Fashion Startup Founder Pleads Guilty in $300 Million Fraud
Christine Hunsicker admitted she falsified financial statements to promote CaaStle Inc. as a valuable, growing business when in reality it was struggling.
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Sustainability
Social Goods | France Introduces Photoshopping Laws, Can Fashion Ever Be Sustainable?
This week, retouched images are to come with a warning under French law, and can the industry find sustainable solutions to fast fashion's environmental problem?
Social Goods | France Introduces Photoshopping Laws, Can Fashion Ever Be Sustainable?
This week, retouched images are to come with a warning under French law, and can the industry find sustainable solutions to fast fashion's environmental problem?
Sustainability
Social Goods | Why Peta Are Anti-Wool, Can China Solve Fast Fashion?
This week, why Peta is switching its attention to cruelty in the wool industry, and how consumers in China and India are actively seeking out sustainable fashion.
Social Goods | Why Peta Are Anti-Wool, Can China Solve Fast Fashion?
This week, why Peta is switching its attention to cruelty in the wool industry, and how consumers in China and India are actively seeking out sustainable fashion.
Sustainability
Social Goods | Shop-Dropping Educates Consumers, Naomi Campbell on Diversity
This week, Craftivist Collective conceal messages in clothing to highlight the industry's ethics, while Naomi Campbell speaks out on women of colour in fashion.
Social Goods | Shop-Dropping Educates Consumers, Naomi Campbell on Diversity
This week, Craftivist Collective conceal messages in clothing to highlight the industry's ethics, while Naomi Campbell speaks out on women of colour in fashion.
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 | Forever 21's Sweatshops, Is Moisturiser Harming the Environment?
This week, garment factories in Los Angeles underpay their workers, and palm oil in beauty products is linked to greenhouse gases.
Social Goods | Forever 21's Sweatshops, Is Moisturiser Harming the Environment?
This week, garment factories in Los Angeles underpay their workers, and palm oil in beauty products is linked to greenhouse gases.
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 | What it Means to Shop Ethically, How Neo-Nazis Are Using Fashion
This week, understanding the ethical supply chain in brands, while white nationalists use fashion as a weapon to normalise.
Social Goods | What it Means to Shop Ethically, How Neo-Nazis Are Using Fashion
This week, understanding the ethical supply chain in brands, while white nationalists use fashion as a weapon to normalise.
News & Analysis
Social Goods | The Exploitation of Influencers, the Appeal of Genderless Fashion
This week, why becoming an influencer is the new unpaid internship, and the blurring of gender boundaries in fashion.
Social Goods | The Exploitation of Influencers, the Appeal of Genderless Fashion
This week, why becoming an influencer is the new unpaid internship, and the blurring of gender boundaries in fashion.
Sustainability
Social Goods | Stella McCartney's Innovative Spirit, Vogue's Diversity Problem
This week, how Stella McCartney's sustainability focus is boosting her brand, and British Vogue's complicated relationship with diversity.
Social Goods | Stella McCartney's Innovative Spirit, Vogue's Diversity Problem
This week, how Stella McCartney's sustainability focus is boosting her brand, and British Vogue's complicated relationship with diversity.
Sustainability
Social Goods | Nike Sweatshop Protests, the Chinese Opportunity for 'Made in USA'
This week, Nike faces a new wave of anti-sweatshop protests, while Chinese manufacturers are bringing jobs back to American towns.
Social Goods | Nike Sweatshop Protests, the Chinese Opportunity for 'Made in USA'
This week, Nike faces a new wave of anti-sweatshop protests, while Chinese manufacturers are bringing jobs back to American towns.
Sustainability
Social Goods | What the Pirelli Calendar Says About Race, the Future of the Retail Worker
This week, the Pirelli Calendar's message about diversity, and what will become of the retail worker as the "apocalypse" looms?
Social Goods | What the Pirelli Calendar Says About Race, the Future of the Retail Worker
This week, the Pirelli Calendar's message about diversity, and what will become of the retail worker as the "apocalypse" looms?
Sustainability
Social Goods | Alternative Modelling Agencies, Could Slow Fashion Improve Our Health?
This week, alternative modelling agencies are diversifying the fashion industry, while the benefits of sustainable fashion could extend to our health.
Social Goods | Alternative Modelling Agencies, Could Slow Fashion Improve Our Health?
This week, alternative modelling agencies are diversifying the fashion industry, while the benefits of sustainable fashion could extend to our health.
The News in Brief
Victoria’s Secret Forecasts Its Best Year Since L Brands Split
The underwear company is anticipating net sales of at least $6.85 billion in the current fiscal year, exceeding analyst estimates and marking the highest revenue since its split from L Brands Inc in 2021.
Uniqlo Aims to Grow Tenfold in India With Summer-Centric Clothes
The Japanese brand is accelerating its expansion in India to capture a greater share of the rapidly growing apparel market and affluent consumer base.
Oasis Pressures Kao in Latest Japan Activist Investor Push
Activist fund Oasis Management Co. is calling on the Japanese personal care company to convene an extraordinary general meeting, seeking a probe into its supply-chain risk management and internal control.
American Eagle Forecasts Sales Growth Above Estimates on Demand From Wealthy Shoppers
The retailer surpassed annual sales forecasts but expects a $60 million drag from import tariffs in the first half of 2026.
Missoni Family Exits Namesake Brand
The transaction gives FSI, a Milan-based private equity fund, a controlling share in the Italian luxury house, as more founder-owned brands turn to investors to fund growth and weather a tough global market.
Ross Stores Forecasts Annual Sales Above Estimates on Resilient Demand for Discounted Apparel
Spend growth at off-price chains is among the strongest in retail, with gains across all income segments.
Abercrombie & Fitch Forecasts Muted Annual Sales Amid Tariff Uncertainty
The retailer said it was accounting for the 15 percent tariff announced by US president Donald Trump after the Supreme Court struck down most of his earlier tariffs.