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The second edition of the Imagining Sustainable Fashion award for innovative models of communication in sustainable fashion is to be announced Wednesday evening. Giusy Bettoni, CEO and Founder of CLASS, talks about the significance of fashion communications.

The 3G Tailor Training System is implemented by training of dedicated trainers inside a garment factory so that they can train others as per the skill requirements of the factory.

Shopping history never moves in one single direction or all at once. There have always been regional and chronological divergences from mainstream developments. There are also retailing modes that fall by the wayside and then return at a later date in new guises or with new names.

Vietnamese manufacturer Fashion Enterprise could do well during the COVID-19 pandemic—its main buyer Cue not only did not cancel orders, but even paid deposits in advance. Chief Executive Officer Rodney Thanh tells the story of a company where 98% of the workers returned after lockdown.

Worried that financial shockwaves following the Ukraine war and changes in macroeconomic policies made by countries in recent months could push some developing nations into a downward spiral of insolvency, recession and arrested development, UNCTAD has called for more concessional and less conditional multilateral financial support for them. A texfash.com report.

Soaring inflation, protracted supply chain bottlenecks and a war in Europe that might escalate soon: all indicate uncertain days ahead for US retail.

Chanel’s fashion vision transformed both women’s appearances and definitions of luxury for the 20th century. How did she pull this off, what is the continuing attraction, and how do we recognise her complex background, difficult choices and ongoing legacy?

The coalition of NGOs spearheading the call for boycott of cotton from Uzbekistan has lifted its ban. So, do we have a new player in town?

Researchers find that consumer choice alone is insufficient to tackle the malaise of fast fashion. They assert: "We need a system where all our clothing choices are ethical, where we don’t need to make a choice between what is right and what is cheap."

From very humble beginnings, both The Gap and Benetton went on to become hugely successful fashion retailers. The stories of their founders.