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.
"Rana Plaza Owner, 17 Others Indicted in First Case" (Dhaka Tribune)
"A Dhaka court yesterday framed charges against Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana and 17 others in a case filed for violating building code in constructing the eight-storey building that resulted in the death of over 1,140 people, mostly garment workers."
"Fendi Forced to Retract Opposition to Roma Pride Using Image of HQ" (The Guardian)
"Italian fashion house first threatens to sue a leading LGBT group over leaflets, before welcoming the association with the parade."
"Luxottica Sues BCBG Max Azria Over Wayfarer Sunglasses" (Reuters)
"Luxottica, the maker of Ray-Ban sunglasses, has accuses BCBG Max Azria of knowingly infringing its famous Wayfarer trademark."
"Alibaba's Jack Ma: Better-Than-Ever Fakes Worsen Piracy War" (Bloomberg)
"Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. founder Jack Ma said Chinese-made counterfeit goods today have gotten better than the genuine article, complicating the effort to root out fakes on the country's largest online shopping services."
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"New Documentary Calls for 'Dignified Life' for Asian Garment Workers" (Reuters)
"A new documentary records the first hand accounts of garment workers and their daily struggles in the face of poor pay, excessive overtime, unsafe working conditions and widespread sexual harassment."
"How Flexible Return Policies Are Hurting Retail Workers" (Fortune)
"Being able to return an item from a department store six months after buying it may be convenient for you, but it could take money out of a retail worker's paycheck."
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.