WHY MENSWEAR BUSINESS IS GROWING FAST

With politics and Brexit still firmly foremost in our minds, it’s a relief sometimes to look to the catwalk for some light relief. It has not disappointed. As London week closed and fashion week passed to Milan and then moved to Paris, we’re seeing that the interest and focus on capturing the menswear business is …

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LIFTING THE LID ON FASHIONS DIRTY SECRETS

Fast fashion retailers won’t stop producing cheap clothes for the UK market if customers are buying them. Sustainability in the fashion industry is a question of educating customers to make a considered choice – writes Joanne Yulan Jong A few years ago I was asked to do a talk at my daughter’s primary school as …

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FASHIONED FROM NATURE AT THE V&A

Fashion exhibitions sell tickets and pull in the public, and the V&A knows how to do them beautifully. How refreshing to see them combining history into the relevant topics of the fashion business today with the current Fashioned From Nature exhibition. The discussions around sustainability have been circulating for decades. I remember even 15 years ago …

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