Recession Indicators in Fashion: Are Longer Hemlines and Beige Blazers Signalling Economic Doom?
Fashion detectives across social media have been playing economist lately, analysing everything from the return of corporate suiting to the suspicious rise of “Mocha…
Threads of Identity: GI Tags’ Relevance in Protecting Northeast India’s Fashion Heritage
India, as a country, represents an interwoven web of cultures. With this diversity, the scope of innovation broadens. Each distinctive community and its varied,…
From Catwalk to Customs: Fashion’s Global Border Patrol
“Fashion is the armor to survive the reality of everyday life,” observed fashion photographer and historian Bill Cunningham. However, the armour is now increasingly…
The Fur Paradox: Why Fashion’s Most Divisive Material is Staging a Legal and Environmental Reckoning
The fashion world is witnessing an unprecedented contradiction that would make even the most dramatic Emily in Paris plotline seem tame: as legislatures worldwide implement…
From Statutes to Streetwear: Sumptuary Laws, Fashion, Class, and Identity in England
Fashion is often regarded as a matter of personal taste – it is an expression of identity shaped by culture, geography, era, time of…
How to Build a Sustainable Fashion Brand if You Were Starting Today
Just the tag in itself of Sustainable Fashion is often deemed to be superficial and oxymoronic. For an industry which is built on surviving…
Serving Style: Fashion, Law, and the Game at the US Open
Each year, the US Open in New York transcends the boundaries of sport. The matches may determine the champions, but the event has also…
Transparency is Trending, But Is It Real?
That clothing item you bought for a low price might cost more than you realize, especially for those who made it. Behind its low…
Reduce, Reuse, Resale: The Intellectual Property, Consumer Protection, and Liability Issues in Second-Hand Luxury Markets
Vintage clothing and used luxury items were once things you could find in a thrift store in a nice neighbourhood. Now, reselling designer goods…
From Runway to Retail: Navigating Fashion Business Agreements
The fashion industry may seem to be full of glitz, glamour and shiny runways, but behind every glamorous collection hides a certain web of…