Boohoo perfectly embodies our fast fashion hypocrisy
Amidst shocking revelations of malpractice at clothing factories owned by the fast-fashion giant, the industry's timid approach to ethical issues is being readdressed. Boohoo, the online fashion retailer behind popular trend-driven brands like Nasty Gal and Pretty Little Thing, has lost almost £2 billion in value after speculations of ‘modern...
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Gucci’s new collection: genderless, circular, and progressive
The luxury label is committed to a circular future with its new Off The Grid collection that offers unisex clothing and accessories made from organic, recycled, and bio-based materials. At a time when brands are finding themselves more hard-pressed than ever to come up with innovative ways to be forward-thinking,...
Will fashion embrace antiviral fabrics?
A leading Italian luxury manufacturer has developed an antiviral fabric with the potential to protect wearers from Covid-19. Albini Group is the Italian luxury manufacturer striving to prove that clothing can indeed protect you from Covid-19. Best known for supplying dress shirt fabric to major companies including Prada, Armani, and...
For better or for worse, how is fashion changing in the digital age?
From innovative 3D-printed designs, to a complete shift in marketing techniques, we take a look at how fashion is changing in the digital age – for better or for worse. As in all sectors, technology is revolutionising how businesses operate. Embracing artificial intelligence, data analytics, digital manufacturing, and so on,...
Fashion’s toxic hype obsession: will it be rethought in the post-Coronavirus rebuild?
Bringing fashion to a standstill, the pandemic is posing one question: with global consumerism in crisis for the time being, will the industry be forced into a sustainable future? As an industry reliant on constantly updating lines, styles, and trends offered up every single season, fashion has always been...
Black-owned fashion and beauty brands to support now, and always
If you're currently looking for a way to effect change, redirecting your economic resources and supporting black-owned beauty businesses is a great place to start. The pressing question ‘how can I help?’ is one that’s been dominating social media lately. As protests calling for an end to police brutality and...
Jewellery brands unite to support young, black designers
'For Future Reference': the jewellery brand development agency that just launched a scholarship fund to better diversify the industry.
While local governments as well as big and small businesses continue to work on issues of equality and systemic racism, within the world of jewellery, numerous efforts are being made to raise money for the cause. Announcing on Thursday its plans to create an endowment alongside NYC-based jewellery designer
Fashion celebrates 50 years of Pride
There might not be a parade this year, but that hasn't stopped fashion from celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community. Although the pandemic has brought an end to mass gatherings for the time being, the world still found ways to support the LGBTQIA+ community on what would have been 2020’s Pride weekend. With recent Black Trans Lives Matter protests reminding us of the movement’s political origins, many members of the fashion industry...
Allbirds and Adidas to launch ‘the world’s most sustainable shoe’
Eco-shoe company Allbirds and international sports brand Adidas have teamed up to reduce the industry's carbon footprint. One startup, and one behemoth, Allbirds and Adidas have embarked upon a unique collaboration to develop a sustainable, high-performance, low-impact running sneaker. In a joint project, the footwear competitors have made it their mission to create a pair of athletic shoes with little-to-no carbon footprint by 2021. The concept, which has been in...
The app on a mission to change shopping for good
A new artificial intelligence-powered app called The Yes is set to drastically change the way consumers shop by building a virtual store around the individual needs of each user. Yesterday, after a year of teasing the launch of their new startup, e-commerce veteran Julie Bornstein and her technical co-founder, Amit Aggarwal, finally launched The Yes, an exciting new shopping platform they’ve been quietly building for 18...
