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latesttue 20 oct 2026
01Rosie Gunn of Endless on Building the Net-a-Porter of Circular Fashion in the UAEinterviews · 19 oct02adidas Opposes E-Scooter Maker Infinite Machine’s Three-Rectangle Logofashion news · 19 oct03Balenciaga Files US Trademark for Energy Drinks, Protein Bars and Supplementsfashion news · 19 oct04Victorian Fashion: Corsets, Crinolines and the Laws Behind Themfashion law · 19 oct05Gucci Logo: The Double G Trademark Story and Its Biggest Fightscase study · 19 oct06Amazon Brand Registry for Fashion Brands: Requirements and How Takedowns Workfashion law · 19 oct07What Is Intellectual Property? A Fashion Brand’s Plain-English Guidefashion law · 18 oct08Adidas vs Yeezy: How the Partnership Ended and Who Owns the Designscase study · 18 oct09Chanel Bag Prices 2026: Every Increase and Why Luxury Price Hikes Are Legalfashion law · 18 oct
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all of it →fashion law · 17 octIs SHEIN Legit? Every Major Lawsuit, Ban and Safety Test in 2026Is Shein legit? It is a real, now listed retailer. The questions are legal: copying suits, EU probes, French f...Birkin Bag Price in 2026: Why Hermès Can Charge It and the Antitrust Fight Over Access17 oct 26PFAS in Clothing: Which Laws Now Ban “Forever Chemicals” in Fashion17 oct 26Online Returns Law for Fashion Brands: US, EU and UK Rules16 oct 26CSDDD and Fashion: Due Diligence Duties After the Omnibus Changes16 oct 26
case study · 17 octVans v. MSCHF: Why Parody Sneakers Lost on AppealIn April 2022, the art collective MSCHF sold 4,306 pairs of a warped Vans Old Skool lookalike in about an hour...adidas v. Thom Browne: How a Four-Bar Stripe Beat the Three Stripes9 oct 26Yves Saint Laurent vs. Ralph Lauren: The Little Black Dress That Went to Court5 oct 26Qualitex Co. v. Jacobson Products: The 90-Year Fight Over Whether a Color Can Be a Trademark1 oct 26When AI Designs the Runway: The Future of Fashion and Copyright29 sep 26
the column
read the columnists →column · 15 octWhat Comes After Quiet Luxury? Why Maximalism is Back in Luxury FashionLuxury is turning the volume back up, and the timing is not an accident. A decade of invisible markups is endi...Fashion in The Georgian Era: The Transition from Rococo to Regency and its LegacycolumnThe UAE Just Put a 24-Hour Clock on Fake Goods. Here’s What It Means for FashioncolumnShe Sold a ‘Patek’ for Dh700,000. A Dubai Court Made Her Pay It All BackcolumnLuxury Jewellery Growth in 2026: Why It Is Outgrowing Fashioncolumn
column · 5 octRegency: Did Fashion Lose its Extravagance? Despite being dubbed the “Georgian Era,” the Regency had its own series. The rule of George IV during hi...Founded in 1717? The Court Said 2009. What Goyard’s 14-Year Win Means for Every “Est.” on a Luxury LabelcolumnFrom Sydney to New York City: Mariah Saad Wants to Bring Fashion Law HomecolumnCatherine with ‘the Great’ Fashion Sense or Not?columnCelebrity Personality Rights vs. Deepfake Endorsements: When the Person Becomes the Brandcolumn
editor-in-chief’s desk
the whole desk →Anuj Kumar
founder & editor-in-chief
Fashion’s 2026 Legal Calendar: The Cases and Rules to Watch Through 20271 oct 26Textile EPR in the EU: What the Revised Waste Framework Directive Means for Fashion Brands23 sep 26The EU Greenwashing Ban Starts 27 September 2026: What Fashion Brands Must Stop Saying23 sep 26How Fashion Brands Die: A Post-Mortem Framework28 jul 26New US Apparel Compliance Rules Take Effect This Month: What Fashion Brands Must Do Now24 jul 26Whose Flower Is It Anyway? LV, Molly Tea, and the Fight Over Chinese Heritage14 jul 26
interviews
all conversations → in conversation In Conversation With INSIS: Why “Rooting” in Time Is Fashion’s Most Radical Choice
02In Conversation With Rebeca Nepomuceno: How an Independent Brazilian Couture House Builds an International Presence Without Losing Its Rootssep 26 03Why Fashion Media Is Part of Africa’s Creative Infrastructuresep 26 04Fashion Is My First Marriage: How Joash Teo Built JOTÉO, an Internationally Recognised Couture House from Brisbaneaug 26 05Stitching a Greener Tomorrow: In conversation with Naveen Kharmawphlang, Founder of Kynïanaug 26 06In Conversation With Tylen Butler: The Olympic-Bound Fencer Who Built the World’s First Fencing Apparel Brand and the IP Strategy Behind Itaug 26 07A Million Girls Would Kill for This Job: In Conversation with Vogue Australia’s Head of Brand, Gladys Laijun 26 08Before the Label: Anna Hoang on the Making of ANNA QUANjun 26
fashion & society
the whole section →a column by Michelle Alexandra, managing editor
01 · columnVivian Wilson and Desigual’s “Born to Disobey” Ask Whether AI Fatigue Has Reached Fashion02 · columnIs There Anti-Intellectualism in Fashion?03 · columnJohn Galliano’s Met Gala Exhibition Is Cancelled: Is There Redemption Institutions Can Actually Deliver?04 · columnThe Mood Economy: What “Whimsy” and “Chic” Really Cost Us