| Research Team Creates Smarter Sportswear that Moves Better with Body During Exercise |
Functional Clothing |
Sportswear |
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| Global Trade Policy Uncertainty Reaches Record Highs as Industrial Rivalries Weaken Multilateral Safeguards Worldwide |
World Trade |
Unctad Update |
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| How Storytelling and Repurposing Can Drive Systemic Change in Global Fashion |
Driving Change |
Makers Unite |
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| Sustainability, Functional Fashion and Digital Transformation Drive Agenda as Intertextile Shanghai Autumn Edition Opens |
Event Report |
ITSA |
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| Digital Sampling, AI Forecasts and Matchmaking Platforms Reshape Apparel Sourcing Efficiency |
Event Preview |
Intertextile Shanghai |
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| Brands Embracing Localisation Strategies to Balance Global Identity with Regional Cultural Nuances in Digital Markets |
Consumer Trends |
Localisation |
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| Collection Inefficiencies, Inconsistent Standards Prevent Full Exploitation of Recycling Potential, Warns EU Study |
Tackling Waste |
Europe Study |
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| Pakistan’s Textile Legacies Confront Greenwashing, Fading Craft Skills, and Mounting Waste Across a Complex Apparel Ecosystem |
Country Overview |
Pakistan Study |
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| Recycled Fabrics Face Resistance in Italy While Biobased Jackets Gain Popularity Among Environmentally Conscious Consumers |
Consumer Trends |
Italian Study |
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| Apparel Industry Faces Mounting Pressure to Invest in Water Security as Pollution and Scarcity Risks Intensify |
Water Stress |
Investments |
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| Munich Fabric Start Consolidates Four Trade Shows Under One Roof |
MFS 2025 |
Event Preview |
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| India Cotton Output Forecast Lowered as Farmers Shift to Alternative Crops and Prices Rise Sharply |
Cotton Farming |
India Outlook |
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| Europe Advances PFAS Restrictions with Revised Proposal Now Under Committee Review |
Toxics Usage |
PFAS Update |
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| India Bows to Trump Tariffs, Sacrifices Farmers by Scrapping Cotton Import Duty for US Suppliers |
Cotton Markets |
India Imports |
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| Second-Hand Fashion Operations Face Rising Transport Costs and Infrastructure Gaps in Austrian Market |
SecondHand |
Austria Market |
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| Researchers Develop Cottonseed Oil-Based Fabric Finish to Replace Formaldehyde and PFAS in Textile Manufacturing |
Chemical Usage |
PFAS Alternative |
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| China Produced Over 1 Gt of Fibres, Cementing Dominance in Manufacturing and Trade |
Fibre Production |
China Study |
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| Groundbreaking UK Textile Recycling Plan Targets Landfill Waste Reduction and Net-Zero Goals Through Automated Sorting Technology |
Going Circular |
UK Blueprint |
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| Cascale and Worldly Launch Standardised FLAG Emissions Methodology for Apparel and Footwear Sectors |
GHG Emissions |
FLAG Aspect |
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| Fear of Speaking Out Keeps Denim Suppliers Silent on Unethical Brand Practices in Supply Chains |
Leader Speak |
Andrew Olah |
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| How Denim Industry Competitors Got Together to Measure and Reduce Indigo Dyeing Water Use |
Water Usage |
Indigo Study |
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| David and Goliath: Small Australia Firm Wins Landmark Case Against American Brand |
Legal Wrangle |
Australia Case |
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| New Analysis Models Heat Pump and Electric Boiler Adoption Scenarios for India’s High-Emission Textile Wet-Processing Units |
Decarbonisation |
India Study |
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| South Africa’s Clothing Industry Under Siege from Shein and Temu’s Offshore Dominance |
Shein and Temu |
South Africa |
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| Living Ink and Crocs Achieve Commercial Printing Milestone with Algae-Based CMYK Ink Tech |
Printing Sector |
New Milestone |
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| WWF-India, Solidaridad to Work on Sustainable Cotton through Regenerative Practices in India |
Cotton Farming |
India Alliance |
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| Regenerative Fund for Nature Surpasses 2026 Land Goal with 1.1 million Hectares Enrolled across Eight Countries |
Regenerative Fund for Nature |
2024 Status |
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| Deakin REACH and Samsara Eco to Transform Textile Recycling with AI-Designed Enzyme Technology for Synthetic Materials |
Recycling |
Australia Project |
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| New Textile Exchange Guidance Flags Pitfalls in Fibre Comparisons and Overreliance on Averaged Figures |
LCA Usage |
New Guidance |
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| Researchers Develop Fabric-Based Sensor that Detects Pressure and Slip for Improved Robotic Grip |
Smart Textiles |
Fabric Sensors |
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| Fibre Composition Mapping Highlights Urgent Gaps in Denmark’s Design, Sorting, and Textile Recycling Infrastructures |
Circularity Issues |
Denmark Study |
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| Ethiopia’s Northernmost Region Rebuilds Garment Sector Through Reskilling Amid Infrastructure Loss and Labour Shortage |
Conflict Aftermath |
Tigray Study |
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| Seawater Study Reveals Textile Dyeing Processes Can Replace 50–70% Freshwater While Maintaining High Colour Fastness |
Fabric Dyeing |
Seawater Usage |
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| Study Reveals How Yarn Properties and Machine Settings Drive Stiffness in Industrially Produced Knitted Textiles |
Fabric Tech |
Knitted Textiles |
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| Textile-GPT and AI Innovation Hub Unveiled in Hong Kong to Transform Apparel Industry through Smart Automation |
AI Tech |
HK Pact |
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| How Mahlo Reinvented Textile Quality Control Through 8 Decades of Engineering Expertise |
Leader Speak |
Mahlo |
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| New Report Dissects Producer-Reported Trends from Better Cotton’s First Ten Years in the United States |
US Cotton |
Better Cotton |
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| Margins Collapsing, Orders Cancelled, Staff Laid Off: US Fashion Staggers Under Trump Trade Blitz |
US Sourcing |
2025 Status |
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| Aesthetics and Comfort Still Play a Stronger Role than Sustainability in Decision-Making, Concludes European Footwear Study |
Consumer Trends |
Europe Trends |
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| Policy Proposals in US Raise Concerns for Guatemala’s Secondhand Clothing Retail Networks |
SecondHand |
Guatemala Trade |
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| Synthetic Shedding Nightmare: Blended Fabrics May Be Bigger Microplastic Threat than Pure Polyester |
Microfibre Pollution |
Blends |
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| Deadstock Reuse and Durable Design Feature in Circular Efforts by Portuguese Apparel Firms, Study Finds |
Going Circular |
Portugal Study |
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| £395 Designer T-Shirt Fails Durability Ranking as Budget £4 Garment Outperforms in Lab Tests |
Clothing Durability |
New Study |
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| Google Launches Virtual Try-On, Trend Analysis and Price Tracking to Make Fashion Shopping More Personalised |
Fashtech Trends |
Google Try-On |
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| German Researchers Develop New Acoustic Testing Methods to Measure How Woven and Knitted Textiles Interact with Sound |
Textile Innovation |
Acoustics |
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| China’s UV-Protective Clothing Market Heats Up as Consumers Demand Style and Safety |
Consumer Trends |
UV Clothing |
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| ILO Programme Trains Over 230 Ethiopian Women for Leadership Roles in Garment Sector |
State of Workers |
Ethiopia |
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| FTA With UK Promises Big Gains for Indian MSMEs in Garments, Leather and Footwear Exports |
India-UK CETA |
Trade Prospects |
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| Inditex and Next Reject Groundbreaking Deal on Cambodian Worker Wages and Conditions |
Worker Rights |
Cambodia Deal |
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| New Industry Standard for Indigo Dyeing Water Use Unveiled by Transformers Foundation |
Indigo Dyeing |
New Standard |
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