LONDON — Online fashion retailer PrettyLittleThing (PLT) has debuted a new collection made using recycled materials, including pre-consumer factory offcuts and recycled polyester derived from discarded plastic bottles.Could the incorporation of recycled materials and the reGAIN app partnership signal a new direction for PrettyLittleThing?PrettyLittleThing has also followed in the footsteps of its sister brands Boohoo and Missguided in partnering with the reGAIN app to incentivise customers recyc

Swedish clothing giant H&M has launched online shopping in Mexico, offering a wide range of collections with exclusive ‘online-only’ pieces available all year-round, including ladies, men’s, teens, kids, plus-size, maternity wear and a complete collection of lingerie, accessories and H&M Home products. H&M now offers online shopping in 48 markets.Danna Paola wearing H&M. Pic: H&MH&M’s aim is to create a seamless shopping experience for the fashion fans where there is no l

Gerber is set to display its industry-leading, end-to-end solution to support on-demand bespoke design through production as well as mass production at Texprocess expo, in hall 4.0, stand B31. The company will also participate in the Smart Textiles Micro-Factory exhibit. Texprocess is a leading trade fair for processing textile and flexible materials.Pic: Gerber TechnologyGerber is pioneering the end-to-end process by providing their customers with a full suite of cutting-edge solutions that inc

AMSTERDAM – Fashion for Good has announced that the four newest innovators to join its Scaling Programme have previously participated its Accelerator Programme, meaning they have now progresses to a stage where they can benefit from running pilots with the organisation’s corporate partners to help expand their operations.The addition of Mango Materials, Algalife, Nature Coatings and Sonovia to the programme brings the total number of participants since it launched in 2017 to 18.Source:Eco Textil

Total sales from Kering’s Houses during the first quarter of fiscal 2019 have progressed in all distribution channels, with 18.6 per cent comparable increase from the directly operated store network. The group also delivered remarkable growth in consolidated revenue, up 21.9 per cent as reported and 17.5 per cent on a comparable basis to €3,785.3 million.Revenue from Kering’s Other Houses amounted to €576.9 million in the first quarter, up 25.0 per cent as reported and 21.7 per cent on a compara

Dr Scholl’s Shoes is making a deliberate choice by investing in sustainable, eco-conscious design to create environmentally lower-impact shoes. The brand is taking its mission one step further with a journey to make shoes in a whole new way, using eco-conscious materials, finding ways to reduce packaging, and choosing sustainable processes when possible.Pic: Dr Scholl's Shoes“Designing shoes that look and feel good is at the center of what we do, but we believe we have a responsibility to do

The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) hosted the AAFA American Image Awards recently in New York City celebrating fashion and retail industry accomplishments. The honourees included Isaac Ash, president of United Legwear & Apparel Co as Person of the Year; American Eagle Outfitters as Retailer of the Year; and Birkenstock as Company of the Year.Eileen Fisher was Designer of the Year, WWD was Media Brand of the Year and Ruthie Davis X Disney Princess was Fashion Collaboration

Millennial and Gen Z (people born between the mid-1990s and the early 2000s) consumers are redefining and embracing luxury fashion and the average luxury consumer in these generations owns nine luxury fashion items across accessories, apparel and footwear, according to ‘A Millennial Approach to Luxury’, a recent report from The NPD Group and Stylitics.This younger luxury consumer favours the convenience and extensive browsing ability afforded to them by online shopping, but also appreciates the

Total revenue of JD Sports Fashion rose by nearly 50 per cent in fiscal 2019 to £4,717.8 million as compared to £3,161.4 million in 2018. Like-for-like store sales across all group fascias, including those in Europe and Asia Pacific, increased by 1 per cent with the overall like-for-like growth including online increasing by more than 5 per cent.The revenue includes £1,237.5 million from businesses which were not like for like for the year, principally Finish Line (£956.6 million) for the 33 wee

Global Fashion Group (GFG), a leading fashion and lifestyle destination, has introduced a new way for customers to shop conscientiously in Australia and New Zealand. With the launch of 'Considered' on its e-commerce platform in Australia, The Iconic – GFG has become one of the first online retailers globally to launch an initiative of this kind.Pic: Global Fashion Group'Considered' uses The Iconic's five ‘Sustainability Credentials’ categories to allow customers to filter and