Materials & Sourcing
An 85% Lower Down Carbon Claim Needs a Boundary
ALLIED’s September audit gives brands a process-level number; the buying decision still depends on scope, comparison data, traceability, and the finished jacket.
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Business Retail
Victoria’s Secret’s Q2 Rebound Is a Margin-and-Mix Test
A 10% sales increase and a higher full-year outlook are real progress, but a large tariff refund makes the quarter a lesson in separating brand momentum from temporary profit.
Business Retail
The Marc Jacobs Deal Separates Brand IP From the Operating Business
G-III and WHP Global’s September 1 closing shows how fashion ownership can split creative control, operating work, and licensing economics—and where the seams become obligations.
Business Retail
EU Customs Reform Is Turning Fashion Platforms Into Importers
The Council’s 3 September green light puts platform responsibility, product identifiers, small-parcel charges, and customs data on every cross-border fashion team’s planning list.
Materials & Sourcing
What the EU’s Unsold-Apparel Destruction Ban Changes for Fashion Teams
The July 2026 ESPR deadline turns unsold clothing, accessories, and footwear into a documented disposition problem, not a year-end clean-up task.
District Spotlight
LA Fashion District’s Q2 Report Points to a Busy, Uneven Fall Calendar
The district’s latest data shows a large, resilient visitor base while September’s buyer windows demand tighter planning, current credentials, and a clear distinction between foot traffic and wholesale demand.
Fashion × AI
Can 3D Printers Really Make Clothes?
Additive manufacturing is already commercial in footwear and textile embellishment, but a fully printed everyday wardrobe is still a materials-and-production problem. Here is the realistic path to 2040.
Fashion × AI
How to Choose a Fashion AI Tool
Choose an AI tool only after naming the job, inputs, rights, reviewer, failure cost, and evidence that the workflow improved.
Trends Culture
Fashion Reviews That Earn Trust: Beyond Faves and Fails
Trust comes from a declared use case, verified product identity, measurements, evidence, commercial disclosure, and a dated update after wear.
Trends Culture
Thrift With Me, With Context: What Resale Videos Should Tell Viewers
The useful story begins after the find: condition, measurements, repair, cleaning, price, safety, provenance limits, and whether the item entered a real wardrobe.
Trends Culture
Clothing Hauls Are Still Huge—How to Make Them Useful
A useful haul records price, size, measurements, seller, material, disclosures, try-on movement, return window, and what happened after the first impression.
Trends Culture
Festival Outfits: Build a Look That Survives the Day
Start with heat, walking, weather, venue rules, pockets, and a night layer. The strongest festival look still works after the entrance photograph.