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

New Economic School

Return to Sender / Predictive Models

22 March 2024

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The study model enhanced by the neural network thus predicted return rates based on image and colour in addition to the baseline of seasonality, price, and type of garment.

Better Predictive Models Could Lead to Fewer Clothing Returns, Finds Study

Returns are the bane of any retailer and a new study suggests a scalable illustrative machine-learning model that could help reduce returns and improve profit by more than 8 per cent.

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Young India Fashion Survey 2025

Textile Recycling Expo

ITF Intertex Portugal 2025

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Labour Issues / New Trade Disorder / III Commentary

Reports have been gradually trickling in about orders being slashed and hiring frozen. There are fears—not entirely unfounded—that factories would be forced to either downsize or shut shop entirely.

If Deals Don't Work out, Garment Workers in Manufacturing Hubs Face a Bleak Future

Subir Ghosh

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Tariffs and Seconds / SMART View Interview

If unfair trade barriers persist, there's the risk of seeing mountains of usable clothing pile up in the US, while markets abroad fill the gap with cheap, low-quality fast fashion that often results in more waste, not less. Keeping the second-hand clothing trade flowing freely is in everyone’s best interest: economically, socially, and environmentally. This is a moment to build smarter, fairer, and more circular global systems, not to shut them down.

Trade Barriers on Second-Hand Clothing Disrupt a Globally Significant Reverse Supply Chain

Subir Ghosh

24 April 2025