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Outerwear brand The North Face has unveiled a new breathable waterproof material that it claims will “revolutionise the future of technical fabrics” as well as set a new standard in sustainability and comfort. Developed using innovative Nanospinning technology, Futurelight promises to be the most advanced breathable-waterproof outerwear material available, which The North Face states can…

In August 2017, Danish fashion CEO abd Founder Verónica D’Souza launched “Carcel”, a new fashion label with a goal to combine social responsibility and sustainability. The brand’s high-quality products are made exclusively by women in prison using 100 percent natural materials and disregarding traditional seasons in order to sell all products and avoid waste. Based…

The trend forecasting site delivered a comprehensive retail-driven summery of trends driving Fall/Winter 2019 sales for those walking the floor of PROJECT Mens trade show this week to finalize their Winter buys. Here is what will dominate compiled by color, pattern, materials and key items. Overview Dark and moody along with dusty, muted pastels are…

Fashion nowadays isn’t so much about selling dreams or creativity, it’s about shifting product. Just look at behemoths like Amazon and Yoox Net-a-Porter, who apply their customer data and sales analytics to inform their private label collections, which they design not out of love for the craft, but to increase the bottom line. So if…

[10 Jan 2019] Redress, the Hong Kong based NGO working to reduce textile waste in the fashion industry, opened the ninth cycle of The Redress Design Award, the world’s largest sustainable fashion design competition. With a focus on emerging designers the search is now on to find the next big talent who has the ability…

The continuous emergence of robotics, AI and modern technology has brought about large disruptions throughout all industries – and retail is no exception. For instance, last year global retail e-commerce sales amounted to about 2.8 trillion dollars and are only projected to grow more. E-commerce, alongside many other developments, have had quite an effect on…

According to the Italian tax authorities, luxury fashion group Kering owes the country an estimated 1.4 billion euros from the period between 2011 and 2017. An audit report was delivered today and still needs to be reviewed before a final decision can be made. The claim states that the Swiss-based Kering subsidiary Luxury Goods International…

Rick Owens and Birkenstock have done it again. After the luxury designer and the German comfort footwear brand debuted their first collaborative collection for Spring/Summer 2018, the two parties teamed up once again, this time for Spring/Summer 2019. The footwear range was unveiled a few days ago during Paris Fashion Week, just hours after Rick…

Global Fashion Agenda, the forum for industry collaboration on sustainability in fashion, has welcomed Asos and PVH Corp as new strategic partners. They’re joining Bestseller, H&M Group, Kering, Li & Fung, Nike, Sustainable Apparel Coalition and Target in the initiative. “With the addition of ASOS and PVH, our Strategic Partner group has truly come full…

Swedish fashion chain H&M is dispensing with the traditional catwalk to show its biannual H&M Studio collection during Paris Fashion Week in favour of what it is calling an “immersive theatre format”. The launch of the spring/summer 2019 collection will combine fashion and immersive theatre, where key influencers and members of the global press will…