Articles by FashionUnited
Fashion and travel; a love story for the ages
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The eye has to travel,” said the former Vogue editor and empress of fashion, Diana Vreeland. In 1966 she famously flew her team to a snowy Japanese mountain range along with fifteen trunks of clothes for five weeks to shoot model Veruschka dressed in fur for the magazine at a rumored cost of 1 million dollars. It was an unprecedented gesture...
Minimum wage for textile workers in Bangladesh up, but far below union demands
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Textile workers in Bangladesh must earn at least 12,500 taka per month from the government, according to media reports. It is over 50 percent higher than the current minimum wage, but well below the unions' demand for 23,000 taka. The latter amount would be needed for a living wage in Bangladesh. The current minimum wage for textile workers is...
Bangladesh and Pakistan clothing agreements extended for six years
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The International Accord on Health and Safety has been extended. The accord covers manufacturing countries Bangladesh and Pakistan and includes agreements on safety in garment factories. The agreement was due to expire on 31 October, but after negotiations, the deadline was extended, with a three-year period and an automatic three-year extension...
Sports fair Ispo enters into collaboration with wholesale platform Joor
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A trade fair seeking cooperation with a wholesale platform: in today's fashion industry, it seems a wise move. Sports fair Ispo Munich is joining hands with wholesale platform Joor. Through the collaboration, the parties aim to broaden the sales options of ISPO brands, with the addition of a digital sales channel to the sports fair itself. "As a...
Researchers from Amsterdam institutions recommend banning fast fashion advertising
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Some remarkable advice from Amsterdam: Behavioural scientists from two institutions, the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA), are advising the Dutch government to ban advertisements for fast fashion. The advice comes after the Netherlands' climate minister Rob Jetten was asked to investigate what...
A ‘future forward fabric store’: This is Bakermat’s approach
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Where can you find a really good fabric shop these days? From 22 September in Antwerp, at least. There, Bakermat has opened - a fabric shop, but also a material agency and, at a later date, it will even have a digital fabric library. "We want to fill a gap that is currently there in the transition from physical to digital material," said...
Detroit retailer offers 10,000 dollar award to sustainable local designer
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Eugenie, an elevated boutique for sustainable fashion located in the West Village neighborhood of Detroit, was founded in 2020 by wife-husband duo Gretchen R Valade and Kevin Steen, the latter also a founder of Rathaus Production company. This month the couple announced that they are combining their fashion and film powers to award Detroit-based...
Q&A with Kingpins managing director Vivian Wang
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Trade fair Kingpins returns to Halfweg in Amsterdam Wednesday, bringing together industry professionals to network and share the latest trends and innovations from the world of denim. Importantly, this is the first edition of Kingpins since German trade fair organiser Messe Frankfurt bought a stake in the trade show back in July. So what does...
Euratex calls for European production to be restarted
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'Re-launch European manufacturing and ensure it remains competitive in the decades to come,' echoes the call from Euratex and Spanish Intertextile Council (CIE). The two organisations are calling on the EU Presidency to bring manufacturing and production capacity back to Europe. Explanation 'EU Presidency' refers to the presidency of the Council...
Vinted acquires Dutch delivery service Homerr
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Dutch parcel delivery company Homerr is being acquired by Vinted Go, the shipping arm of secondhand platform Vinted and a subsidiary of the Vinted Group. The amount involved in the acquisition was not disclosed by the companies. Homerr was founded in the Netherlands in 2016 and currently has a network of social and commercial pick-up and...