By Bloomberg Published April 23, 2025 The $1.7 trillion fashion industry is a major polluter: By one estimate, it’s responsible for between 8% and 10% of annual greenhouse gas emissions, more than aviation and shipping combined. Bloomberg Clothes manufacturing relies on fossil-fuel-derived fibers like polyester and guzzles energy and water. And the churn of fast…
Copenhagen Fashion Week’s (CPHFW) influence continues to reach far and wide even though it’s not one of the ‘big four’ fashion weeks, and that influence means it also continues to forge partnerships beyond Denmark’s borders. The latest is with London’s Victoria and Albert Museum. Copenhagen Fashion Week CPHFW and the V&A are collaborating for the…
We’re seeing the writing on the wall for high-end luxury magazines. Recent issues look thin and titles like Vanity Fair are anemic shadows of their Graydon Carter heyday. These publications are no longer moving the needle for their luxury clients and advertisers. What’s more, some digital marketing isn’t working for the highest end customers who…
Fashion Revolution, which says it’s the world’s largest fashion activism movement, has announced details for Fashion Revolution Week 2025 that runs from 22-27 April. Photo: Pixabay The theme this year is Think Globally, Act Locally as it aims to engage local communities and policy-makers. It’s an undeniably big aim and comes “as governments worldwide backslide…
Photo: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Last week, President Donald Trump announced extensive tariffs (a.k.a. taxes) on imported goods, including a 10 percent general tariff on all imports and tailor-made rates on certain trade partners like China, with a 34 percent tariff and subsequent threat of an additional 50 percent tariff, and a 10…
Liberation or decimation? While the 47th President of the United States is often seen as mercurial in his decision-making and penchant for threats, Donald Trump made good on a promise to impose further tariffs, this time mainly reciprocal to U.S. trade partners. In the first 48 hours of the announcement, stocks plummeted, and affected countries,…
JD Williams and Gok Wan have launched an ‘Empowering SS25 Collection’ accompanied by a strong campaign targeting women in midlife. That campaign, ‘We See You’, launches after a survey revealed 60% of women “feel invisible in midlife… especially while shopping for clothes or in social situations with younger generations”. And the retailer and stylist add: “Midlife…
A model walks the runway at the Fendi fall 2025 ready-to-wear show during Milan Fashion Week. (Photo by Justin Shin/Getty Images) Getty Images As the current economic climate in the United States continues downward, several trends have begun to emerge within the fashion and beauty industries—affecting the shopping behaviors of the average consumer and shifting…
Travel and hospitality March 27, 2025 Multimedia artist Phoebe Hui Phoebe Hui unveils “Lunar Rainbow” on The Peninsula Hong Kong’s façade, commissioned for its Art in Resonance 2025 program. Image credit: The Peninsula Hotels By Luxury Daily News Service The Peninsula Hotels, owned and operated by The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels (HSH), is launching…
Intimate and apparel brand Knix has teamed up with four powerhouse female founders to launch its latest swimwear collection with the “Out of Office” campaign. Knix launches swimwear campaign with female founders. – Knix The campaign features founders Deepica Mutyala behind Live Tinted, Babba Rivera from Ceremonia, Katie Sturino founder of MegaBabe, and Natalie Dusome of…