Views: 570Laundry cycles wear out fabrics – so try steaming, airing and slower cycles on the washing machine Laundry cycles are stressful for clothes due to the agitation, heat and general chaos they must endure each time. A jaunt in …
Madison Avenue Finds a New Groove
Rents on New York City’s prestigious Upper East Side retail corridor are ticking up for the first time in a decade as luxury stalwarts and newcomers alike look to tap into the neighbourhood’s affluent customer base. …
South Africa Will Impose New Tax on Fast Fashion Parcels
The country’s tax authority will soon impose a tax on cheap packages to protect the local clothing industry from international e-commerce competitors like Shein. …
Under Armour’s Shares Surge as Restructuring Shows Progress
Plank, who retook the chief executive role in April after stepping aside in 2019, is overhauling Under Armour’s operating model and realigning its supply chain processes in search of cost savings. …
Why Cult Skate Brands Roll Past the Olympics
Despite skateboarding now being part of the Olympics, a number of influential skateboard brands like Supreme and Palace don’t bother marketing at the global event. …
Selfridges to stop selling exotic animal skins
Views: 546Leather from agricultural stock will still be sold at department store that went fur-free in 2005 Selfridges has announced it is to stop selling exotic skins from animals such as pythons, alligators, crocodiles and lizards. The department store will …
Workers making clothes for Australian brands can’t afford to eat, Oxfam reports
Views: 62 Women in Bangladesh and Vietnam working for Big W, Kmart, Target and Cotton On earning 51 cents an hour Women in Bangladesh and Vietnam making clothes for the $23bn Australian fashion industry are going hungry because of wages …
UK will not achieve Japan free trade pact
Views: 560The government has confirmed that it will not be able to match existing European Union trade pacts with Japan in the event of a no-deal Brexit. A document released on Thursday by the Department for Trade showed it was seeking …
Karl Lagerfeld Dies in Paris
Views: 619PARIS, France — Karl Lagerfeld, arguably the world’s most iconic designer and undoubtedly the most prolific, has died in Paris. He was 85. In a seven-decade career as fashion’s ultimate free agent, Lagerfeld created collections simultaneously for the celebrated …
‘Don’t feed the monster!’ The people who have stopped buying new clothes
Views: 612A growing movement eschews fast fashion in favour of secondhand clothing. Is this the biggest personal change that can be made for the environment? Lauren Cowdery is flicking through the rails of the Cancer Research charity shop in Goole, …