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.
'Seventeen' Launches 'Here,' a New Community by and for LGBTQ Teens (Fashionista)
"Here is a new community by and for LGBTQ-identified teenagers and allies, launched by Seventeen. It will primarily live on social via Facebook and its Instagram page, but it will also maintain its own vertical on Seventeen.com for written articles and essays."
Designers Unite for Kering's White Ribbon Campaign British Vogue
"Kering has launched a digital campaign to end gender-based violence. It has collaborated with brand ambassadors including Alessandro Michele and Christopher Kane to share personal stories centred around the theme #ICouldHaveBeen, imagining how their lives would have been had they been born a girl."
How Can Companies Help Human Trafficking Survivors? Give Them Jobs (Racked)
"The 21st century has seen a number of clothing companies such as Purpose Jewelry and Malia Designs fight trafficking by training and employing the women affected. Giving women the opportunity to become skilled workers is crucial because many trafficking victims are lured into slavery with false promises of employment."
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Struts on Despite Controversy (Associated Press)
"Gigi Hadid's no-show came a few months after Chinese internet users accused her of racist behaviour, while Katy Perry was denied a visa after causing controversy in China in 2015 for wearing a sunflower-adorned dress while performing in Taiwan — the sunflower is an emblem of Taiwan's anti-China movement."
Is the Second Wave of Sustainability Finally Here? (Refinery29)
"For many, the answer to fashion's sustainability problem is for everyone to simply cut back on our consumption. But the brands that have been successful at pushing sustainable products are the ones who've put design, not ethics, at the forefront of their messaging."
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.