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Are major fashion brands contributing to deforestation in the Amazon?

Are major fashion brands contributing to deforestation in the Amazon?

New research into the industry’s complex global supply chains has revealed that a number of well-known companies could be indirectly spurring the rainforest’s destruction. Post-Cop26, it’s no surprise that fashion – notorious for its substantial environmental impact – has been in the limelight. Yet while it’s undoubtedly progressive that the industry is no longer able to conceal the level at which it’s contributing to the climate crisis, news of its...

By London, UK
This desert is a dumping ground for fast fashion’s leftovers

This desert is a dumping ground for fast fashion’s leftovers

Deep within Chile’s arid Atacama, new dunes are forming – not of sand, but of thousands of tonnes of unsold clothing from across the globe.   By now, I’m sure you’re already well-aware that the world is literally drowning in clothes. Though recycling programmes have existed for decades now, with little means of recycling jeans or dresses, of the 100 billion garments bought annually, 92 million tonnes of them get thrown...

By London, UK
Tiffany & Co. taps into hypebeast culture with Supreme collab

Tiffany & Co. taps into hypebeast culture with Supreme collab

The luxury jewellery and homeware brand is looking to expand its consumer market beyond Upper East Side dwellers and soon-to-be-engaged Millennials this fall. When you think of Tiffany & Co., you’re likely to think of the dainty, classic, minimal aesthetic of the 1960s, emulated most famously by Audrey Hepburn. The brand has been a long-time seller of luxury goods and coveted diamonds worth millions, the stuff of dreams for women and...

By London, UK
Can livestream shopping survive in a post-lockdown world?

Can livestream shopping survive in a post-lockdown world?

Early excitement about the potential of livestream shopping in the West is dwindling. Can the industry really take off now that the high street has opened up? During the pandemic, Western brands began experimenting with livestream shopping, a technology that contributed $4.4 billion USD to China’s economy in 2018. Lockdown or not, China’s livestream shopping industry thrives, with more than 100 million viewers tuning into live online video events every month....

By London, UK