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.
"Zara Launches First Sustainable Fashion Line" (Glossy)
"Fast-fashion retailer Zara is trying its hand at sustainability with a new fashion line made using environmentally friendly materials."
"Marc Jacobs Triggers More Criticism After Defending Dreadlocks at New York Fashion Show" (The Independent)
"Marc Jacobs has been accused of cultural appropriation and sparked a social media backlash after defending his decision to cast predominantly white models to wear dreadlocks in his New York fashion show."
"Sports Direct Bows to Pressure and Announces Independent Review of Working Practices" (The Independent)
"Investigation into 'workhouse' conditions and repeated corporate governance scandals was originally to be carried out by company's own law firm."
"Is H&M Not Selling Plus-Size Clothes in Its Stores Anymore?" (Yahoo Style)
"Despite the fact that the plus-size fashion market is thriving and more people are buying plus-size than ever, H&M stopped selling plus-size inventory in its 11 New York City stores a few months ago, according to Revelist."
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"Africa's Top Cotton Grower Sees Good Crop After Monsanto Ban" (Bloomberg)
"Burkina Faso decided in April to halt the production of genetically modified cotton because the short fibre was hurting its reputation and cutting revenue."
"The Fashion Labels That Hire Prisoners and Help Reform Lives" (The Guardian)
"From the Mexican business making tattooed bags to a UK organisation selling embroidery to Stella McCartney, social enterprises are working with prisoners."
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.