The U.S. industrial group has formed a strategic partnership with Debrand, a specialist in pre- and post-consumption textile waste collection, and will use recycled material to produce its sustainable fibre Naia.

Knitwear specialist John Smedley is betting on UK manufacturing making a comeback in a changed world and is investing millions in making its factory available for third-party manufacturing for the first time in 40 years.

Having moved on to the stage of industrialising its offering via a factory in Thailand, Japanese company Spiber has announced that it has raised 10 billion yen to support the roll-out of its protein fibre.

A new exhibition this summer at one of Britain’s best-known stately homes, Chatsworth, celebrates the image and legacy of the late dowager Duchess Deborah Devonshire through the lens of Erdem's latest collection.

Applications have just opened for one of the key emerging-talent-focused prizes, the International Woolmark Prize, with Woolmark saying the contest is “evolving to future-proof fashion”.

The British NGO Earthsight has unveiled a series of documents pointing to illegal deforestation by Brazilian producers of the "Better Cotton" used in the Zara and H&M collections.

The eco-collaboration between the Italian denim producer and the Malmö-based Swedish jeans brand uses Europe-sourced, non-GMO regenerative Blue Seed cotton, for which the Italian fabric producer has exclusive rights.

Bangladesh recently announced Tk 10,001 ($91.06) as the gross monthly minimum wage for cotton textile sector workers and employees. That figure was Tk 5,710 ($51.99) earlier, set in 2018.

Gabriela Hearst is making her debut in stage design, crafting sustainable costumes for the San Francisco Ballet’s production of 'Carmen' as part of Dos Mujeres. 

The sustainable fashion brand founded by Vanessa Barboni Hallik in 2020, has announced Angelina Jolie, actor, director, humanitarian, and entrepreneur, as a strategic advisor. 

One key test of an artist or designer is whether they have a powerful signature style, which explains the remarkable longevity of Jean-Charles de Castelbajac who on Wednesday launched a limited edition watch with MB&F.

Shein made more that $2 billion in profits from around $45 billion in gross merchandise value last year. The China-founded but now Singapore-based business had recorded net income of $700 million in 2022.

Dior and UNESCO staged their latest Women@Dior & UNESCO Global Conference Thursday, as over 1,000 women gathered to hear speeches and testimonies from luxury executives, mentees, mentors and even a Nobel Prize winner. 

UIT has drawn up six proposals for France's EU elections candidates, a week after the French Parliament voted on the first measures to control fast fashion, which were regarded as welcome but still not quite watertight.

Luxury might be hitting a soft spot internationally, but don’t tell that to the folks who manage the prestige industry in Oslo, where the Norwegian capital is enjoying an impressive boom.

As Première Vision just appointed Florence Rousson at its helm, the Italian textile exhibition Milano Unica is also undergoing a change in leadership, appointing Simone Canclini as its president.