Model wearing Naeem Khan dress made from cellulose material at his recent gala at Miami Fashion Week Courtesy of Miami Fashion Week At Miami Fashion Week 2025, sustainability was the pulse of the event. Designers and innovators redefined what it means to create responsibly. Among the most compelling voices were Naeem Khan, the celebrated Indian-American…
Digital still from the Miami Fashion Week Digital Fashion show featuring RENE by RR Courtesy of Miami Fashion Week Each year, global fashion watchers turn to fashion capitals like New York, Paris or Milan. However in 2025, Miami Fashion Week did not play catch up, but leaped ahead, positioning Miami as the nexus where technology,…
From left: Charles Freeman, Leslie Browning-Samoni and Adelaide Lovett [Photo: TCU] After learning that microplastic fibers from textiles can lodge in human organs, Texas Christian University senior Adelaide Lovett wanted to explore fashion’s impact far beyond the runway—or even the microscope. That curiosity led to a study published in May in Textiles, a peer-reviewed journal,…
The French Senate has approved a new legislation that puts strict rules on ultra-fast fashion brands like SHEIN and Temu. This bill bans ads for brands that harm the environment and fines those that don’t follow sustainability rules. The goal is to push the fashion industry toward more eco-friendly practices with lower carbon footprint, aiming…
How does a fast fashion giant keep pace with trends while maintaining a budget-friendly approach? Shein‘s head of strategic and corporate affairs, Peter Pernot-Day, claimed its success is due to a “micro-production” model, starting with small batches based on emerging trends. “We are precisely tailoring the supply of products to the actual demand in the…
Fed up with fast fashion waste, sustainable fashion advocate Wendy Ward launched a #TakeItBack campaign, urging people to send their old, worn-out clothes back to major retail brands, the Guardian reported. What’s happening? Fast fashion has created a massive buildup of clothing waste. Cheaply made garments end up in landfills faster than they can be…