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Watters turns 40: How a family business in Dallas scaled to 36 markets

In 1986, Vatana Watters started designing wedding dresses for her family and friends in Dallas, with no big plans for the future. “I wanted them to feel beautiful in the dress, not simply dressed like a bridesmaid, and ideally to want to wear it again. It was very personal and very small in the beginning,” she told FashionUnited. On Wednesday,...

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Courting's answer to tenniscore saturation: 'Balance between real performance and fashion'

Tennis fashion has long crossed into everyday style, as shown by Lacoste and Fred Perry over the decades. But in 2021, the word “tenniscore” transformed it into a global trend that has quickly been embraced by luxury brands and sportswear labels everywhere. Within that saturated market, Courtney Kelly, founder of Courting, is betting there’s...

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FTC urged to investigate AI shopping assistants over 'Made in USA' claims

The Alliance for American Manufacturing has asked the Federal Trade Commission to open an inquiry into the AI shopping assistants operated by major online retailers, arguing that the tools may be obscuring country-of-origin information and steering shoppers away from American-made goods. The trade advocacy group set out its request in a letter...

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United Repair Academy: 'Fashion brands are no longer asking why, but how'

On September 1, United Repair Centre opened its Academy at Krelis Louwenstraat 3 in Amsterdam-West during Amsterdam Fashion Week, in collaboration with Levi’s. The event aimed to showcase the students' work and introduce visitors to clothing repair and its associated craftsmanship. Founded in 2022 by Thami Schweichler and Paul Kerssens as a...

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Vinted vs Depop: Should eBay spend more to win the second-hand battle in the US?

It took Vinted a few months to become a serious enough problem to appear in Wall Street analyst notes. The Lithuanian platform has built its peer-to-peer second-hand model for nearly twenty years. It only officially entered the US market in January 2026. However, it is advancing quickly enough to push Depop, now owned by eBay, to accelerate its...

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What to know: Why is Patagonia suing Trump over Utah’s national monuments?

Patagonia has joined a legal challenge against the Trump administration’s decision to reduce two national monuments in Utah, arguing that the move threatens public land protections, Tribal sovereignty and areas of environmental and cultural importance. The outdoor clothing brand announced the lawsuit on September 2, challenging President Donald...

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Influencer content: The IP rights fashion brands need to secure

Paying an influencer to create content does not necessarily give a fashion brand the right to reuse it. A brand may commission a short video for a product launch, then repurpose it for paid advertising, its website, an email campaign or an in-store screen. Months later, it may revive the content for a new colourway, even though the original...

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Oeko-Tex: “Traceability is becoming a prerequisite for market access”

Traceability is increasingly seen in the apparel industry not as a competitive advantage, but as a prerequisite for market access. This is the key message of the recently published annual report from Oeko-Tex. New legal requirements in the EU, US and Canada increasingly demand that companies can prove the origin of their products and raw...

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Burlington Stores to move HQ to Philadelphia

Burlington Stores is moving its corporate headquarters from New Jersey to West Philadelphia, with the department store chain planning to invest 370 million dollars and create at least 2,000 jobs in the city over the next five years. The Fortune 500 retailer, which was founded in Burlington County in 1972, plans to purchase property on the 3100...

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China urges France to 'halt' fast-fashion law, warns of countermeasures

Beijing urged France on Thursday to abandon its recently implemented law on ultra-fast fashion, lambasting the new measure targeting major Asian e-commerce platforms including Shein and Temu as "clearly discriminatory". The law, which came into effect on Tuesday, imposes fees on certain items that will eventually reach almost 20 euros per...

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Harvey Nichols creditors face uncertain recovery after administration

The main trading company of British department store Harvey Nichols owed an estimated 270.5 million pounds to unsecured creditors when it entered administration last month, with creditors expected to recover only a fraction of the money owed, according to a report from administrators FTI Consulting filed with the UK's Companies House. The...

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Oxford Industries lowers full-year guidance owing to Lilly Pulitzer softness

US apparel group Oxford Industries, Inc. (Oxford Industries) reported consolidated net sales of 394 million dollars for the second quarter of fiscal 2026 ended August 1, 2026, marking a decrease from 403 million dollars in the second quarter of fiscal 2025. Earnings per share (EPS) on a GAAP basis reached 3.25 dollars compared to 1.12 dollars in...