PHOENIX — Scottsdale Fashion Square was recently ranked in the top 10 on a list of best malls in the United States. The mall was ranked No. 6 in the best mall category as part of USA Today’s 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards. Scottsdale Fashion Square offers over 200 shopping and food options, including anchor stores…
As overconsumption culture deepens its hold on today’s fashion industry, clothing manufacturers are churning out cheaper products at larger volumes than ever before in order to keep up with demand. The Swiss market is no exception. Even clothing collection and recycling companies, such as Texaid and Tell-Tex, are struggling to accommodate the costs of keeping…
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…
Hugo Boss has announced a major material innovation that could help the fashion industry take a bold step toward reducing its environmental impact. Just Style reported that the company unveiled NovaPoly, a new fiber created in partnership with Jiaren Chemical Recycling and NBC, which includes a natural additive that allows the material to break down…
Workers in Guangzhou are putting in 12-hour days, six to seven days a week, to keep up with the relentless pace of fast fashion giant Shein’s production demands, reported Le Monde. What’s happening? Behind the trendy clothes that cost just a few dollars lies a production system pushing both people and planet to the brink….
German sportswear giant Puma has successfully reached its target of creating nine-tenths of its products using recycled or certified materials, reported Fibre2Fashion. The company initially set this target for 2025 but hit it in 2024, showing how quickly fashion brands can change their production methods. Puma dramatically increased its use of eco-friendly materials that create…
One TikToker is giving new meaning to being a clothes horse. In her TikTok video, Nicole (@nicmarriana) shows how much $50 can go in Los Angeles when you find creative ways to revamp a wardrobe. However, her new “hobby” also demonstrates the massive amounts of textile waste that have become the norm. What happened? “If…
A new investigation is raising serious concerns about fast fashion giant Shein‘s ties to forced labor and human rights abuses, sparking renewed calls for accountability by the brand and the fashion industry, Leigh Day reported. What’s happening? An investigation by the campaign group Stop Uyghur Genocide uncovered an alleged link between fast-fashion retailer Shein and…
Fashion brands built upon sustainability values have been scaling back their eco-driven marketing and shifting their focus back to the products themselves. Clothing company leaders refer to the phenomenon as “sustainability fatigue” and say their customers just want nice clothes without having to think so much about how they’re made. What’s happening? As news outlet…
A fashion enthusiast has called out a common fallacy about fast-fashion production that may hold people back from working toward a cleaner future and fighting against worker exploitation. What’s happening? Beatrice Turner (@thefairedit) is part of the Verified Champion program, a joint endeavor between the United Nations and Purpose to combat misinformation and disinformation. @thefairedit…