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Vintage, Faux And Real: Navigating Fur In Fashion In An Age Of Sustainability
How far should we adjust our anti-fur attitudes when considering the planet? Over the past 50 years, our attitude towards using fur in...
Feb 5, 20207 min read


Innovation
Minnesota-based materials company 3M is releasing a new type of packaging that requires no tape and no filler, and it can be customized...
Feb 3, 20202 min read


DTC brands’ Growth-at-all-costs Strategy Is Stunting Product Development
Colin Hunter, co-founder of bespoke menswear brand Alton Lane, has spent over a year planning the brand’s launch into denim, a new...
Jan 24, 20201 min read


Gucci Green: Carbon Neutral and the New Eco-Warrior
Gabriela Hearst is walking towards a Zero carbon footprint. An unexpected Fashion Week trend? Carbon neutrality. American designer...
Jan 22, 20201 min read


Agility in Fashion Is the New Black
As we roared into the 2000s, memories of life before smart phones faded into our internal SD-card storage along with cassette tapes and...
Jan 22, 20203 min read


Explosion of Small
Consumers are increasingly drawn to small brands with compelling and authentic narratives. In order to keep pace, larger companies must...
Jan 15, 20201 min read


Fashion’s Sustainability Battles Seen Spilling Into Social Realms
The fight for green credentials has swept the fashion industry, emerging as a key battle line for luxury groups seeking to burnish their...
Jan 9, 20201 min read


H&M Launches Billie Eilish Merch Collection Made Using Sustainably-Sourced Materials
Eilish’s signature oversized style makes headlines once again. Entering her fourth year on the music scene, 18-year-old Billie Eilish is...
Jan 8, 20202 min read


U.N. ‘Texpertise’ Event Looks at Fashion’s Sustainable Development Goals
At a special event held at the United Nations last week, the Texpertise Network of Messe Frankfurt, the Conscious Fashion Campaign and...
Dec 31, 20191 min read


The Incredible Shrinking Wallet
A once-essential leather good reshapes, reduces and will possibly soon be redundant. As co-owner of Billykirk, a leather goods brand...
Dec 31, 20195 min read


Technology, Innovation, Partnerships Power Fashion Apparel Market
Amid consumer demands for greater sustainability as well as improved fit, comfort and performance, the textile industry responded with a...
Dec 31, 20191 min read


How Target Became A Model Retailer. Especially In The Age of Amazon
American retailers, school is in session. The teacher? Target Corp. Yes, Target. The cheap-chic retailer — in distress just five years...
Dec 30, 20194 min read


Roger Federer Is the Most Stylish Man of the Decade, As Voted by You
Sixteen of the 2010s’ flyest dressers entered, but only one left victorious. AND THE DECADE’S MOST STYLISH MAN, PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD,...
Dec 27, 201911 min read


The Future Is Trashion
We make too much and buy too much. But maybe there is a way not to waste too much. The ragpicker of Brooklyn has an idea. The ragpicker...
Dec 27, 20199 min read


Getting Woke - Consumer's Power to "Woke" Fashion Brands
Younger generations’ passion for social and environmental causes has reached critical mass, causing brands to become more fundamentally...
Dec 18, 20191 min read


135 Countries Fighting for “Fridays’ for Future”
Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg, who shot to global fame for inspiring worldwide student strikes to promote action against climate...
Dec 18, 20191 min read


Field Notes: Seasonal Sustainable Solutions
Faux fur is a hot topic, whether it’s winter or not. And as vegan fashion continues to grow in popularity, companies such as Apparis...
Dec 11, 20191 min read


Nike’s New Swim Collection Includes a Hijab
Muslim athletes have long been overlooked in the athletic-wear industry, as adequate performance gear that is lightweight, breathable,...
Dec 11, 20192 min read


End of Ownership - Renew Your Wardrobe With Second Hand Is The New Hit
The lifespan of the fashion product is becoming more elastic as pre-owned, refurbished, repair and retail business models continue to...
Dec 6, 20191 min read


Lands’ End Names Witkewicz to Head Design
Lands’ End Inc. has tapped longtime industry veteran David Witkewicz to serve as its vice president and head of design. In this newly...
Dec 3, 20191 min read
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