Sustainable fashion brand Ecoalf is spreading its base in Japan with a flagship store in the popular district of Shibuya in Tokyo.The Spanish brand’s new location will be designed by architect Yohei Sakamaki and will be reminiscent of the brand’s sustainable roots.Natural and recycled materials such as stone, bamboo, sand and wood will be used throughout the property and the second floor of the flagship will be dedicated to educational events and talks.The interiors are rich with the sustainabil

recently announced three more of its branches—at Milton Keynes, Watford and Metrocentre in Gateshead—will not reopen after theretailer failed to reach a rent agreement with British real estate investment trust Intu Properties PLC. The three stories join a list of 17 sites already earmarked for closure, taking the total to 20.Pic: Debenhams“Sadly we have been unable to agree terms with the landlord. As a result these stores will not be reopening in line with the rest of the chain next week. We gr

VENTURA - Patagonia CEO Rose Marcario - widely regarded as one of the leaders of the movement towards sustainability in the fashion industry - is stepping down in a surprise move.Marcario - who has overseen a transformation of the company, quadrupling sales while reducing environmental impact - leaves after six years as CEO and eight at the company, effective 12th June.Chief Operating Officer Doug Freeman will take over the reins at Patagonia while the company board searches for a permanent succ

ONLINE - Digital fashion collections - which are intended to make the industry more sustainable - feature alongside real clothing in what is being billed as the world's first hybrid international online fashion project.Global Talents Digital, an initiative by the Russian Fashion Council in partnership with the TikTok video-sharing platform, runs today and tomorrow (June 10 and 11) as part of the #rewiringfashion challenge.A total of 36 brands from 20 countries are presenting new collections

The luxury Italian label Gucci unveiled their report of environmental impact which the label has been taking serious measures to minimise.Image Courtesy: www.fashionista.comAccording to the report, the label has successfully reduced their total footprint by 20 per cent from last year.Their production processes were optimised to reduce emission of harmful green-house gases which ended up decreasing by 37 per cent from 2018 to 2019.Notably, the company has further cut down 19 per cent in the last

British Fashion Council (BFC) has unveiled that the association will put ‘double’ efforts in order to support the Black Lives Matter movement.Image Courtesy: www.wsimag.comAfter unveiling the ‘positive fashion’ platform, The Institute of Positive Fashion, which aims to establish and provide guidelines for manufacturers to adopt sustainable practices, BFC’s Chief Executive Caroline Rush mentioned that the recent unfoldings of COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement have left the fashion indu

Stitch Fix, an online personal styling and personalisation service for apparel, has announced a slump of 9 per cent in sales for the third quarter of FY20, ended 2 May.Backlogged orders and supply chain disruption due to the pandemic is what the company blames for the wider-than-expected net loss.Despite incurring a net loss of US $ 33.9 million, according to Chief Executive Katrina Lake, the company will likely return to growth in the fourth quarter as more and more warehouses are now functiona

India’swill organise the IHGF Textiles Virtual Fair, the Indian show for furnishing, textiles and flooring in a virtual format from 15 to 18 June. The show will display weaves, surface detailing, florals, shots of colour, block printing, ajrakh, chippa work and applications with monochrome, ombre and contrasts.Pic: IHGF Textilesand sustainable materials will be exclusively focussed on during the fair. It will also showcase enticing Ikat compositions, hand crafting techniques, popsicle tones in f

MILAN - Italian luxury fashion brand Gucci has published its 2019 Environmental Profit and Loss results in which it claims to have achieved a 21 per cent reduction year-on-year in its total environmental impact.The company says the results reveal it is ahead of schedule in its progress to reaching the sustainability targets outlined in its 10-year Culture of Purpose strategy.These objectives include a 40 per cent reduction in Gucci’s total environmental impact - within its direct operations and

New York-basedrecently announced restructuring of its retail operations, which includes the closing of 110 Wilsons Leather and 89 G.H. Bass stores. It has hired Hilco Global to assist in the liquidation, which will start soon or as stores reopen.include DKNY, Donna Karan, Vilebrequin, Eliza J, Jessica Howard, Andrew Marc and Marc New York.Pic: G-III Apparel GroupThe company expects to incur an aggregate charge of approximately $100 million related to landlord termination fees, severance costs, s