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Alessandra Mezzadri

Reader in Global Development and Political Economy, SOAS University of London
Alessandra Mezzadri

Alessandra Mezzadri is Reader in Global Development and Political Economy, SOAS, University of London.

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Rethinking Circularity / Garments Apart / III Feature
Circularity cannot be retrofitted onto a finished product; it must be resolved as a structural constraint before construction ever begins.

Recyclable Materials Mean Nothing if the Product Cannot Be Disassembled

  • Subir Ghosh

10 April 2026
State of Sourcing / China Angle Report
A decade of deliberate diversification has redistributed apparel assembly across multiple countries, without meaningfully reducing dependence on Chinese upstream supply chains.

The Sourcing Story: Industry Rewrote Its Geography Without Rewriting Its Dependence

  • Richa Bansal

7 April 2026
 
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Second Chance / Consumer Choice Report
Consumer research across Norway and Germany finds that garment hygiene and condition, not environmental concern, determine whether clothing rental gains mainstream traction.

Renting Clothes Is Still Losing to the Comfort of Simply Buying New

  • Special Correspondent

14 April 2026
Recycling Crisis / Design Issue Report
The decision of what a textile product is made from increasingly determines what becomes of it—a shift that places environmental responsibility firmly within the design process itself.

The Textile Industry's Recycling Problem Was Always a Design Problem

  • Subir Ghosh

13 April 2026
 
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Leader Speak / Davide Maccabruni Interview
The Swiss Textile Machinery Association is the representative body for Switzerland’s producers of textile equipment, systems and services.

Why Swiss Engineering Still Leads Global Textile Machinery: Precision and Innovation

  • Subir Ghosh

1 July 2025
Close Look / Copenhagen Fiasco / II Analysis
Once hailed as the world’s most sustainable fashion week, Copenhagen’s green halo dimmed as questions over credibility and compliance unsettled the industry’s sustainability narrative.

Copenhagen FW: How a Nordic Fashion Scandal Shook Industry Trust and Regulation

  • Subir Ghosh

14 October 2025