Shein Discloses FTC Probe in US, Warns of Significant Payments
According to documents the ultra-fast-fashion company filed in connection with its planned Hong Kong IPO, Shein is cooperating with the investigation and could face significant fines.
diversity
Sustainability
Social Goods | Levis' Social Responsibility, Can Chinese Manufacturers Ever Be Green?
This week, Levi's starts initiative to improve life for garment workers, while China renews its focus on building a sustainable garment industry.
Social Goods | Levis' Social Responsibility, Can Chinese Manufacturers Ever Be Green?
This week, Levi's starts initiative to improve life for garment workers, while China renews its focus on building a sustainable garment industry.
Sustainability
Social Goods | Inclusivity in Advertising, Is Counterfeiting Good for Fashion?
This week, ad campaigns are more racially diverse than runways, and how fake goods can be good for brand awareness.
Social Goods | Inclusivity in Advertising, Is Counterfeiting Good for Fashion?
This week, ad campaigns are more racially diverse than runways, and how fake goods can be good for brand awareness.
Sustainability
Social Goods | Stella McCartney to Use Ocean Recycled Plastic, Fashion's Glass Ceiling
This week, Stella McCartney partners with Parley for the Oceans, while this year's CFDA Fashion Awards raises questions about gender equality in the industry.
Social Goods | Stella McCartney to Use Ocean Recycled Plastic, Fashion's Glass Ceiling
This week, Stella McCartney partners with Parley for the Oceans, while this year's CFDA Fashion Awards raises questions about gender equality in the industry.
Sustainability
Social Goods | Livia Firth on Fast Fashion, Gucci Reopens Diversity Debate
This week, Livia Firth explores the environmental impact of shopping at fast-fashion retailers, while the all-black cast of Gucci's latest campaign reignites the diversity conversation.
Social Goods | Livia Firth on Fast Fashion, Gucci Reopens Diversity Debate
This week, Livia Firth explores the environmental impact of shopping at fast-fashion retailers, while the all-black cast of Gucci's latest campaign reignites the diversity conversation.
News & Analysis
A New Generation of Casting Directors Putting Diversity First
Amidst criticism of continued whitewashing, a new generation of casting directors is embracing genuine diversity over tokenism.
A New Generation of Casting Directors Putting Diversity First
Amidst criticism of continued whitewashing, a new generation of casting directors is embracing genuine diversity over tokenism.
News & Analysis
Social Goods | H&M's Climate Positive Plan, the Path to Model Diversity
This week, H&M announces new sustainability goals and a cynical take on the push for more diverse models.
Social Goods | H&M's Climate Positive Plan, the Path to Model Diversity
This week, H&M announces new sustainability goals and a cynical take on the push for more diverse models.
Fashion Week
The Truth Behind Fashion’s Most Diverse Season Ever
This season’s catwalks were the most diverse ever, according to a new report. But as the definition of diversity broadens, do the numbers reflect a real rise in models of colour?
The Truth Behind Fashion’s Most Diverse Season Ever
This season’s catwalks were the most diverse ever, according to a new report. But as the definition of diversity broadens, do the numbers reflect a real rise in models of colour?
News & Analysis
Activism Appears on the Catwalk, Modest Fashion Gains Momentum
This week, designers use fashion shows to make political statement, while more mainstream brands are tapping the growing modest fashion market.
Activism Appears on the Catwalk, Modest Fashion Gains Momentum
This week, designers use fashion shows to make political statement, while more mainstream brands are tapping the growing modest fashion market.
News & Analysis
Video | June Sarpong and DeRay McKesson on Race and Inequality in Fashion
It's not enough to just put more black models on magazine covers, says McKesson. Diversity is also good for fashion firms' bottom lines, adds Sarpong.
Video | June Sarpong and DeRay McKesson on Race and Inequality in Fashion
It's not enough to just put more black models on magazine covers, says McKesson. Diversity is also good for fashion firms' bottom lines, adds Sarpong.
Sustainability
Social Goods | Vogue's Race Problem, Tiffany Allegedly Pushes Out Employee with Cancer
This week, Vogue faces criticism for 'exoticising otherness' and an employee with a cancer mutation sues Tiffany for discrimination.
Social Goods | Vogue's Race Problem, Tiffany Allegedly Pushes Out Employee with Cancer
This week, Vogue faces criticism for 'exoticising otherness' and an employee with a cancer mutation sues Tiffany for discrimination.
News & Analysis
Social Goods | Diversity in New York, High Street Clothes Made by Children for 13p an Hour
This week, there will be more models of colour at New York Fashion Week, while New Look and H&M are reportedly employing children as young as 14 in Burmese factories.
Social Goods | Diversity in New York, High Street Clothes Made by Children for 13p an Hour
This week, there will be more models of colour at New York Fashion Week, while New Look and H&M are reportedly employing children as young as 14 in Burmese factories.
News & Analysis
Diversity to Rock the Runway at New York Fashion Week
Last season more than 25 percent of the models in shows in New York, London, Paris and Milan were women of colour. New York led the way, with 30.3 percent, and that could rise this year.
Diversity to Rock the Runway at New York Fashion Week
Last season more than 25 percent of the models in shows in New York, London, Paris and Milan were women of colour. New York led the way, with 30.3 percent, and that could rise this year.
The News in Brief
Frasers Group Takes a Position in Burberry
The billionaire Mike Ashley’s investment arm disclosed Tuesday it holds an interest worth a potential 4.2 percent of the voting rights in Burberry.
EssilorLuxottica Beats Forecasts, AI Glasses and Myopia Products Drive Growth
The Franco-Italian eyewear maker reported a 15 percent rise in first-half profit, beating expectations, while revenue growth was driven by strong demand for AI-enabled glasses myopia products.
Whoop Names Kyle Leahy Chief Commercial Officer
Leahy joins the wearables brand from Glossier, where she was chief executive for three years.
Chinese Jeweller Laopu Gold’s Shares Drop on Growth Outlook
The jeweller lost $2.1 billion in market value after forecasting first-half 2026 revenue growth of up to 66 percent, a sharp slowdown from last year that unsettled investors in one of China’s most viral consumer brands.
Unilever Lifts Outlook on Strongest Volume Growth in Over A Decade
Unilever upgraded its annual forecast on Tuesday, as consumers reached for brands like Vaseline and Dove despite household budget concerns stemming from the Iran war.
J&J to Pay $5.5 Billion to Settle Talc-Related Cancer Claims
Johnson & Johnson on Monday said it agreed to a $5.5 billion commitment to resolve years of litigation related to claims that its talc products caused ovarian cancer.
Lenzing Closes UK, Austria Sites in Turnaround Bid
The closures are the latest in a series of cost-cutting and refinancing measures at the textile maker, which has faced headwinds from competition in China and India.