Brunello Cucinelli- Fashion’s Jean-Jacques Rousseau on being a humanist entrepreneur and the need for a social contract with creation

 Besides staging the opening online from his headquarters in Solomeo, a medieval village he has restored into creative space, tailoring school and manufacturing district boasting its own…

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Bentley clothing trademark dispute rumbles on

Brandlogic registered the Bentley 1962 trademark in 1982 (although, as its name suggests, it originally debuted 20 years before that) and has launched a legal claim in…

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China’s stay-at-home shoppers propel luxury sales

Global sales of personal luxury goods like handbags and watches are on course to grow 6 percent at constant currencies this year, on par with 2017, according…

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Caught between inflation and rising costs, fashion seeks to strike new balance

In the whole of Europe, inflation is a key concern for governments and consumers alike. Rising energy prices, triggered by the invasion of Ukraine and the sanctions…

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EU MEPs call for worldwide ban of animal testing for cosmetics

“Animal testing can no longer be justified for cosmetics,” MEPs said in a resolution that was voted in by a resounding majority (620 for; 14 against)  at…

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Gap launches initiative supporting women workers in supply chain, defines empowerment targets for 2025

 Created in partnership with Business for Social Responsibility, ILO-IFC Better Work, and CARE, Empower@Work leverages knowledge, skills, and networks to foment collective action aiming to benefit women…

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J&J puts talc liabilities into bankruptcy

J&J put the talc claims into an entity called LTL Management LLC, which filed for bankruptcy protection on Thursday in North Carolina, according to the company and…

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Nike, Adidas settle patent fights over shoe technology

Nike sued Adidas in Oregon and at the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) in December, alleging several Adidas shoe designs infringe patents related to Nike’s lightweight Flyknit…

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LVMH countersues Tiffany in bid to drop $16 billion acquisition

The move comes after Tiffany sued LVMH earlier this month, objecting to the Paris-based company’s decision not to go through with the deal they signed in November…

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Plastic alert- fashion experts, politicians call for clothing warning labels

Orsola de Castro, Fashion Revolution co-founder, Nina Marenzi, Future Fabrics Expo founder, Sara Arnold, Fashion Act Now co-founder and retail expert Mary Portas are among those calling…

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