Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Saint Laurent Launches Sustainability Focused Couture Training Programme (Fashionista)
"The programme will consist of two parts: an internship component at Saint Laurent's headquarters in which students will focus on 'craft and creativity' in an experiential format, and classes taken through the participating schools that will last 25 days."
Who Wins When Fashion Gets Political? (GQ)
"Remaining apolitical as a brand or a corporation or even a person with a platform no longer feels viable anymore. Wouldn't you rather know where brands stand on the political spectrum, rather than letting them proceed neutrally as the Taylor Swifts of the fashion world?"
What Gucci Can Teach the Democrats (New York Times)
"If it is true that political consumers are following the same broad model of behaviour as clothing consumers, would it not make sense to ask whether there is something political parties could learn from the strategic adaptations of clothing brands?"
Fibre Made From Water Could be the Ultimate Sustainable Material (Treehugger)
"The process developed to make this new fibre may teach traditional manufacturers how they can improve their processes– viscose (aka rayon) is itself a cellulose-based fibre. Then in addition to being the 'made from bamboo' fibre, the fabric could boast a sustainable and less hazardous manufacturing process."
AXA, Burberry Among Companies Committing to 100% Clean Energy (Bloomberg)
"With the commitments from Akzo Nobel, AXA, Burberry and Carlsberg, the Climate Group has reached its goal of convincing 100 companies to commit to source all of their electricity from renewables three years ahead of target."
