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Jordan Foster

PhD Student, Sociology University of Toronto
Jordan Foster

Jordan Foster is a PhD Student, Sociology at the University of Toronto.

 
 
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Biomaterials / Industry Usage Analysis
A widening gap separates researchers cultivating new materials from the designers whose choices ultimately determine what enters collections, boutiques and mass-market retail environments.

Fashion's Bio Revolution Is a Headline in Search of Hangers

  • Jane Wood
  • Tom Bird-Jones

1 September 2026
Recycling Crisis / Production Issues Analysis
Each new collection triggers the emissions-heavy stages of yarn spinning, fabric knitting and chemical dyeing, and rapid style turnover multiplies those stages faster than material efficiency can absorb.

Recycling Cannot Repair What the Production Phase Has Already Locked In

  • Subir Ghosh

2 September 2026
 
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Handmade India / Dokha Story First Person
A tradition kept exactly as it was can survive in archives, but one allowed to change its form can remain part of how people dress and earn.

A Himalayan Winter Garment Sheds Its Wool and Finds a New Life

  • Tapan Sharma

30 September 2026
Fashtech Trends / Imagery Analysis
European restrictions on destroying unsold clothing signal a wider expectation that fashion businesses will need to understand what they produce, what remains unsold and why waste occurs.

Fashion Brands Must Test AI Imagery against the Real Garment before Selling

  • Prashant Kumar

28 September 2026
 
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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
Rana Plaza / NGO Funds Analysis
More than a decade after one of the garment industry's worst industrial disasters, questions of accountability have shifted from factory owners and brands to the institutions that managed the humanitarian response.

Rana Plaza: The Moral Economy of Catastrophe and Who Collected Its Dividends

  • Richa Bansal

26 March 2026