The Shein effect: Is fashion stuck in a race to the bottom? Shein has moved from its humble beginnings as a small player in the ultra-fast fashion world to a global juggernaut – reshaping the fashion market with rock-bottom prices, a lightning-fast supply chain, and dominant social media presence. And the fashion etailer’s ascendency shows …
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Good Fashion Fund Loans Indian Textile Maker $2 Million for Sustainable Treatment Plant The Good Fashion Fund, an initiative created by Fashion for Good and the Laudes Foundation, is backing Indian textile manufacturer K.K.P Fine Linen’s efforts to make its operation more sustainable. The fund gave K.K.P a $2 million loan to allow the home textile …
California’s Fashion Environmental Accountability Act: Proposed Regulations for Sustainability in the Fashion Industry Fashion Industry On February 4, 2024, California legislators introduced a bill, the Fashion Environmental Accountability Act (AB 405), which would require fashion brands to disclose their environmental impact, carbon emissions, water use, and waste. The proposed regulation would apply to brands with …
Rent & Repair Rent & Repair-1 Servizio di Paola Carimati Experimenting with rental and promoting return as a form of consumption with a low environmental footprint: circular design between theory, research and young designers’ visions of the home As we are only too well aware, human beings pollute. According to a study cited by the …
White Paper Predicts Fashion Consumption to Soar by 63 Percent Overproduction and overconsumption in fashion has become a major problem, with millions of tons of clothing waste filling landfills globally each year. Fueled by fast-fashion purveyors such as Shein, Fashion Nova and Temu, that overconsumption is poised to grow substantially, according to a new white paper …
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Big names link with Fashion For Good to make shoes more sustainable Big names link with Fashion For Good to make shoes more sustainable Published February 7, 2025 Footwear has been lagging several steps behind the fashion clothing and accessories sectors in the sustainability stakes. So the situation’s being addressed by Fashion for Good with …
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Fast fashion? No, thanks – which brands to avoid AI-generated image for illustration purposes. Credits: FashionUnited Non-profit organisation Remake has teamed up with Commons, an organisation that advocates for more sustainable consumer choices. A campaign is currently underway with the hashtag #NoNewClothes, calling on consumers to boycott fast fashion and spend less for a month. …
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How Brandix is Building Systems to Make Fashion Production Speedier, Smarter and Sustainable In the fast-paced fashion industry, if companies are not moving forward, they inevitably fall behind. South Asia-based manufacturer Brandix is constantly developing new offerings and services that allow it to get ahead of customer demands. Acting as a partner to its brand customers, …
AllSaints founder Stuart Trevor to headline Source Fashion catwalk AllSaints founder Stuart Trevor to headline Source Fashion catwalk Published February 6, 2025 Stuart Trevor will be the headline designer for Source Fashion, the upcoming Olympia London sourcing show (18-20 February). The founder of the AllSaints label, Trevor will be showcasing bespoke designs from his signature …
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A California Fashion Act Seeks to Hold Brands ‘Environmentally Accountable’ On the heels of New York, Massachusetts and Washington, California is lobbying for a Fashion Act of its own. It’ll be a way to hold brands and retailers that sell into the state liable for the “emissions and toxic chemical footprint of the fashion industry,” …
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Archive raises $30M to solve fashion’s pollution problem and Sotira landed $2M to help brands offload and monetize their surplus inventory The fashion industry has concerned Emily Gittins since adolescence. The sector is, after all, one of the most polluting in the world. According to some sources, it is responsible for nearly 10% of the …
Fashion for Good launches ‘Closing the Footwear Loop’ for circular shoes Closing the Footwear Loop Credits: Fashion for Good Fashion for Good, the Amsterdam platform for sustainable fashion innovations, has launched ‘Closing the Footwear Loop’, a project focused on solving the circularity issues in the footwear industry by uniting 14 brands. The goal is to …
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California Introduces Bill to Regulate Fashion’s Environmental Impact Californian lawmakers are pushing for a greener fashion industry. Legislators have introduced a bill that would require brands to cut emissions in their supply chains and tighten chemical management. Known as the Fashion Act, the proposed regulation would apply to brands with over $100 million of global …
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Collagen-Infused High Fashion Dresses – DETERM Debuted an Open-Back Dress with its Infused Fabric (TrendHunter.com) DETERM Debuted an Open-Back Dress with its Infused Fabric The Collagen Open Back Dress from DETERM is designed with both style and functionality in mind. The dress features a high waist, long sleeves, and a wide open back, making it …
Archive raises $30M to solve fashion’s pollution problem with online resales The fashion industry has concerned Emily Gittins since adolescence. The sector is, after all, one of the most polluting in the world. According to some sources, it is responsible for nearly 10% of the earth’s CO2 emissions and more than 20% of all water …
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