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Fast fashion and sustainable fashion are two concepts that are difficult to square. Low prices and fast-changing styles can quickly translate into insecure working conditions, low pay and labour abuses within the supply chain. Meanwhile, the fashion cycle churn feeds a culture of over-consumption that drains resources and literally creates […]
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Lack of environmental awareness and preference for variety leading causes of waste in fast-fashion production
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Can fast-fashion be sustainable? Researchers, including Javad Nasiry, Associate Professor at McGill’s Desautels Faculty of Management, think yes. By identifying why the fast fashion business model creates waste and whether regulators can establish incentives for consumers and manufacturers are steps to reducing waste. Recently, the apparel […]
H&M and Lululemon Back $250 Million Fund to Tackle Fashion’s Climate Impact
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COPENHAGEN — Fashion’s big commitments to curb the industry’s environmental impact come with a hefty price tag. And while many major brands have promised consumers they will slash their greenhouse gas emissions, financing these ambitions remains a challenge. There are technological hurdles: Innovative new solutions are still needed to address […]
Amazon’s luxury fashion site goes online in Europe | Amazon
Amazon shoppers in Britain can now add high-fashion purchases, such as a four-figure Peter Dundas evening gown or a Christopher Kane slingback heel, to their digital shopping baskets. The world’s largest online retailer has launched its Luxury Stores at Amazon division in the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain, having […]
Boris Johnson hosts champagne party to celebrate sustainable UK fashion | Fashion
There has been little cause for celebration in Downing Street this week. But on Wednesday evening the prime minister, accompanied by his wife, Carrie Johnson, and their children, hosted a champagne reception in honour of sustainable fashion. Boris Johnson pledged £80m in government funding for a programme of structural change […]
Pinterest to Acquire THE YES, an AI Powered Shopping Platform for Fashion
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pinterest, Inc. (NYSE: PINS) – Today, Pinterest is announcing that it’s signed a definitive agreement to acquire THE YES, an AI powered shopping platform for fashion that enables users to shop a personalized feed based on the user’s active input on brand, style, and size. Pinterest believes that […]
The Hidden Messages In Meghan Markle’s Day 2 Jubilee Look
Ladies and gentlemen, she’s back. Care to admit it or not, this is the Jubilee moment that fashion fans have been waiting for: Meghan Markle’s royal return. Day one gave us just a frustrating hint of what she had in store. Her jaunty Stephen Jones hat and Shiffon Co. Duet […]
Pinterest to Acquire The Yes
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Pinterest, the tech company best known as an inspiration and discovery platform, will purchase The Yes, an AI-powered shopping platform that enables users to shop a personalised feed based on the user’s input on brand, style and size. Retailer veteran Julie Bornstein founded The Yes in 2018 after stints at […]
Megan Fox and BooHoo announce second collaboration collection
The collaboration is the second between Megan Fox and BooHoo. (Getty Images) Actor Megan Fox has announced her second fashion collection in collaboration with online retail giant BooHoo. Fox, 36, first collaborated with the fast fashion brand back in 2021, when they worked together for her first 40-piece collection with […]
Zalando Co-CEO on Bringing Data Science to Fashion Retail
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This article first appeared in The State of Fashion: Technology, an in-depth report co-published by BoF and McKinsey & Company. Zalando is Europe’s largest online-only fashion retailer, but there’s another way it often describes itself: Europe’s most fashionable tech company. Technology has been central to how the company operates since […]