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Migration becomes a trending topic at New York Fashion Week

Stuart Mitchell

New York Fashion Week in September was treated to a celebration of diversity and inclusion, when designers backed by the UN-supported No Nation Fashion initiative showcased their creations on the catwalk. It’s not quite rags to riches, but No Nation Fashion has come a long way from its beginnings in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2021, when it was launched as way for people in transit centres to improve their sewing skills. Those involved graduated from creating reusable masks, providing protection against COVID-19, to designing unique items of clothing, and accessories.…

Dow and public-private cooperation pave the way for a sustainable fashion industry in Ethiopia

Stuart Mitchell

Dow supported a three-year cooperation project with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and the Dutch ZDHC Foundation to develop more sustainable manufacturing processes within the fast-growing fashion industry in Ethiopia. Through education, training programs and business consultancy capabilities, the project successfully paved the way for improved sustainable chemical and waste management practices along the textile value chain. The textile industry is one of the key growth sectors in Ethiopia. In recent years, the country has attracted foreign investments for new textile and garment manufacturing facilities and several international…

Aii Announces The PVH Foundation as the Newest Lead Funder to the $250M Fashion Climate Fund

Stuart Mitchell

Apparel Impact Institute (Aii), the nonprofit organization dedicated to mobilizing climate action in fashion, today announced that The PVH Foundation is joining the catalytic $250M Fashion Climate Fund as a lead funder. This advances the Fund’s aim to drive industry-wide convergence to modernize the fashion industry supply chain and meet the industry’s ambition to halve carbon emissions by 2030. The PVH Foundation, which leads the global philanthropic efforts of PVH Corp. (NYSE: PVH), is the newest addition to the Fashion Climate Fund. PVH, which owns iconic brands such as Tommy Hilfiger…

New report reveals fast fashion brands need to align with consumers’ growing demand for ethical change

Stuart Mitchell

Leading consumer intelligence platform Talkwalker releases its latest report, Luxury vs Fast Fashion. The new report examines the rise of fast fashion brands, the impact of this rise on the luxury market, and the blurred lines between the two.  The latest research reveals that the likes of Shein, ASOS, Boohoo, and PrettyLittleThing are now established disruptor brands, who are maturing at their peak, and are hot on the heels of luxury brands in terms of conversations surrounding fashion. As sustainability continues to dominate and define the fashion industry, challenger fast…

Ocean Outdoor and Louise Xin collaborate for world media fashion first Broadcast shines a light on sustainability and worker’s rights

Stuart Mitchell

Premium digital out of home media owner (DOOH) Ocean Outdoor has collaborated with the fashion designer and human rights campaigner Louise Xin, broadcasting her 2022 Stockholm Fashion Week (SFW) show on large format advertising screens across six European countries. A world media first, the 10 minute out of home broadcast took place on Friday, September 2 in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and the Netherlands (3pm GMT); Finland (4pm GMT); and the UK (2pm BST). The film was shown on large format screens in busy retail locations in eight cities including Amsterdam,…