The focus on Shein — and to a lesser extent, Temu — creates a false binary, Ufodiama continues. “In reality, fashion brands at all parts of the pricing spectrum operate with pretty much the same models. The legacy high street retailers were once celebrated for their design-to-shop floor two-week cycles, then the digital disruptors came in the…
Four fintech industry organisations from Hong Kong and mainland China have formalised a strategic partnership aimed at deepening collaboration and integration across the Greater Bay Area and the wider fintech sector. Regional cooperation The agreement brings together the FinTech Association of Hong Kong, the Zhongguancun Fintech Industry Development Alliance from Beijing, the Shenzhen Fintech Association,…
Students on an up cycling workshop organised for Germany Fashion Council’s Fashion Zukunft conference in Scotland 2025. Eleanor Kenny Scott Lipinski is on a mission to change the way people dress. As CEO of Fashion Council Germany, that might be expected. What stands out, however, is his insistence on disrupting the fashion consumption cycle at…
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Source: Omi Woods, Photography by and courtesy of Oshane Howard America Recycles Day is on Nov. 15, and it’s pretty self-explanatory in the name what the day is about. It aims to spark conversations around the importance of recycling and reducing waste to protect the planet and keep it clean. According to the Recycling Consortium,…
Every week, Talking Points gives you a worksheet to practise your reading comprehension with exercises about the story we’ve written. Two Hong Kong university students went to Japan not just for its Instagrammable spots or tasty sashimi bowls, but for a 70-year-old tea farm and its lessons about sustainability. Tammy Tam Yuk-ting and Yanice So…
It’s still rare to launch a fund abroad, and yet a growing number of U.S. companies and investors are turning to Europe to pilot new technology and validate their concepts before scaling up in more capital-constrained domestic markets. Europe’s emissions trading scheme — and the comparably stable policy environment that makes investors confident it will…
The City of San Diego took a stand this week in the fight to combat textile waste. On Tuesday, San Diego City Council designated the second Sunday of November as Slow Fashion Day across San Diego, the first major U.S. city to officially recognize a Slow Fashion Day. Organizers say this will help build a…
Become a Vogue Business Member to receive unlimited access to Member-only reporting and insights, our Beauty and TikTok Trend Trackers, Member-only newsletters and exclusive event invitations. In March, social entrepreneur Suzy Amis Cameron (whose husband is filmmaker James Cameron) launched a holding company with bold ambitions in fashion and beyond. Co-signed by entrepreneur Erik Stangvik…
Sustainability has had a pretty rough go of it these last few years. Despite major strides in the right direction, the push for a greener future has been dealt several devastating blows from a fraught supply chain, economic headwinds and political setbacks. Fashion, a notoriously unfriendly industry for the environment, is no exception. Last week,…