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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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 […]
Zalando Co-CEO on Bringing Data Science to Fashion Retail
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 […]
Cannes red carpet 2022: Best fashion from the event
Written by Leah Dolan, CNN As the 75th annual Cannes Film Festival draws to a close, there were plenty of eye-catching fashion moments on show, with celebrities bringing their sartorial A-game to the Promenade de la Croisette. Scroll through our highlights gallery above to see unmissable looks from the week […]
Kate cements the bodycon as summer’s It-dress | Fashion
When the Duchess of Cambridge attended the Top Gun premiere last Thursday, wearing a maxi bodycon dress by Roland Mouret, it became clear there was a new contender for summer’s It-dress. British Vogue announced it was “a departure from her normal red-carpet attire”: minimalist black, curve-hugging, floor-skimming, and sexy. And […]
Grim-faced Kanye West attends fashion show as Kardashians party at Kourtney’s wedding
The rap sensation and self appointed greatest artist of all time was stone faced as he headed to and from the Balenciaga fashion show in New York while his ex-wife and their kids went to Kourtney’s wedding to Travis Barker in Italy Video Loading Video Unavailable The video will auto-play […]
Murder, rape and abuse in Asia’s factories: the true price of fast fashion | Garment workers
Jeyasre Kathiravel had always dreamed of a life beyond the garment factories of Dindigul, a remote corner of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Despite the meagre wages she was earning – about £80 a month – Kathiravel knew she was lucky to have a job at Natchi Apparels, […]
High-fashion collabs mark new chapter in rivalry between Nike and Adidas | Fashion
With uncanny timing, Nike and Adidas release their highly anticipated high-fashion collaborations next month, with Jacquemus and Gucci respectively, marking a new chapter in the well-known rivalry between the sportswear giants. Also in the ring is Ellesse, which this month launched an Emily Ratajkowski-fronted collab with Michael Kors; New Balance […]