Taylor Swift’s Trademark Strategy Against Generative AI and the Future of Likeness Protection
So we all read the headlines, right? Taylor Swift’s latest trademark strategy is smart not because trademark law is a magic shield, but because…
Who Owns an Iconic Look?
Recognition in a Second A single white glove. A black fedora, tilted just enough. A silhouette that does not need a name. Few images…
Amazon Pressed Levi’s and Hanes to Fix Prices at Walmart and Target, New Court Filings Show
California Just Released Proof That Amazon Forced Levi’s and Hanes to Raise Prices at Walmart. The Fashion Industry Should Pay Close Attention. On April…
The Business of Being Unattainable: Luxury Scarcity, Economic Theory, and the Law’s Uneasy Encounter with Prestige
Luxury begins, rather inconveniently for economists, at the precise moment economics starts to look a little naïve. Economists adore tidy stories. Demand rises, supply…
Corporate Negligence and the Legal Risks Within the Global Fashion Supply Chain
The global fashion industry operates at a breakneck pace. To meet the demands of “ultra-fast fashion,” brands have compressed production cycles from months to…
Birkinonomics: How Fashion Became an Asset Class
When Fashion Meets Finance In the infamous Bollywood Film “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara”, a memorable scene depicting the purchase of a Hermès Kelly bag…
Q Productions v. SHEIN: Trademark and Publicity Rights in Fast Fashion
When a company like SHEIN gets sued over celebrity merchandise, it’s easy to assume the story is simple: someone sold shirts they weren’t supposed…
Dress Code Debate: Should Fashion Events Still Have Them?
An op‑ed, unapologetically biased, from a disciple of “Class over crass.” When I was a child, the word “presentable” was not a suggestion but…
Katy Perry v Katie Perry: Rethinking Trademark Power in the Age of Celebrity Commerce
There is something instinctively compelling about a dispute between a global pop icon and an independent designer who shares, quite literally, the same name.…
Securitising the Sparkle: When Jewelry Begins to Behave Like a Security
A diamond necklace rests quietly against a silk collarbone. It catches the light with studied discretion, refracting brilliance in disciplined geometry. It is purchased…
Trump’s Team Just Filed to Cancel a Chinese Fashion Brand Over Its Name. The Name? DJT
A Hong Kong-based clothing company has been selling women’s fashion for over a decade. High-waist miniskirts, dresses, blouses — nothing particularly controversial. The brand…
Blurring The Lines Between Parody And Infringement: The Condé Nast V. Dogue Dispute
Condé Nast, the publishing powerhouse behind Vogue, has filed suit against the canine fashion magazine, Dogue. The complaint by Condé Nast alleges a plethora…
The Lycra Company Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy to Eliminate $1.2 Billion in Debt
The Lycra Company, the 68-year-old inventor of spandex and one of the world’s most iconic textile innovators, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection…
CaaStle founder Christine Hunsicker pleads guilty to one of the biggest startup frauds in fashion history
On March 5, 2026, Christine Hunsicker stood in a Manhattan federal courtroom and admitted what prosecutors had spent months unravelling: the “revolutionary” fashion rental…
From Campus to Closet: How Universities Became Fashion Brands
Walk through almost any city in the world today, and you will eventually see it: a crimson Harvard hoodie, a navy Yale crewneck, or…
Exploring Business Model Reforms under Intellectual Property to Promote Sustainable Fashion: A Policy-Oriented Study
Abstract: The idea of circularity and sustainability is leading a transformative shift across various sectors, including the fashion sector. Sustainable fashion is reshaping the…
Fashion’s Desert Graveyard: Atacama’s Textile Waste Crisis and Chile’s Move Toward EPR
Today’s consumerist culture demands thousands of garments every single day. We’ve been sold the idea that staying fashionable calls for a need to constantly…