German luxury women's designer clothing company Escada SE recently filed for insolvency proceedings at the Munich district court. The proceedings only concern Escada SE and no other companies of the Escada Group. The move will affect the jobs of 180 employees who work at the company’s headquarters in Munich and in eight of its stores in Germany.Pic: EscadaThe label, which suffered declining sales in recent years that was compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting store closures, is ho

Debenhams, a UK-based clothing retailer, has illegally terminated 69 employees of Bangladesh Liaison Office and did not pay their dues as per the law.The British retailer also closed its operation in Bangladesh without settling the claim of the employees and doing business through a third party.Debenhams Bangladesh Employees Union (DBEU), an organization of the former officers of the British company Debenhams liaison office in Bangladesh, made the claim at a press conference on Saturday in Dhaka

James&Co has become the first bluesign System Partner globally for synthetic leather fabrics and the first brand ever in Australia. Under the partnership, James&Co will work with the suppliers of synthetic leather fabrics to ensure the fabrics contain no hazardous chemicals and the method of manufacture has minimal damaging impact on environment and health.Pic: Bluesign/FacebookThe partnership recognises its actions to end the use of PU in favour of more sustainable synthetic leather fab

Global brand owner, marketing and entertainment company Authentic Brands Group (ABG) and retail enterprise SPARC Group recently announced the acquisition of Brooks Brothers is complete. SPARC, the dedicated operating firm for ABG-owned brands, assumes the role of core licensee for Brooks Brothers. SPARC will manage all Brooks Brothers operations, including retail, wholesale and e-commerce.Pic: Brooks Brothers“We are thrilled to bring this world-class brand into the fold,” said Jamie Salter, foun

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