Calls have been made for a tax to be placed on fast fashion products entering Ireland which has been described as “cheap rubbish that falls apart”.
It would follow a bill approved by the lower house of French parliament this week that will see cheap and discardable clothing hit with a €10 levy per garment by 2030.
The French Government is also considering other measures such as an advertising ban on low-cost fast fashion productswhich are often mass-produced in China.
On Lunchtime Live today, sustainability teacher Barbara Connolly said the proposed measures were “fantastic” and should be considered in Ireland.…
From Love, Bonito to Our Second Nature: Velda Tan’s Singapore fashion journey
Velda Tan is one of those people who makes you feel like you’re speaking too quickly. We’re in a cafe chatting about her twenty decades in the Singapore fashion scene, and while my questions are coming fast and furious, the 36-year-old’s answers are measured, and her tone is gentle and thoughtful.
When she says that after eight years of running a fast fashion business, she felt like she was burned out and needed a break, you believe her. Not because you think she couldn’t keep up with fast fashion’s frenetic pace, but because you get an impression that someone like…
Fashion students help to promote sustainability in the industry
Students got involved at every level of creation, organization and promotion for the event; deciding on the name, logo and tagline for the project (‘Unravelled: Pulling apart the myth of fast fashion’) and creating a themed Instagram account to spread the word about the occasion.
In the run-up to the main event on March 20, fashion students undertook an upcycling workshop on Tuesday, March 19, which was held across three classes.
Teams of students had to work together to upcycle three garments in less than three and a half hours.
The finished products were then exhibited in the Campus’s main…
Top Fashion Stories of the Week: December 8
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This week, fashion’s biggest headlines spanned the spectrum of trophies, runways, ambassadorships and beyond.
At the top of the list, Jonathan Anderson was honored with the British Designer of the Year award at the 2023 British Fashion Awards for his outstanding last 12 months at both LOEWE and JW Anderson. Down the line, Nicole Kidman was named Balenciaga’s newest ambassador; NIGO appeared in a brief campaign for Supreme; Jacquemus sets the location for his next runway show in January; Pyer Moss announced its “Loot-Out” sale, and Pantone revealed 2024’s Color of…
Shoppers flock DSS promo – News
Retailers’ initial feedback indicates that combined sales crossed several millions of dirhams during the weekend.
Dubai – The 10-day Big Summer Sale features brands from the Apparel Group, MH Al Shaya Group, Al Tayer Group, Azadea Group, Chalhoub Group and Rivoli.
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The first weekend of the Big Summer Sale, a key attraction of the 18th edition of Dubai Summer Surprises, or DSS, has seen a large turnout of shoppers flocking to the Dubai World Trade Center to take advantage of offers from an array of…
13 Best Weekend Fashion Deals From Amazon’s Big Spring Sale
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Cheers to the weekend! After a long week, you deserve to treat yourself to some retail therapy. This is our idea of happy hour! But you don’t need to splurge in orders to shop. From now until Monday, take advantage of the amazing deals at Amazon’s Big Spring Sale!
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We’re all trying to dress like wealthy soccer moms living in the Hamptons… aren’t we? Some rich moms…
Surrealism and female-focus dominate day at Paris fashion week | Paris fashion week
“I’ve always been a girls’ girl. All of my friends are women,” Victoria Beckham said at a preview of her latest collection, shown in Paris on Friday evening. “I make clothes that they want to wear and that I want to wear.”
In Paris, female designers are pushing back against an industry which has been sliding back into patriarchal control. A series of influential creative director roles in womenswear being awarded to men, most notably the appointment of Seán McGirr to replace the outgoing Sarah Burton at Alexander McQueen, has provoked criticism that fashion is being mansplained to women.
Beckham…
Mass-Produced Clothing Causes Serious Air, Water Pollution Worldwide
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A customer goes into a store in the United States that is popular for trendy and cheap clothes — known as “fast fashion” — for an impulsive wardrobe addition.
The person buying those clothes may be planning to keep them for only a short time, and then throwing them out when a new fashion trend arrives.
Fast fashion refers to the mass-produced and low-cost clothing items that manufacturers churn out by the millions each day, especially in China, but also in countries such as India, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and Turkey.
But what most people don’t realize is that…