Who was Arthur Folasa Ah Loo? Fashion designer killed at 'No Kings' protest; police say he was not the target

Who was Arthur Folasa Ah Loo? Fashion designer killed at ‘No Kings’ protest; police say he was not the target

Arthur Folasa Ah Loo was tragically shot and killed on Saturday during a protest in Salt Lake City. He was 39.Ah Loo was a celebrated Samoan fashion designer known for dressing stars like Auli’i Cravalho and members of “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City,” Ah Loo was attending a “No Kings” protest when gunfire…

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Man killed at 'No Kings' protest in Salt Lake City remembered as acclaimed Polynesian designer Arthur Folasa Ah Loo.

Man killed at ‘No Kings’ protest in Salt Lake City remembered as acclaimed Polynesian designer Arthur Folasa Ah Loo.

Officials said that two men who were part of the event’s “peacekeeping team” were detained Saturday after one of the “peacekeepers” allegedly fired the shot that fatally injured Ah Loo. Arturo Gamboa, 24, was also arrested and booked into the Salt Lake County Metro Jail on a murder charge. The “peacekeepers” told police that they…

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Slow Fashion Week Debuts in Marseille

Slow Fashion Week Debuts in Marseille

A week-long celebration of sustainable, secondhand fashion challenges fast fashion’s environmental toll France’s inaugural Slow Fashion Week took place in Marseille from June 7 to 14, offering an alternative model that prioritizes secondhand clothing, local production, and sustainability over the typical glitz of major fashion capitals. As global conversations intensify around fashion’s environmental impact, this…

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Fashion's overproduction highlighted in new Source Fashion report

Fashion’s overproduction highlighted in new Source Fashion report

The global fashion industry produces between 80 billion and 150 billion garments annually yet up to 40% remains unsold, frequently ending up in landfill, incineration, or markdown bins. Image: Pexels So in its “landmark” report, ‘Fashion’s Hidden Crisis’, responsible sourcing show Source Fashion tackles one of the industry’s “most pressing but least addressed issues: overproduction”. …

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