It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Thao Nguyen

Legal Wrangle / Trademark

1 April 2022

5 minutes

Inditex SA, a multi-billion-dollar apparel company with over 6,000 retail stores worldwide is taking legal action aganst Tara Sartoria, a small artisan-driven clothing business supporting independent artisans and women, for alleged violation of the former's trademark.

In a biZARA twist, Inditex goes with cudgels after one-woman biz

Fashion giant Inditex has taken umbrage to a Vietnam-born entrepreneur for using the name 'Tara Sartoria' for a small artisan-driven clothing business that she had founded and was selling through the website tarasartoria.com. A texfash.com report.

By

Subir Ghosh

Report

Exclusive

Young India Fashion Survey 2025

Textile Recycling Expo

ITF Intertex Portugal 2025

Most Popular

Product Impact / New Study Report

Understanding that the environmental crisis is more than just carbon emissions will ensure that as companies work to reduce their carbon footprint, they are aware of how their business impacts the environment on other fronts. Failure to do so risks shifting impact from one category to another unknowingly.

Raw Materials and Manufacturing Account for 90% of Fashion Product’s Environmental Footprint

Special Correspondent

25 April 2025

Circularity Narratives / Crystal International Interview

To support actions against climate crisis, Crystal International announced in March 2022 its commitment to net zero emissions by 2050. It is part of Forum for the Future's Enabling Systemic Circularity in Fashion project. Forum for the Future is a leading international sustainability organisation focused on enabling systemic and urgent action in three potentially game-changing areas.

Focus Should Be on Collective Responsibility that Foster Transparency and Shared Accountability

Subir Ghosh

17 April 2025