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Veja, Rothy's and Allbirds are three sustainable brands that have cracked the formula for creating ethical shoes that are also money spinners.
As a growing number of established and start-up brands grapple with what it means to operate responsibly, one New York flip-flop company is testing its own model.
Eric Liedtke, who steered Adidas’ collaborations with celebrities like Kanye West and Beyoncé, is launching a zero-waste, zero-plastic streetwear brand.
The fast-fashion giant is offering to let smaller labels plug directly into its famed on-demand manufacturing and global logistics network. But is the boost in speed worth the risk of putting operations in a competitor’s hands?
Fresh solutions to water scarcity in the supply chain, sourcing shifts and regulatory recalibration are reshaping fashion’s sustainability playbook.
Coach-owner Tapestry’s new carbon-removal partnership and brands making fresh commitments to textile-to-textile recycling startups show an industry searching for ways to address its environmental impact.
A new group of brand partners, including Reformation and C&A, is joining the poly-cotton recycler’s long-term commercialisation program only weeks after its debut, signalling growing demand as the company gears up for industrial-scale production in Europe.
The 98th Academy Awards, and Vanity Fair’s revamped after-party, bring luxury brands’ red-carpet strategies to a crescendo. Plus, Lululemon reports quarterly results with the CEO job still vacant.
From the impact of the war in the Middle East to the future of Saks to the Kering conundrum, Imran Amed shares his intel and insight from the trenches of the latest ‘fashion month.’
Owner Lanvin Group said it is ‘fully committed’ to the French label’s development under creative director Peter Copping, with CEO Andy Lew in charge of management.
In a post-fashion month debrief, BoF founder Imran Amed and editor-at-large Tim Blanks assess how the biggest houses are bedding in under new creative leadership at Chanel, Gucci, Dior and more.
