カテゴリー: Fashion
Police say UK entrepreneur Quentin Griffiths fell from 17th floor of an 18-floor condominium on 9 FebruaryQuentin Griffiths, the co-founder of the online fashion retailer Asos, has died after falling from an apartment building in the Thai seaside resor…
The bandhgala jacket will no longer be part of the formal uniform for Indian Railways staff, following claims it symbolises a ‘colonial mindset’It is one India’s most ubiquitous garments, with origins in the grand Mughal courts and Rajasthani kingdoms …
After a 21-year-old employee was raped and killed by her supervisor in 2021, campaigners ensured conditions at the factory were overhauled. But its order book never recoveredAsk the women working at Natchi Apparels in the historic city of Dindigul in T…
After 33 years underground, tattoo artists celebrate a landmark law as prosecutions continueOutside Seoul’s northern district court on Friday, Kim Do-yoon stepped into the cold air after another hearing in his appeal.His crime: tattooing a satisfied cl…
Fast-fashion recycling: how ‘the castoff capital of the world’ is making Indian factory workers sick
Reports of lung disease, skin conditions and even cancer are rising in Panipat, which recycles 1 million tonnes of textile waste a yearThe air inside Panipat’s recycling factories is heavy with lint that glints in the light before settling over every s…
Calls for boycott after Swiss watchmaker becomes latest western brand accused of racist imageryThe Swiss watchmaker Swatch has apologised and removed an advert featuring a model pulling the corners of his eyes, after the image prompted accusations of r…
Guangzhou is the humming heart of the global fast fashion industry, but uncertainty over US tariffs is putting pressure on orders and profitsLingering at a day market for labourers in Panyu, an urban village on the outskirts of Guangzhou, Ms Qiu looks …
Fashion house acknowledges work of traditional artisans after accusations of cultural appropriationPrada has acknowledged that its new leather sandal design was inspired by India’s famous Kolhapuri “chappals” – handcrafted shoes known for their toe-loo…
A new book celebrates the life of Otago farmer and fashion collector Eden Hore, providing a unique snapshot of New Zealand in the 1970s and 80sIn the 1970s, farmer and war veteran Eden Hore raised the eyebrows of his neighbours when he began collecting…
Japanese character said to be second-highest grossing media franchise after Pokémon is also a TikTok superstarShe sports a signature red bow, her hobbies are travelling, reading and baking, and – despite celebrating her 50th birthday – stands at only f…
Footage of green-fingered BBC presenter obscured from waist down to hide ‘symbol of US imperialism’His calm demeanour and wholesome vocation have apparently endeared him to one of the most authoritarian regimes in the world. But there is something abou…
Calls for legislation after dozens of brands identified as being at risk of sourcing materials linked to China’s transfer programmesA “substantial volume” of clothing tainted by the use of Uyghur forced labour is entering the European Union market, acc…
Workers describe hands and arms being targeted in ‘merciless’ beatings as protests over low wages turn increasingly violent in DhakaWhen Masuma Akhtar arrived at the garment factory where she works on the outskirts of Dhaka on 31 October, she was expec…