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Haider Ackermann has been named Tom Ford’s new creative director, effective immediately, a press release announced on Wednesday, September 4th. The Colombian-born, Paris-based designer replaces veteran Peter Hawkins, who stepped down as creative director in July, less than a year after taking over from Tom Ford himself. . Ackerman said of his new role: “I am extremely proud to honor the legacy of Tom Ford, a man I have admired for many years and have the utmost respect for, and I am very excited about what the future holds.” he said. Greater Heights Acclaimed by critics for her sensual tailoring…
BBCMany clothing manufacturing jobs still pay well below minimum wage.Bangladesh is the world’s fast fashion business capital.Clothes exported from its factories are stocked on the shelves of H&M, Gap and Zara. Over three decades, this transformed the country from one of the world’s poorest countries to a lower middle income country.But the garment industry, worth $55bn (£42bn) a year, now faces a precarious future after weeks of protests toppled Sheikh Hasina’s government in August. Hundreds of people died in the riots.At least four factories were set on fire as manufacturers struggled to operate amid a nationwide internet blackout. Three companies…
Listen to article 5 minutes This audio is automatically generated. Please let us know if you have any feedback. Ahead of New York Fashion Week, a nonprofit coalition of New York City-based businesses warned that the region’s fashion economy is in danger of losing its luster compared to Paris and Milan. A report from the Partnership for New York City released this week found that top designers and fashion companies have “visibly little involvement in New York and its institutions.” Additionally, fewer students are completing programs at the city’s major fashion schools, including Parsons School of Design, Pratt Institute, and…
According to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, “the $1.3 trillion clothing industry employs more than 300 million people across its value chain,” and “in some low-income countries, cotton production alone accounts for nearly seventy percent of total employment.” %.” Global clothing production has “doubled since 2000” and the average item of clothing is “worn only seven to 10 times before being thrown away.” According to Earth.org, “Clothing sales have doubled from 100 billion to 200 billion pieces a year, but the average number of times an item is worn overall has decreased by 36%.” Today, clothing accounts for “more than 60%…
The number of people employed in fashion jobs in New York City has plummeted from 182,000 in 2014 to an estimated 129,000 this year, a nearly 30% drop.The number of students earning fashion degrees at the Fashion Institute of Technology, Pratt Institute, and Parsons School of Art also decreased by almost one-third, from 3,826 in 2016 to 2,668 in 2022.And young designers trying to make it in New York are struggling because of the city’s high costs of doing business and failed efforts to establish incubators and accelerators to help establish fashion ventures. I feel that it is becoming more…
The changeable nature of fashion extends well beyond its seasonal changes of what to wear. In recent years, one of the industry’s most dramatic changes involves New York City’s position as a global fashion capital. Within the United States, New York City has one of the country’s highest concentrations of fashion sales, talent, and employment. Activities related to fashion—which we define as fashion retail, wholesale and distribution, along with textile, apparel, footwear and jewelry manufacturing—contributed more than $50 billion in direct sales, $45 billion in indirect sales, and more than 130,000 jobs in 2022. New York is also home to…
Listen to article 3 minutes This audio is automatically generated. Please let us know if you have any feedback. Diving overview: EBay is partnering with the Council of Fashion Designers of America and the British Fashion Council to launch the first Pre-Loved Fashion Week, according to a news release Wednesday. According to a release, the event will feature a shoppable live runway show featuring second-hand looks from designer brands such as Khaite, Off-White, and Simone Rocha. These runway shows come ahead of the official spring/summer shows at New York Fashion Week and London Fashion Week next month. Additionally, our resale…
Ask any fashion girl about their fashion trends and they’ll tell you only one thing: new season. It’s a new fashion trend. This time we will introduce fashion trends for fall and winter. But as usual in the fashion world, our first glimpse of clothes, shoes, and what to wear in September (according to a major design company) was back during Fashion Week in February. From bags to jewelry. If your memory is a little fuzzy (can you blame us for getting distracted by summer dresses, string bikinis, and wedges while the sun shines?), New York, London, Paris, Milan We’re…
There are many definitions of ‘sustainable fashion’, each looking at the fashion industry’s environmental impact from a different perspective. The main goal of all these approaches and different measurement methods is to reduce the impact of apparel production and waste on the environment. What is the impact of the fashion industry on the environment? Water, land use, pesticides, waste, etc. The global fashion industry touches on many aspects of the environment, from the cultivation of raw materials to the production stage and what happens when it is no longer ‘fashion’. Global textile production will almost double from 2000 to 116…
Fashion is cyclical, and what was once out of fashion will eventually come back into the spotlight. The latest trend to bring back the nostalgic vibe in 2024 is Y2K fashion. Taking inspiration from the early 2000s, this style is having a big moment, taking over the runways, social media, and streets alike. From low-rise jeans to flashy accessories, Y2K fashion embraces the fun, bold, and sometimes quirky elements that defined the late ’90s and early 2000s. Here’s everything you need to know about this retro revival and how to rock Y2K fashion in 2024… Y2K Aesthetics: A Blast from…