HONG KONG - Environmental charity Redress has announced the winners of the 2020 Redress Design Award which is billed as the world’s largest sustainable fashion design competition.Grand final winners of the competition, which was held online this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, were menswear designer Le Ngoc Ha Thu from Vietnam and womenswear designer Juliana Garcia Bello of Argentina.They beat off competition from hundreds of applicants from 48 countries to win sustainable design collabor

Arvind Limited, an India based textile company, has reported decrease in its total income to ₹603.22 crore in its first quarter (Q1) for fiscal 2020 ended on June 30 compared to income of ₹1,917.21 crore in the same period last fiscal. Company incurred a loss for the period of ₹97.31 crore compared to profit of ₹24.39 crore in Q2 FY19.Pic: Arvind Limited/ ArrowCompany’s loss before tax were ₹156.1 crore compared to profit before tax of ₹40.71 crore. Sales of textile segment dropped to ₹435.65 cr

LONDON – British charity Oxfam has announced that it will establish a new second-hand fashion pop-up in the London store of clothing retailer Selfridges.The pop-up will be there for just four weeks and coincides with Oxfam’s #SecondhandSeptember campaign which it launched last year, encouraging shoppers to resist new purchases for the entire month.Fashion advisor Bay Garnett, which has curated the collection, commented: “So much money is spent by brands in investing in their marketing, advertisi

HUGO BOSS expects gradual improvement for the second half of 2020. As the further development of the pandemic in many key markets remains uncertain, HUGO BOSS is not able to provide a reliable sales and earnings forecast for full-year 2020. Nevertheless, the Company remains optimistic that the global retail environment will continue to gradually improve. This should also positively impact the Group’s sales and earnings development in the second half of the year and allow HUGO BOSS to make furthe

In this unprecedented time, how will the coming autumn and winter fashion shape up? Age-old trends like lacework, newborn attraction for fringe is witnessed in the fashion lovers. Social media is also witnessing these trends.It is not only about wow-style among the next generation of fashion lovers. Recent runway shows in New York projecting an inclination towards more character-based attire. The catwalks also depicted a wide array of face-protective layers and vast proportions. Let us divulge i

PVH Corp owned Tommy Hilfiger has announced 'Make it Possible', a bold approach to environmental and social sustainability that reinforces the organisation’s commitment to create fashion that ‘Wastes Nothing and Welcomes All’. With Make it Possible, Tommy Hilfiger is initially committing to 24 ambitious targets centered around circularity and inclusivity.Pic: Tommy HilfigerThe targets are outlined across four pillars—Circle Round, Made for Life, Everyone Welcome, Opportunity for All—towa

New collaborative space allows fashion enthusiasts to channel creativity, collaborate and innovate new designsThe Jakarta Fashion Hub (JFH), a collaborative space that combines fashion and creativity for fashion enthusiasts, officially opened on Tuesday (18/8/2020). The JFH is a creative space for fashion enthusiasts and unlocks the potential of the domestic fashion, textile, and creative industries.The Jakarta Fashion Hub is an initiative by integrated viscose-rayon fiber manufacturerwith the v

The combination of fashion and sportswear is the current trend in the sportswear market. The sportswear market is categorized into sports apparel and sports footwear. The global sportswear market has huge potential with rapid innovation and increasing health awareness among the people. The reasons for the growth of the market include the increase in per capita expenditure for sportswear, the popularity of outdoor recreation, the increase in the number of yoga participants and fitness club member

Luxury fashion brands rely on top spenders to buy highly expensive goods at any time. Which has been down since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. To find a solution of this, a recent webinar arranged by the Retail Marketing Society (RMS), Jane Gundell, President and Founder of Research and Marketing Consultancy Gundell and Company, and Faye Landes, President of Landes Advisors, shared a way out on how luxury brands can inspire their regular consumers to resume shopping again.Figure:Shift in co

Sustainability is pervading every realm of fashion so it is not a surprise that new designers want to channel their creativity into creating more environment-friendly designs.Image Courtesy: fashionunited.comLucy Graham and Georgia Andrew Wilkinson, two young British designers, have taken it upon themselves to create ‘sustainable and safe clothing that contributes positively to the fashion industry’ with the launch of their brand Sentenced.The debut collection of Sentenced. will consist of loung