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Changing Australian Fashion's Worst-Kept Secret Could Help Struggling Farmers

"The country produces 90 percent of the world’s fine apparel wool but processes very little."

Changing Australian Fashion's Worst-Kept Secret Could Help Struggling Farmers

"The country produces 90 percent of the world’s fine apparel wool but processes very little."


Politics Is Back in Fashion

"Four years ago, many designers said they wouldn’t dress Melania Trump. This election, designers and retailers have another message: Vote."

Politics Is Back in Fashion

"Four years ago, many designers said they wouldn’t dress Melania Trump. This election, designers and retailers have another message: Vote."


#BoFLIVE: Who Needs Investors? Tips for Bootstrapping Your Fashion Business

Designers who truly start from scratch often find themselves blocked out of the fashion establishment because they don’t follow the traditional (and costly) steps. What will success really depend on?

#BoFLIVE: Who Needs Investors? Tips for Bootstrapping Your Fashion Business

Designers who truly start from scratch often find themselves blocked out of the fashion establishment because they don’t follow the traditional (and costly) steps. What will success really depend on?


America’s Department Stores Could Be in Their 'Last Stages'

"One by one, the categories that have defined department stores for decades have been seized by other retailers."

America’s Department Stores Could Be in Their 'Last Stages'

"One by one, the categories that have defined department stores for decades have been seized by other retailers."


Women-Led Fashion Tech Companies Are Shaking up the Industry

"Although technology and fashion are dominated by men at C-suite level, women are flourishing in the crossover area known as fashtech."

Women-Led Fashion Tech Companies Are Shaking up the Industry

"Although technology and fashion are dominated by men at C-suite level, women are flourishing in the crossover area known as fashtech."


The Lost Season

"The people I most respect in the industry did not waste this spring and summer."

The Lost Season

"The people I most respect in the industry did not waste this spring and summer."


How Fashion Brands Can Survive The Covid-19 Recession

"The rarely spoken reality is that the fashion industry had been in decline for a long time prior to the pandemic."

How Fashion Brands Can Survive The Covid-19 Recession

"The rarely spoken reality is that the fashion industry had been in decline for a long time prior to the pandemic."


The Clothing of the Future Completely Dissolves After Use

"What if instead of sending old clothes to the landfill, you could dissolve them?"

The Clothing of the Future Completely Dissolves After Use

"What if instead of sending old clothes to the landfill, you could dissolve them?"


Fashion Industry Leaders Say They Are Determined to Improve Diversity in Their Ranks

"Creating an inclusive culture is a high hurdle, and knowing when a company has cleared it is, in many ways, subjective."

Fashion Industry Leaders Say They Are Determined to Improve Diversity in Their Ranks

"Creating an inclusive culture is a high hurdle, and knowing when a company has cleared it is, in many ways, subjective."


Who’s Winning the Battle for India’s $700 Billion Retail Industry?

"India's retail industry has become a racetrack for two of the world's wealthiest men — and one might well be close to the finish line."

Who’s Winning the Battle for India’s $700 Billion Retail Industry?

"India's retail industry has become a racetrack for two of the world's wealthiest men — and one might well be close to the finish line."


Beauty Stocks Face New Reality Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

"Makeup sales are likely to remain depressed and will continue to weigh on the results of beauty companies."

Beauty Stocks Face New Reality Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

"Makeup sales are likely to remain depressed and will continue to weigh on the results of beauty companies."


Vogue Staffers in Brazil Are Crying in the Office Bathrooms Because the Work Culture Is So Toxic

"27 former employees independently described a pervasive culture of mistreatment, bullying, and exploitation dating back more than a dozen years."

Vogue Staffers in Brazil Are Crying in the Office Bathrooms Because the Work Culture Is So Toxic

"27 former employees independently described a pervasive culture of mistreatment, bullying, and exploitation dating back more than a dozen years."