‘Sorting for Circularity’ report suggests recycling textiles to drasti…
Amsterdam-based Fashion for Good is the world's first museum of sustainable fashion innovation that redesigns how fashion is made, worn, and reused through different fashion seasons. Through workshops and exhibitions, this global initiative constantly innovates fabrics and styles for a better way for the ... Read more
Will skinny jeans reduce to a classic denim staple?
Adored by millennials, skinny jeans have been trending and holding their pride of place for the longest time. However, rumbles of its popularity on the decline, whilst exaggerated, does hold some truth. The retail platform Edited recently presented a report that states a sharp fall in men’s s... Read more
Unpredictable fashion trends in post-pandemic high-end branded market
From Covid-19 lockdown times to economic slowdowns, the pandemic has hugely affected health, wealth and happiness parameters around the world. The cost of living for each income bracket has now changed and a brand strategy of smart retail intelligence is now the strongest line of defence for a compa... Read more
Fast Fashion grows at 7.7% CAGR despite dissent
As underdeveloped countries transit to developing status, their retail sectors are getting better organised and enabling a large number of brands use the affordability and accessibility platforms to reach out to the masses. The global fast fashion market size is expected to grow from $91.23 billion ... Read more
Reliance Retail poised to challenge international fast fashion giants
Internally nicknamed Regalia, the fast fashion label from Reliance Retail is gearing up to take on international fast fashion brands like Zara and H&M. In India, fast fashion is the fastest growing segment in the apparel and lifestyle sector, the proof being the enormous success Zara, H&M a... Read more
Bangladesh eyes technical textiles to meet 100bn export target
Second only to China, Bangladesh carved out an awe-inspiring success story in the global RMG supply. Exports worth USD 42 billion last year contributed to an 83% of its total export volume. Whilst the RMG sector in Bangladesh continues its growth, the two-year long pandemic and the drop in dem... Read more
Domestic brands give tough competition to global ones in China’s appar…
A surge in nationalist sentiment and growing hostility to foreign labels is compelling global fashion brands to reduce their footprint in China. A report by SCMP indicates, US clothing brand Gap is reducing its retail footprint in China by cutting down the number of stores to 143. And experts say, f... Read more
Argentinian clothing manufacturers face cost-related challenges
For a country facing numerous economic challenges for long, the fact that its clothing sector has about 50 per cent import component is in itself a challenge. As per The National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC), clothing is one of the highest performing sectors year-on-year. By June 2022, th... Read more
New EU green legislation to step up sustainability efforts in Banglade…
The huge amount of waste produced by the global textile industry has accelerated the need to reduce continued damage to planet Earth. Textile produces over 100 billion pieces of clothing year. This results in 84 per cent of the textile waste worth $3.7 billion being sent to landfills every year. To ... Read more
Uganda needs more zeal to better utilize AGOA’s duty-free access to US…
In spite of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) providing duty-free access to the US market for over 6,000 products, Uganda government believes AGOA‘s potential hasn’t been maximized to its fullest potential even two decades later. The legislation’s primary goal was to pr... Read more
Global custom T-shirt printing market to clock in 9.7 CAGR: Study
Global custom T-shirt printing market is expected to surpass $9,009.3 million with a CAGR of over 9.7 per cent to 2023 says a new study by Future Markets Insights (FMI) a premier provider of market intelligence and consulting services. In its latest report, FMI cited customized T-shirts are gaining immens... Read more
Vuori expands into new markets
US activewear brand Vuori has launched into new markets. These are Singapore, H... Read more
Luxury cashmere clothing grows at three per cent
The fashion luxury cashmere clothing market is growing at three per cent a year... Read more
Bangladesh exporters face debt-ridden French retailer Camaieu
Exporters in Bangladesh are worried about the recovery of their outstanding pay... Read more
Indonesia aims at being Muslim fashion hub
Indonesia aims at being the center of Muslim fashion. Indonesia’s main s... Read more
Italian brand Cifra adopts best practices
Cifra is accelerating on environmental best practices for advanced and sustaina... Read more
Bangladesh exports to Canada face duty
Once Bangladesh graduates from the least developed country (LDC) status, its re... Read more
US to host luxury summit
Luxury Law Summit Americas will be held in the US, November 2, 2022. Senior exe... Read more
Wazir partners with German consultant
Wazir Advisorshas partnered with ITA to offer sustainability, digitalization, a... Read more
Diesel, OTB brands aims at carbon neutrality
OTB has set to achieve carbon neutrality of internal operations by 2030 and of ... Read more
Seoul Fashion Week next week
Seoul Fashion Week will be held October 11 to 15, 2022. South Korea’s la... Read more
Wazir partners with German consultant
Wazir Advisorshas partnered with ITA to offer sustainability, digitalization, a... Read more
Diesel, OTB brands aims at carbon neutrality
OTB has set to achieve carbon neutrality of internal operations by 2030 and of ... Read more
Seoul Fashion Week next week
Seoul Fashion Week will be held October 11 to 15, 2022. South Korea’s la... Read more
Onshoring picks up in the US
Fashion and textile production is returning to the US. What once appeared to b... Read more
Lower wear tops Australian apparel imports
Trousers and shorts were the dominant category in Australia’s total appar... Read more
Kontoor gets supply chain head
Ezio Garciamendez is Kontoor’s senior vice president, chief supply chain ... Read more