Sustainability Pulse #60
Sustainability Trends & News Worth Exploring — November 28th, 2022
Balenciaga Wages $25 Million Lawsuit Over Controversial Ad Campaigns
'We Strongly Condemn Abuse': Balenciaga, Photographer Break Silence on Controversial Ad Campaign Involving Children
The designer has spoken out amid allegations that the company's Spring '23 campaign promoted inappropriate content involving children.
APPAREL IMPACT INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES TARGET CORPORATION AS A NEW LEAD FUNDER TO THE $250M FASHION CLIMATE FUND
Target has joined the Fashion Climate Fund as a lead funder, further spurring AII’s mission to meet the industry’s commitment to halve carbon emissions by 2030.
Can High-End Fashion And Sustainability Co-Exist? Chloé Has Designs On Style With Purpose
Since joining Chloé in 2018, Bellini has developed a focus on the future with a goal of re-energizing the brand. “Then the coronavirus pandemic hit in 2020, which led to profound thinking about not only the business model but the very role that we wanted this luxury brand to have in society.”
Boohoo refutes UK warehouse “slavery” allegations
UK fast fashion retailer Boohoo has responded to allegations by The Times of slavery, racism and poor working conditions in its Burnley warehouse as not being reflective of the working environment at the site.
ESTÉE LAUDER BEATS OUT KERING IN $2.8 BILLION BID FOR TOM FORD
It's official: Estée Lauder Cos. will acquire Tom Ford for $2.8 billion, beating out reported competitor Kering in the bid to own Ford's fashion and beauty business.
Why It Matters That Latina Goths Are Getting Their Moment in "Wednesday"
Netflix's "Wednesday" is not the typical Latina representation we're used to seeing. Assistant professor of Media Studies at the University of South Florida's Department of Communication Diana Leon-Boys, PhD, says we've become accustomed to the "can-do Latina" girl.
Meet the man who hunts down pricey, rare clothing for celebs like Kim Kardashian & Lori Harvey
Even Kim Kardashian's connections couldn't help score the dress of her dreams: a vintage John Galliano-era Dior frock sewn from faux newsprint and made famous by Carrie Bradshaw on "Sex and the City."
Katwalk: The marketplace linking creatives with fashion-conscious consumers
Fashion-savvy shoppers can browse through abayas, kaftans, kimonos, cardigans, and dresses with unique styles and a variety of colors, prints, cuts, and shapes.
The products are from 14 different designers from Saudi Arabia and Bahrain who share the same values and passion to produce bespoke Arabian fashion items.
eBay Opens Store in NYC that Accepts Pre-Owned Luxury as Currency
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Shoppers are invited to have their jewelry, handbags, and watches appraised and exchanged for “closet currency” to purchase authentic items from eBay’s top luxury sellers.
How Alessandro Michele went out of fashion at Gucci
His successor, as yet unnamed, will have big loafers to fill
Textile Dyes Market Growth Analysis, Latest Trends and Business Opportunities 2022 to 2026
The use of nanotechnology to create more scientific clothing, such as fire-repellent, self-cleaning, and water-repellent clothes, has resulted in significant advancement in the textile industry.
Arvind, PurFi collaborate to build textile waste facilities
Indian textile conglomerate Arvind Limited has formed a joint venture with sustainable technology firm PurFi Global to reduce the amount of textile waste going to landfills through the building of textile waste facilities.
Blue jeans: An iconic fashion item that's costing the planet dearly
The making of jeans is water intensive, yet much of the world's cotton crop is grown in semiarid regions requiring irrigation and pesticide use. As climate change intensifies, irrigation-dependent cotton cultivation and ecological catastrophe are on a collision course, with the Aral Sea's ecological death a prime example and warning.
Resale platform Vestiaire Collective to stop selling fast fashion items
Second-hand fashion giant Vestiaire Collective has announced it will ban all fast fashion products from its platform from November 22 ahead of Black Friday.
Nude activists target fast fashion in Melbourne CBD – as it happened
Virtual Reality's Best Use in Fashion May Be For Design
The technology is letting designers create 3D products in a 3D environment, speeding the design process and allowing early concepts to be more spatially accurate.
This New Digital Fashion Platform Lets Creators Convert 3D Designs To AR For Free
Digital studio ZERO10 is launching an AR fashion platform it's dubbing 'the-first-of-its-kind.' This digital fashion hub will enable designers, brands, and users to not only wear, but also create virtual clothes for augmented reality.
Matchesfashion joins Hurr's rental revolution — but is it really sustainable?
A growing number of luxury retailers are using rental platform Hurr's white-label service to help meet their circularity commitments. For Hurr, it's part of a wider plan to 'reinvent ownership' in fashion.
The hidden meanings behind fashion's most dramatic colour
It's "the most slimming of colours", said Christian Dior. "It affirms, designs and styles," said Yves Saint-Laurent. It was Coco Chanel's colour of choice and Karl Lagerfeld was rarely dressed in anything else. From power dressing at work to backless gowns at glitzy galas, black's flattering silhouette never goes out of fashion.
Prada Focuses on Sustainability in 'Disruptive' Fine Jewelry Debut
The house says the collection, in certified recycled gold and ethically sourced pavé diamonds, is a first for a global luxury brand.
World’s First eCommerce Metaverse Fashion Mall, Avatly, Launches Using Cutting-Edge Technology
Avatly provides technology for a meta fashion experience including the metaverse mall, ultra-realistic clothes, and user avatars.
At Venice Sustainable Fashion Forum, Transitioning ‘From Sustainability to Responsibility’
Last week, the governing bodies of Italian fashion held a series of thought leadership talks featuring executives from Fendi, Kering, Prada, OTB, YNAP and Canali, outlining the urgent need for the industry to accelerate its sustainability efforts. BoF shares key insights from the programming.
Black Friday: Shoppers warned most offers are not cheaper
Analysis of more than 200 offers last Black Friday found 98% were cheaper or the same price at other times in the year, consumer group Which? said.
The warning comes as the number of people hitting UK shops this Black Friday is forecast at 12.8% higher than 2021, retail experts Springboard said.
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