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.
Why Aren't Ethical Fashion Brands Catering to Plus-Size Women? (Refinery 29)
"If turnover was 10 times larger then smaller brands could afford to put 4-5 percent of their buy into the larger sizes; but while business are still so small it is not viable."
Retail Workers Fight to Get a Cut in the Era of E-Commerce (Racked)
"Sales associates often have to do the pull and prepare of an online pick-up order and handle returns purchased online without being compensated."
Sustainable Style: Will Gen Z Help the Fashion Industry Clean Up its Act? (The Guardian)
"Young consumers are driving a shift in attitudes. 44 percent of the 17-26 age range said they would like to see more eco-friendly fabrics used in clothes."
Is Consumer-Friendly Activism a Sign of Feminist Progress — Or Just a Sellout? (Elle)
"Feminism, the word, may be fashionable, but the hard work of advocating for and creating an egalitarian world seems as unfashionable as ever."
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Fashion Wakes Up to the Older Woman (The Guardian)
"Over-50s already account for around 47 percent of all UK consumer spending, so there is an economic incentive for businesses to target mature customers."
How Four Fashion Design Schools are Teaching Sustainability (Teen Vogue)
"Parsons, Savannah College of Art and Design, the Fashion Institute of Technology and the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising all incorporate sustainability into their curriculums."
The fashion industry continues to advance voluntary and unlikely solutions to its plastic problem. Only higher prices will flip the script, writes Kenneth P. Pucker.
The outerwear company is set to start selling wetsuits made in part by harvesting materials from old ones.
Companies like Hermès, Kering and LVMH say they have spent millions to ensure they are sourcing crocodile and snakeskin leathers responsibly. But critics say incidents like the recent smuggling conviction of designer Nancy Gonzalez show loopholes persist despite tightening controls.
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.