Articles by Jackie Mallon
Inspiramais elevates Brazil’s legacy of leather with sustainability focus
30 Jan 2023 - Fairs
Stepping into Brazil’s bi-annual Inspiramis fair you are greeted with a towering installation of upcycled material created by Sao Paolo-born interdisciplinary artist Luciano Pinheiro who patchworks, braids, and macramés fabric remnants together. “I like to think of unconventional materials as something noble, desirable,” said the son of a...
5 Ones to Watch: Industry disrupters that stood out at NRF
22 Jan 2023 - Fairs
The NRF 2023, Retail’s Big Show, which enjoyed pre-pandemic attendance figures is over for another year. The out-of-towners have all flown home, the Javits Center is emptied of booths and exhibitors, and those reporting on the latest innovations are examining their notes and asking themselves, What stood out? From over 1000 exhibitors...
6 latest retail innovations to ensure frictionless customer experience
19 Jan 2023 - Retail
The plateauing of the e-commerce boom is set to continue making an omnichannel strategy vital for retailers. Brick and mortar stores will get a leg up as a result but nowadays stores and can do more with less. The latest technology is designed to ensure that the transition between customer’s online and in-store shopping experience is seamless....
Frustration grows around supply chain audits and certifications
17 Jan 2023 - Fashion
According to experts the certification system that's supposed to signify manufacturers’ compliance with labor standards is woefully inadequate and endlessly confusing. While the situation has improved since the 90s when the fashion industry was rocked by reports that Nike products were created in sweatshops with underage workers, the process...
Kingpins NY reveals four distinct denim themes for SS24
12 Jan 2023 - Fashion
Presented by forecasting firm Denim Dudes, the Spring Summer 2024 trend presentation for denim which kicked off the Kingpins NY fair held at Pier 36 in Manhattan on Wednesday is decidedly retro. It is divided into four easy-to-digest stories with distinctive moods, textile suggestion, detail and color palettes. Image: FashionUnited XS This is a...
Fashion graduates, here’s how to land that dream sustainability job
2 Jan 2023 - Fashion
She’s currently the Director of Circular Fashion at Eileen Fisher but when Carmen Gama graduated from Parsons in 2015, her thesis collection was not what could be described as an immediate fit for Eileen FIsher’s simple timeless system of dressing. The brand on Gama’s radar was Patagonia but she didn’t want to move to the West Coast. Entitled “...
Rey Pador hired at Detroit’s CCS represents new wave of fashion education
22 Dec 2022 - People
Although there is little that’s traditional about Rey Pador’s approach to education, the recent faculty hire at College for Creative Studies charged with overseeing the newly launched apparel design addition to the fashion department, describes their fashion education as classical. Pador attended tailoring school and completed an apprenticeship...
A fashion educator at COP27 talks sustainability takeaways
20 Dec 2022 - Fashion
“It’s nice to reach people who are not from fashion,” says Massimo Casagrande fresh from the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Egypt. And vice versa. Postgraduate Program Leader at Istituto Marangoni Paris, Casagrande is energized by the advancements other industries and nations have been making in the area of sustainability. He...
Victoria’s Secret alum built multi-million dollar lingerie business by putting people before panties
15 Dec 2022 - Fashion
Almost an overnight success story, Michelle Cordeiro Grant founded her direct-to-consumer intimates brand Lively in 2015. A veteran of Victoria’s Secret, which built its global megabrand on the pillars of exclusion, unattainable beauty standards and a male gaze fantasy, she set about doing things differently. Her product celebrated comfort,...
After messy three week strike Parsons and part time faculty reach agreement
13 Dec 2022 - Business
Clocking in at 26 days, the strike by part-time members of The New School, which includes Parsons School of Design, is the longest part-time strike in US history according to ACT-UAW Local 7902, the union of academic workers at NYU and the New School. At 10pm on Saturday they announced the end of the strike. The journey to a successful contract...