Rapidly Evolving Trends in Fashion: The Truth Behind the Hype
2 years, 3 months ago

Rapidly Evolving Trends in Fashion: The Truth Behind the Hype

ABP News  

New Delhi: The World Economic Forum notes that while fast fashion lowers clothing prices, it does so at the expense of the environment. This Fast Fashion industry follows a strategy for developing and distributing clothing styles that prioritise meeting consumer demand for new styles in a timely manner at a reasonable price. The term "fast fashion" refers to the garment industry's practice of rapidly producing low-priced quantities of recently popular styles in order to meet consumers' demands at the height of their interest in those particular looks. Invest in Sustainable Brands: Sustainable clothing may be more expensive than fast fashion, but it need not be more expensive than name brands, for which we often pay a premium for the label's prestige but not necessarily for the product's quality or longevity.

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How Kerala’s Gen Z is finding itself in fashion
8 hours, 32 minutes ago

How Kerala’s Gen Z is finding itself in fashion

The Hindu  

Each timewe packed for our annual trip to Kerala, my mother would urge me to pack a few kurtas, and some full-length skirts so that I did not offend the sensibilities of my relatives or stand out. Twenty-one-year old Abhirami Chaliyadath, a student from Kozhikode, says, “For a long time, fashion was about wearing branded clothes; but I always felt, …

Naked dressing trend: How the rise in sheer clothing meets the political moment.
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Naked dressing trend: How the rise in sheer clothing meets the political moment.

Slate  

This is Checking Out, a column about how we shop, what we buy, and how it all makes us feel. More than two years into the trend that fashion writers call “naked dressing,” I am no longer the scandalized elder with an outdated sense of decorum, rubbernecking at each public display of bikini briefs. In an era of fast fashion …

‘It’s the fashion equivalent of Deliveroo’: The new ‘fast fashion’ app you should know about
3 weeks, 6 days ago

‘It’s the fashion equivalent of Deliveroo’: The new ‘fast fashion’ app you should know about

The Independent  

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‘It’s the fashion equivalent of Deliveroo’: The new ‘fast fashion’ app you should know about
3 weeks, 6 days ago

‘It’s the fashion equivalent of Deliveroo’: The new ‘fast fashion’ app you should know about

The Independent  

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Myntra joins the quick commerce race with 30-minute fashion delivery
1 month ago

Myntra joins the quick commerce race with 30-minute fashion delivery

Live Mint  

New Delhi: As the fast delivery trend reshapes retail, fashion players like Flipkart-backed Myntra are jumping on the quick commerce bandwagon to meet rising consumer expectations. The 30-minute delivery service under M-Now is applicable across 10,000 styles across fashion, beauty, and accessories with the company planning to scale it to over 1 lakh styles in the next three-four months. With …

Fashion is going green, but the journey is slow
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Fashion is going green, but the journey is slow

Live Mint  

As consumers realize the grave impact of fast fashion on the environment, a host of sustainable clothing brands like Virgio, Nicobar, and No Nasties have emerged in the last few years, aiming to influence users to opt for upcycled and climate-friendly clothing. However, the shift from fast fashion to sustainable clothing is expected to be slow and marred with hurdles, …

Top streetwear trends in India 2024: Cargo pants, oversized blazers to cultural fabrics, how to rock the hottest styles
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Top streetwear trends in India 2024: Cargo pants, oversized blazers to cultural fabrics, how to rock the hottest styles

Hindustan Times  

Streetwear in 2024 is all about blending the past with the future, bringing back iconic elements with a fresh, modern twist. What are the top streetwear trends in 2024 When looking at the trends in streetwear style in India and where it is heading, Pranav shares, “We can easily notice the prominence of Indian cultural pride and native roots making …

Climate 100 List: Livia Firth’s long fight against fast fashion
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Climate 100 List: Livia Firth’s long fight against fast fashion

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Livia Firth, founder of EcoAge, the Green Carpet Challenge, and campaigner against fast fashion “We …

The great paradox in retail: Great prices but bad-for-the-planet fast fashion
3 months, 4 weeks ago

The great paradox in retail: Great prices but bad-for-the-planet fast fashion

LA Times  

During the pandemic, up-and-coming content creator Angie Wang was startled by the increasing speed of fashion trend cycles. But those short-lived trend cycles meant Wang needed to — quickly — up her game, so she turned to fast fashion brands like Shein. “The first time I ordered something, it was just some T-shirts and jeans, and they came really quickly,” …

Can anything slow fast fashion down? Lawmakers are giving it a go
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Can anything slow fast fashion down? Lawmakers are giving it a go

LA Times  

Worldwide criticism of fast fashion’s waste, labor abuses and carbon emissions has done little to slow down the industry. The term “fast fashion” — which emerged in the 1990s alongside Zara, a European company selling runway-inspired styles at affordable prices — has come to define trendy, low-cost clothing to wear and throw away. But the influence of fast fashion isn’t …

Say no to fast fashion – why even our MPs are buying vintage
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Say no to fast fashion – why even our MPs are buying vintage

The Independent  

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Fast fashion grows faster in FY24
6 months, 1 week ago

Fast fashion grows faster in FY24

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Fast fashion emerged as the outlier and remained one of the few outperforming sectors in India’s retail market. While fashion in India saw a flattish 6 per cent growth in FY24, fast fashion grew at a much faster rate of 30-40 per cent. As the $10 billion fast fashion market is still 3X times smaller than the largest global …

Fast fashion: France seeks to slow down wasteful industry
9 months ago

Fast fashion: France seeks to slow down wasteful industry

Hindustan Times  

France is working on a new law to better regulate fast-fashion companies. 'We have won a cultural battle' However, for Julia Faure, fashion designer and president of the group En Mode Climat which includes roughly 600 companies that produce fashion in a sustainable way, the draft law is already “great news.” "We have won a cultural battle, as fast fashion …

Fighting fast fashion by auditing clothes, upcycling the 'skinny pile' and doing a wardrobe freeze
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Fighting fast fashion by auditing clothes, upcycling the 'skinny pile' and doing a wardrobe freeze

ABC  

In 2023, Jenna Flood challenged herself to a "wardrobe freeze". Despite avoiding fast fashion in favour of buying second-hand, mending and maintaining, and purchasing from ethical brands, Ms Flood said she often sold clothes after several wears, and her habits were becoming "too fast". "The neurological dopamine 'shoppers' high' that we get from finding deals, the excitement of it all, …

What France's crackdown on Shein and Temu means for global ultra-fast fashion
9 months, 2 weeks ago

What France's crackdown on Shein and Temu means for global ultra-fast fashion

BBC  

What France's crackdown on Shein and Temu means for global ultra-fast fashion Getty Images France's fast fashion bill takes aim at retail behemoths lawmakers argue damage the environment, hurt the economy and feed impulse buyers. France's lower house of parliament unanimously approved a "kill bill" on 14 March that targets fast fashion and ultra-fast fashion sold by online retail giants …

Ultra-fast fashion: A disturbing trend undermining sustainability efforts across the industry
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Ultra-fast fashion: A disturbing trend undermining sustainability efforts across the industry

Hindustan Times  

Since the 1990s, fast fashion has enabled everyday people to buy the latest catwalk trends. As one of the world’s first industry-led collective product stewardship initiatives for clothing textiles, Seamless presents a unique opportunity to drive change towards a more sustainable and circular fashion industry. The government-funded consortium must also recognise ultra-fast fashion in tackling the industry’s environmental and social …

How fast fashion became faster and more unsustainable
9 months, 3 weeks ago

How fast fashion became faster and more unsustainable

Live Mint  

Since the 1990s, fast fashion has enabled everyday people to buy the latest catwalk trends. Ultra-fast fashion is marked by even faster production cycles, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it trends, and poor labour practices. As one of the world’s first industry-led collective product stewardship initiatives for clothing textiles, Seamless presents a unique opportunity to drive change towards a more sustainable and circular fashion industry. …

A pioneering bill to slow fast fashion gets approval from France’s lower house. Next stop the Senate
9 months, 3 weeks ago

A pioneering bill to slow fast fashion gets approval from France’s lower house. Next stop the Senate

Associated Press  

PARIS — A pioneering bill to curb the rampant pace of fast fashion won unanimous approval in the lower house of the French Parliament, making France one of the first countries worldwide to target the influx of low-cost, mass-produced garments predominantly from China. The bill specifically targets fast fashion giants, calling for companies to disclose their products’ environmental impact. By …

A pioneering bill to slow down fast fashion gets approval from French lawmakers
9 months, 3 weeks ago

A pioneering bill to slow down fast fashion gets approval from French lawmakers

The Independent  

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The trendy second-hand clothing market is huge and still growing – yet nobody is turning a profit
10 months, 1 week ago

The trendy second-hand clothing market is huge and still growing – yet nobody is turning a profit

BBC  

The trendy second-hand clothing market is huge and still growing – yet nobody is turning a profit Getty Images Pre-owned clothing carries cachet – especially in the luxury market. "There's an oversupply of clothes," says Liz Ricketts, co-founder and executive director of The Or Foundation, a non-profit that researches Ghana's Kantamanto market, one of the world's largest clothing exchanges. Getty …

Plibersek warns clothing industry must turn back on 'fast fashion', as she considers intervention
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Plibersek warns clothing industry must turn back on 'fast fashion', as she considers intervention

ABC  

In short: The environment minister is considering intervening in the clothing industry, including possible minimum standards or a clothing levy The environment minister is considering intervening in the clothing industry, including possible minimum standards or a clothing levy The industry is hoping to divert 60 per cent of clothing from landfill by 2027. Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has warned the …

Why design students must be aware of the growing role of technology in the fast fashion industry
1 year ago

Why design students must be aware of the growing role of technology in the fast fashion industry

The Hindu  

In the realm of fast fashion, where trends change at the blink of an eye and consumer expectations evolve just as swiftly, the integration of technology is reshaping the very fabric of the industry. Here are some areas in which technology is making a difference: AI-driven trend analysis: Fast fashion’s future belongs to those who master AI technologies such as …

I’m a fashion editor who was told I could only buy five things this year – so how did I do?
1 year ago

I’m a fashion editor who was told I could only buy five things this year – so how did I do?

The Independent  

For years now I’ve been actively curious about how we can make fashion sustainability feel compelling and exciting rather than abstemious and joyless. It goes back to the Victorian saying: “I’ve had an elegant sufficiency, any more would be superfluity.” What it doesn’t come from is responding to comparison culture, status anxiety, and global marketing campaigns from luxury fashion houses …

That polyester dress can hurt your body and the environment
1 year ago

That polyester dress can hurt your body and the environment

Live Mint  

In a world dominated by fast fashion, a growing number of mindful consumers are advocating for a more thoughtful approach to clothing choices. Strategic fashion decisions for these consumers involve a mindset shift that prioritizes not just style and affordability, but also considers the broader impact of purchases on health and the environment. Synthetic fabrics commonly found in fast fashion …

Fast fashion vs slow fashion: What are the differences and which one should you choose?
1 year, 2 months ago

Fast fashion vs slow fashion: What are the differences and which one should you choose?

Hindustan Times  

In today's world, you can instantly get a replica of a celebrity's entire ensemble at a significantly lower cost just by spotting them in a stylish outfit. Slow Fashion The terms fast fashion and slow fashion are everywhere these days. Slow fashion is a movement that opposes fast fashion. He added, "By choosing slow fashion over fast fashion, we can …

Most apparel makers expect up to 25% less demand this festive season: CMAI
1 year, 2 months ago

Most apparel makers expect up to 25% less demand this festive season: CMAI

Live Mint  

New Delhi: A majority of apparel retailers and manufacturers expect demand for clothing to shrink by up to 25% this festive season from last year, the Clothing Manufacturing Association of India, an industry body, said on Monday. “While around 22% of respondents expect the market to pick up over the upcoming festive season, around 78% expect sales in this festive …

Sustainable Fashion Week ‘a massive success’ with events across the country
1 year, 3 months ago

Sustainable Fashion Week ‘a massive success’ with events across the country

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sustainable Fashion Week is “riding the wave of public opinion” as hundreds of people attended …

Fashion Forward: Embracing Upcycled And Sustainable Clothing Trends
1 year, 4 months ago

Fashion Forward: Embracing Upcycled And Sustainable Clothing Trends

ABP News  

New Delhi: In a world increasingly focused on environmental awareness, the fashion industry is undergoing a significant transformation. The emergence of upcycled and sustainable clothing trends is reshaping the way we perceive and consume fashion. Embracing upcycled fashion: Turn trash into treasures Upcycled fashion represents a shift towards a circular economy, where discarded materials are given a new lease of …

Strategies to bridge the gap between fast fashion and sustainable fashion
1 year, 5 months ago

Strategies to bridge the gap between fast fashion and sustainable fashion

Hindustan Times  

Slow fashion represents a conscious and intelligent approach to fashion, seeking sustainable ways to protect our planet. Strategies to bridge the gap between fast fashion and sustainable fashion In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Sukanya Bhataacharya, Founder of Prathaa, suggested that brands can take incremental steps towards slow fashion by implementing the following strategies: In the journey towards a balanced …

World Environment Day 2023: In conversation with designers on the importance of slow fashion
1 year, 7 months ago

World Environment Day 2023: In conversation with designers on the importance of slow fashion

Firstpost  

It’s time to go slow with slow fashion. Designer Rocky S, Kriti Tula, designer and founder of Doodlage, Shalini James of Mantra and Shoma Badoni who uses gamcha for making clothes explains about the importance of slow fashion. Under the Signature Wear by P N RAO BRAND, apparels are designed and made using natural fabrics that confirm to sustainable fashion …

World Environment Day: 5 Affordable Sustainable Fashion Brands To Pick in 2023
1 year, 7 months ago

World Environment Day: 5 Affordable Sustainable Fashion Brands To Pick in 2023

News 18  

Sustainable clothing is boring, expensive and not stylish! On World Environment Day, which falls on June 5th, it’s time to give planet Earth a break and shop responsibly. Shop from homegrown sustainable and slow fashion brands who design, create and celebrate fashion keeping the environment in mind. Here’s a look at the affordable sustainable fashion brands that are making a …

Is slow fashion the way forward for a clean earth
1 year, 8 months ago

Is slow fashion the way forward for a clean earth

Firstpost  

Slow fashion is perhaps the most important step towards reducing the harmful impact of fashion. Says Jaya Bhatt, “Slow fashion is important, especially in today’s world where a customer is spoilt for choices, there are easy replicas and little or no value for process or how a product was made. Designer Saynati Chowdhury of Dorji Shantiniketan says, “We don’t throw …

Repeat your clothes, it’s far kinder to the earth
1 year, 8 months ago

Repeat your clothes, it’s far kinder to the earth

Live Mint  

"Buy less, choose less, make it last,” legendary designer and climate activist Vivienne Westwood once said. As Monica Shah, co-founder of Jade, a Mumbai-based label based on the principles of slow fashion, says, “The world has evolved at a dizzyingly fast pace; fashion even more so. Talk how a ₹25,000 Jamdani dress is high quality.” By buying clothes that have …

The Sustainable Future of the Fashion Industry
1 year, 10 months ago

The Sustainable Future of the Fashion Industry

News 18  

Despite the corset’s renaissance, the fashion industry has gone a long way since royal courts and imperial tastemakers governed fashion style. And, as the demand for sustainable fashion grows, there are a growing number of ethical brands doing their part to make the world a better place,” says Sandesh Ambhore, CEO and Founding Director, Styleyn. And by making considerable changes …

The truth about the world's fastest fashion brand
1 year, 10 months ago

The truth about the world's fastest fashion brand

Daily Mail  

The first things to smack you in the eye on fast fashion's busiest website are the numbers. Public Eye's Toiling Away for Shein report featured interviews with ten workers from six factories supplying Shein Lucinda Strafford attends the launch of the SHEIN Christmas pop-up store at The Stables In 2018, Shein's annual revenue was reportedly £1.64 billion; by last year, …

Know All About Sustainable Fashion And Its Benefits
1 year, 11 months ago

Know All About Sustainable Fashion And Its Benefits

ABP News  

New Delhi: Sustainable fashion refers to the design, production, and marketing of clothing, footwear, and accessories that are made in ways that are environmentally friendly. This can include using eco-friendly materials, implementing fair labour practices, and reducing waste through the use of sustainable production methods. Use sustainable production methods: This includes using renewable energy sources, reducing waste, and using closed-loop …

Slow fashion: Tips to implement the style trend
2 years ago

Slow fashion: Tips to implement the style trend

Hindustan Times  

In a world of instant gratification, we’re accustomed to making quick purchases without paying mind to the environmental impact and while slow fashion has made its gradual ascent in the public’s consciousness, fast fashion still dominates the fashion charts the world over. Slow fashion: Tips to implement the style trend That in turn simply means we are lowering the carbon …

How Modern Day Trends Are Shaping the Fashion Industry? Find Out
2 years, 1 month ago

How Modern Day Trends Are Shaping the Fashion Industry? Find Out

News 18  

WFH and online meetings have greatly changed our love for dressing up and look good. Pankaj Maini, founder, Boi Bae, shares some major ways in which modern-age fashion is evolving and super trending Hoodies under the Blazer-As the winter season is fast approaching its time to get our hands on some warm and cosy clothes. We are taking every possible …

Greta Thunberg says fast fashion industry is fooling people by ‘greenwashing’
2 years, 2 months ago

Greta Thunberg says fast fashion industry is fooling people by ‘greenwashing’

The Independent  

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Fashion industry, did you forget about sustainability again?
2 years, 3 months ago

Fashion industry, did you forget about sustainability again?

Live Mint  

Last week was Fashion Week in New York City, and on Monday Climate Week will come to the Big Apple. At the intersection of these annual showcases lies an uncomfortable truth: No one has figured out how to credibly align climate goals with fashion’s current business model. “Many, many companies are starting to realize they have a situation that appears …

Why you need a 'wellbeing wardrobe'
2 years, 3 months ago

Why you need a 'wellbeing wardrobe'

BBC  

Why you need a 'wellbeing wardrobe' lechatnoir/Getty Images Buying second-hand clothes is one more environmentally-friendly way to change your wardrobe People are buying more clothing than ever before in some countries, but it's not sustainable. In our recent report, we propose the idea of a wellbeing wardrobe, a new way forward for fashion in which we favour human and environmental …

What’s wrong with social media trends like #Zarahaul
2 years, 5 months ago

What’s wrong with social media trends like #Zarahaul

Live Mint  

I was doomscrolling on Instagram when I first came across the often-trending hashtag, #Zarahaul. Fashion brands want us to shop and they use social media strategically to make us want to consume their produce. When we see influencers whose style we admire, we want to copy them, we want the fast fashion brands they are promoting because the clothes are …

BooHoo, Shein to Emmiol: What is Ultra-Fast Fashion and Why are Young People Buying it?
2 years, 5 months ago

BooHoo, Shein to Emmiol: What is Ultra-Fast Fashion and Why are Young People Buying it?

News 18  

So-called “ultra-fast fashion” has won legions of young trend-setting fans who snap up relatively cheap clothes online amid surging inflation, but the booming genre masks darker environmental problems. Young people under the age of 25 — widely known as Generation Z — love placing multiple orders for ultra-fast fashion, which then arrive in the post. ‘Haul’ videos Customers post so-called …

Fast fashion is swamping op shops, but long-time thrifters aren't giving up the hunt
2 years, 5 months ago

Fast fashion is swamping op shops, but long-time thrifters aren't giving up the hunt

ABC  

Sue Carmichael rifles through a rack of skirts at her local op shop in Goulburn, New South Wales. Salvos Stores customer experience manager Aife O'Loughlin says dealing with the volume of fast fashion is a huge challenge, but she is optimistic the Australian industry and consumers are changing their habits. "The racks are so full when you go into op …

Pangaia tracksuit review: Is the 365 hoodie really as great as people claim?
2 years, 7 months ago

Pangaia tracksuit review: Is the 365 hoodie really as great as people claim?

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for insider tips and product reviews from our shopping experts Sign up for our free IndyBest email Sign up for our free IndyBest email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy We were first introduced to Pangaia at last year’s …

Experts to discuss the future of fast fashion at climate crisis event
2 years, 7 months ago

Experts to discuss the future of fast fashion at climate crisis event

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The fashion industry creates around 10 per cent of humanity’s global greenhouse gas emissions, and …

New expo showcases past and future of Fashion Week
2 years, 7 months ago

New expo showcases past and future of Fashion Week

Firstpost  

The historic looks from the runways of Balenciaga, Versace, and Moschino, the innovative works of Dutch fashion designer Ronald van der Kemp and digital fashion house The Fabricant will feature at the exhibition starting 20 May A new exhibition, “Fashion Week: A New Era” at the Fashion for Good Museum, Amsterdam explores the past, present and future of the iconic …

When sustainable fashion becomes an act of revolution; here's how to keep disposable consumerism at bay
2 years, 8 months ago

When sustainable fashion becomes an act of revolution; here's how to keep disposable consumerism at bay

Firstpost  

Think of the fabled Danish butter cookie tins found in every household that the internet made memes about for never containing cookies, only sewing supplies. As part of the theme this year, ‘Money, Fashion, Power,’ skilled practitioners in different parts of the world conducted mending sessions to socialise the message that mending is an act of reclamation and revolution. Renewal …

Here’s How You Can Create Sustainable Wardrobe and Contribute Towards Better Planet
2 years, 8 months ago

Here’s How You Can Create Sustainable Wardrobe and Contribute Towards Better Planet

News 18  

The perils of fast fashion in this consumerist era are galore. Not only does fast fashion destroy the planet, many leading brands that promote this trend do not treat their employees from the global south with fair working conditions. Let us take a look at other ways you can promote slow fashion that is climate conscious: Do your research As …

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