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.
"Kering's Latest Luxury: A Generous Parental Leave Policy" (The New York Times)
"Last week, the conglomerate announced a new parental-leave policy that, to many, might seem like a luxury itself: a minimum of 14 weeks of paid maternity or adoptive leave and five days of paternity or partner leave."
"Startups Are Now Pitching Mental Wellness Like a Perk" (Quartz)
"To attract talent, early-stage startups are now differentiating themselves by highlighting mental-wellness as a perk."
"2016 Was the Year Real People Took Over the Runways" (Vogue)
"You couldn't have a fashion show this year if it didn't include a non-model or one of the dozens of cool kids whose appeal lies in authenticity."
"Is the Fashion Industry Really More Diverse — or is it Hollywood?" (Racked)
"Citing magazine covers as evidence of fashion's racial diversity may be letting Hollywood take a bit too much credit."
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"How H&M is Trying to Balance Fast Fashion With Revolutionary Recycling" (Fast Company)
The company's giant recycling facility in Germany receives hundreds of tons of old clothes a day. Can it find a way to turn those old clothes into new garments and make its business model sustainable?
"Retailers Rethink the Holiday Shopping Experience for Customers With Autism" (Racked)
"With a few simple accommodations, brands can make their stores a lot more inclusive."
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.