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The BoF Podcast: Trend Forecaster Li Edelkoort on Hybridity in Education

7 June 2019 • By BoF Team

7 June 2019 • By BoF Team

Speaking in conversation with Imran Amed, the futurist course designer outlines the need for interdisciplinary studies when teaching generation next, and why the fashion industry needs to return — quite literally — to the roots of textile creation.

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The BoF Podcast: Trend Forecaster Li Edelkoort on Hybridity in Education

Speaking in conversation with Imran Amed, the futurist course designer outlines the need for interdisciplinary studies when teaching generation next, and why the fashion industry needs to return — quite literally — to the roots of textile creation.

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Social Goods | The Dark Side of Chinese Internet Fame, Tariffs to Affect Ivanka Trump's Brand

18 July 2018 • By Kristina Ezhova

18 July 2018 • By Kristina Ezhova

This week, body-positive messaging does not resonate in Chinese influencer circles, while Ivanka Trump's handbags will likely be hit by the new tariffs on China.

Social Goods | The Dark Side of Chinese Internet Fame, Tariffs to Affect Ivanka Trump's Brand

This week, body-positive messaging does not resonate in Chinese influencer circles, while Ivanka Trump's handbags will likely be hit by the new tariffs on China.

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Chart of the Week | UK Fashion Industry to Take Hardest Brexit Hit

21 February 2018 • By Victoria Berezhna

21 February 2018 • By Victoria Berezhna

A new report predicts the UK's textiles, apparel and footwear industry will be among the worst hit by Brexit.

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Chart of the Week | UK Fashion Industry to Take Hardest Brexit Hit

A new report predicts the UK's textiles, apparel and footwear industry will be among the worst hit by Brexit.

Made in the USA: Dead or Alive?

13 November 2017 • By Katie Weisman

Made in the USA: Dead or Alive?

In North Carolina, once a booming textiles and apparel hub, there are signs of struggle — and life.

H&M, Levi & Strauss, Nike Top Sustainable Cotton Report

2 October 2017 • By Megan Doyle

2 October 2017 • By Megan Doyle

Several fast-fashion and mass retailers lead the rankings, while Kering is the only luxury entry.

H&M, Levi & Strauss, Nike Top Sustainable Cotton Report

Several fast-fashion and mass retailers lead the rankings, while Kering is the only luxury entry.

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Fashion Brands Agree to Extend Bangladesh deal

29 June 2017 • By Associated Press

29 June 2017 • By Associated Press

Leading global fashion brands and trade unions have agreed to continue a safety programme involving thousands of garment factories in Bangladesh for another three years.

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Fashion Brands Agree to Extend Bangladesh deal

Leading global fashion brands and trade unions have agreed to continue a safety programme involving thousands of garment factories in Bangladesh for another three years.

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US Retailers Urge Trump's New Trade Envoy to Save NAFTA

16 May 2017 • By Bloomberg

16 May 2017 • By Bloomberg

If the US trade deal changes, apparel trade groups say the industry could be faced with rising costs and another blow to its already-fragile profit margins.

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US Retailers Urge Trump's New Trade Envoy to Save NAFTA

If the US trade deal changes, apparel trade groups say the industry could be faced with rising costs and another blow to its already-fragile profit margins.

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Textile Company Places Rare Bet on Turkey's Kurdish Southeast

3 April 2017 • By Reuters

3 April 2017 • By Reuters

The Iskur group, a supplier to fashion brands including Zara, Adidas and Nike, sees its $100 million investment as showing the way for other companies from western Turkey to take advantage of government incentives.

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Textile Company Places Rare Bet on Turkey's Kurdish Southeast

The Iskur group, a supplier to fashion brands including Zara, Adidas and Nike, sees its $100 million investment as showing the way for other companies from western Turkey to take advantage of government incentives.

Social Goods | Microplastic, Sustainable Apparel, FTC Takes On Shinola

22 June 2016 • By Kate Abnett

22 June 2016 • By Kate Abnett

Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.

Social Goods | Microplastic, Sustainable Apparel, FTC Takes On Shinola

Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.

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Nordic Pulp Firms See Future in Turning Birch Trees into Fashion

13 March 2016 • By Reuters

13 March 2016 • By Reuters

Nordic pulp makers are developing clean ways to turn birch and pine trees into clothes to help revive their industry and meet demand from fashion and furniture firms for alternative textiles to cotton.

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Nordic Pulp Firms See Future in Turning Birch Trees into Fashion

Nordic pulp makers are developing clean ways to turn birch and pine trees into clothes to help revive their industry and meet demand from fashion and furniture firms for alternative textiles to cotton.