Fashion
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Fashion’s unseen stories: the homeworkers of Tirupur – in pictures
Homeworkers in an all-female cooperative in Tirupur, Tamil Nadu – known as India’s knitwear capital – took par…
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The fan jacket: the Japanese innovation keeping workers cool in extreme heat
As rising temperatures make traditionally hot and sticky Japanese summer months more severe, those toiling out…
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‘Facekinis’ become popular in China as temperatures soar
People buying full-face masks alongside hats, fans – and hats with inbuilt fans – as temperatures rise above 3…
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Indigenous tattooist becomes Vogue’s oldest ever cover star at 106
Apo Whang-Od appears on front of Philippine edition and is credited with keeping batok form of art alive An In…
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Girl, 7, raped at Thai factory supplying clothes for Tesco while mother worked
Exclusive: Woman recounts 2018 attack as landmark lawsuit is brought against retailer on behalf of 130 Burmese…
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Doha fashion Fridays: migrant workers show off their style – a photo essay
Blue boilersuits symbolise their low-wage jobs, but an Instagram account celebrates the culture and individual…
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Myanmar model who criticised junta says Canada has granted her asylum
Thaw Nandar Aung, AKA Han Lay, feared being sent home after she was stopped at Thai border last weekA Myanmar …
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From Suva runways to the pages of Vogue: the rising star of Fiji’s fledgling fashion scene
Laisiasa Raibevu Davetawalu, who designs under the label Elaradi, carries the hope of his local fashion commun…
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Hanae Mori, renowned Japanese fashion designer, dies at 96
Nicknamed ‘Madame Butterfly’, Mori was the first Japanese designer to make it in the world of French haute cou…
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Pakistani garment workers left destitute and starving after Missguided collapse
Fashion retailer’s suppliers in Pakistan have sacked hundreds without pay, as invoices for completed orders re…
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‘To survive, I must appear fearless’: the former nun helping India’s garment workers fight sexual violence
Sexual harassment and assault are rife in the factories that supply some of the world’s leading fashion brands…
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‘Fashion has no age’: the stylish senior citizens of Seoul
Kim Dong-hyun spends his days documenting the city’s vibrant senior street style to provide a new perspective …
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Xinjiang cotton found in Adidas, Puma and Hugo Boss tops, researchers say
Traces in shirts and T-shirts appear to contradict German firms’ promises to revise supply chainsResearchers s…
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How south Asia’s bridal industry built a WhatsApp empire
Diaspora families typically travel to the region each year for wedding shopping. But the pandemic has changed …
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H&M pledges to end shopfloor sexual violence in India after worker killed
Landmark agreement to protect garment workers from violence follows last year’s murder of Jeyasre Kathiravel, …