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.
"Despite the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, There's a Lot You Don't Know About That T-Shirt" (The Guardian)
"An ambitious effort by a global apparel industry group to measure the social and environmental impact of making clothes and shoes has yet to deliver on its promise."
"How Your Clothes Are Poisoning Our Oceans and Food Supply" (The Guardian)
"New studies show that alarming numbers of tiny fibers from synthetic fabrics are making their way from your washing machine into aquatic animals"
"FTC Takes Action Against Shinola, Suggests 'Where American Is Made' Slogan Be Dropped" (Hodinkee)
"Today, the FTC took action against the largest of all American watch companies, Shinola, instructing them to make major changes in their marketing collateral and products."
"Macy's Reaches Tentative Deal with Workers to Avert Strike" (Reuters)
"A union representing workers of Macy's Inc in New York has said it reached a tentative agreement with the department store operator for a new four-year contract, averting a strike that was set to begin."
"Hey Ladies, Your Favorite Brand Is Probably Run by Men" (Marketplace)
"Many well-known brands come from companies that have little to no female representation within their leadership, according to a database released Tuesday."
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.
Cotton linked to environmental and human rights abuses in Brazil is leaking into the supply chains of major fashion brands, a new investigation has found, prompting Zara-owner Inditex to send a scathing rebuke to the industry’s biggest sustainable cotton certifier.