crackdown on social media, arresting fashion models active on photo-sharing websites and a blog website manager after Tehran's top leader declared war on un-Islamic thoughts on the Internet."
"Two Counts Dismissed in Navajo Case Against Urban Outfitters" (Associated Press)
"A federal judge has dismissed two counts in a lawsuit the Navajo Nation filed against clothing retailer Urban Outfitters Inc."
France is pressing ahead with a ‘game-changing’ bill that would impose a ‘sin tax’-style penalty on fast-fashion products as high as €10 per item by 2030.
In the weeks since one of the industry’s most promising recycling start-ups filed for bankruptcy, big brands have put more money and more commitment into bringing innovations to market.
Thirty years of providing the world’s finest wool to the fashion house Loro Piana has done almost nothing for the Indigenous people of the Peruvian Andes.
The fast-fashion giant has joined Vargas and TPG to back a new polyester recycling venture following its failed bet on Renewcell.