Fashion

Recycling polycotton, which accounts for half of textile waste, may soon become the norm

Recycling fibers and implementing circular processes is a medium term goal set by many apparel companies, but little headway has been made to recycle mixed fabrics, like polycotton. Polyester cotton is one of the most unsustainable fabric blends yet loved by fast fashion companies because of their low cost cheap and durability. Circ, a...

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Retail

Battersea Power Station announces flurry of new brands ahead of autumn opening

Battersea Power Station (BPS), a yet-to-be-opened shopping destination in London, has announced a flurry of new brands to join its line-up from the autumn onwards. Fashion brands arriving at BPS, which is a decommissioned coal-fired power station on the south bank of the River Thames, include Hackett, Theory, Mulberry, Levi’s, Pinko, Petit Pli,...

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Business |Beauty

Hair brand Vegamour launches in the UK

Hair wellness brand Vegamour, which offers a holistic, 360º approach to promoting fuller, thicker, longer-looking hair, has launched in the UK following investment from actress Nicole Kidman in May. Vegamour is committed to the idea that great hair need not come at the expense of animals and utilises the latest advances in clean, bimolecular...

3 hours ago

Business |Interview

Soon-to-be-launched marketplace Draup hopes to maximise the value of digital fashion

There is no denying that digital fashion is continuing to strongly cement its place in the fashion industry. However, the virtual world is still under constant development, a process that has been left in the hands of the few who have put it upon themselves to build the space up in a responsible manner. “Because we are so early, every platform...

4 hours ago

People |Interview

Meet the NYC illustrator who sketches at Paris Haute Couture shows

There’s no denying Elly Azizian, who illustrates under the moniker Fashion Strokes, has an impressive client list: Van Cleef & Arpels, Oscar de la Renta, Valentino and Sotheby’s to name a few. Nevertheless it is quite a rarity in modern times to be flown to Paris to sketch inside the elite environment of haute couture where the one-off handmade...

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Fashion |In Pictures

Copenhagen Fashion Week: 5 standout collections for SS23

Copenhagen Fashion Week was back in full swing for spring/summer 2023, after several phygital editions, with a line-up focused on the best of the Nordics with a sustainable mindset, from established names, such as Ganni and Henrik Vibskov to emerging talent including Jade Cropper, (Di)vision, and The Garment. For SS23, the Scandinavian fashion...

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Culture

New Richard Avedon retrospective to showcase early Versace partnership

An exhibition celebrating the work of photographer Richard Avedon will debut in Milan during fashion week in September. Housed at the Palazzo Reale in Milan, the exhibition will feature over 100 of Avedon’s iconic photographs and works. Spanning a career of over sixty years, the retrospective will show images on loan from the collection of the...

20 hours ago

Fashion

ThredUp debuts resources to support Gen Z hooked on fast fashion

Today thredUp releases its Gen Z Fashion Report which analyzes the often contradictory behavior of Gen Z consumers. The cohort professes concern about the environment but its members are also the largest consumers of fast fashion. They express a desire to replace their fast fashion shopping with more sustainable habits yet social pressures stall...

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Business

Walmart beats Q2 earnings estimates

US retail giant Walmart has topped analysts’ earnings estimates in the second quarter of the year, which it lowered last month as it warned of inflationary pressures. In the three months to July 29, adjusted earnings per share was 1.77 dollars, just one cent lower than a year ago, and higher than analysts’ estimates of 1.62 dollars, according to...

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Business

Nasdaq requires companies to disclose board diversity

Nasdaq’s U.S. exchange has implemented a Board Diversity Rule, where all operating companies listed on Nasdaq’s U.S. exchange are required to publicly disclose diversity statistics regarding their board of directors. The exchange has created a Diversity Board Matrix template which companies will have to file annually. The matrix requires...

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Business

Kidpik reports widening Q2 loss as revenue drops

Kidpik, an online clothing subscription service for kids, has reported a drop in revenue and a widening loss in the second quarter of the year. In the three months to July 2, revenue fell 33.4 percent to 3.8 million dollars, with CEO Ezra Dabah citing “continued weakness in new customer acquisition, partly due to a decline in industry-wide...

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Business

Boohoo picks 7.1 percent stake in Revolution Beauty

Boohoo has announced a strategic investment by picking up 7.1 percent stake into Revolution Beauty Group plc. The company said in a release that the investment builds upon the existing relationship between Boohoo and Revolution Beauty, under which Revolution Beauty products are sold through several of the group's direct to consumer brand...

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