There will be challenges to women's rights in the coming years. Today, we woke up with less access to reproductive health resources and less control over our own bodies.
What Is the Fashion World Bringing to the Fight for Abortion Rights?
Some leading fashion brands have signaled their support for safeguarding women's safe access to abortion provision. Many others, including Gap, Zara, and Chanel, have not—yet.
11 Fashion Brands Supporting Abortion Rights
One small purchase can help.
From China to India, Asia braces for EU plan to kill fast fashion
Supply chains may have to shift to recyclable, durable clothes — with uncertain consequences.
The aim is to reduce the industry's environmental impact by increasing durability. It could spell the end for low-quality synthetic fibre, shoddy sewing, and other production shortcuts — and for apparel that falls apart in the wash. In other words, the decline of quick, cheap, mass-produced clothes.
Online Brand Boohoo Mulls Charging UK Shoppers for Returns
Customer returns hitting fashion retailers' profitability
Zara owner Inditex introduced fees for online returns recently
Are Shein Workers Hiding Secret Messages in Clothing Tags to Beg for Help?
To be clear, it is fairly well-known that fast-fashion brands like Shein often produce clothing under subpar at best working conditions, and there is ample evidence to suggest that Shein has made a habit of violating labor laws. As Business of Fashion reported last year, an investigation by a Swiss watchdog group found that in some Shein partner factories, employees worked 12-to-14-hour days and often worked 28 days per month under incredibly unsafe conditions, such as windowless rooms with no fire exists.
Recycled Plastic Swimsuits Aren't as Green as You Think
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