The Fashion Act, Explained Simply
New York has tried three times since 2022 to pass the Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act, known simply as the Fashion Act, and…
2026 Guide to Counterfeit Goods Laws for Small Designers
A small designer discovering knockoffs of their work online faces a very different reality than a company like Nike or Chanel. There is no…
Who Decides Next Season? A Look at the Fashion Forecasting Industry
We interact with fashion constantly: from the clothes in our closet, to the shops we walk past, to the social media posts from influencers…
Influencer Marketing Needs Far Stricter Regulation? Not So Fast.
Influencer marketing is the wild west of advertising. It’s anarchic, theatrical and occasionally reckless. Imagine this: It’s the middle of the night, you’re scrolling…
What Is the FTC Care Labeling Rule and Who Must Comply
Every care label sewn into a shirt or dress traces back to a single federal rule most designers have never actually read. The Federal…
What Contracts Every New Designer Must Sign Before Launch
Most new designers spend months perfecting a collection and almost no time on the paperwork that actually protects it. That gap causes more damage…
Archival Luxury: When a House Starts Selling Its Own Past
A handbag that disappeared from stores at the end of a season may return decades later with an entirely different status. It might be…
The Resale Royalty Fashion Never Got
When Jasmine Müller stepped out of the 2026 Love Island UK villa as a style icon, her viral looks were entirely pre-loved. Since 2022,…
The Luxury Resale Boom is Good for Brands, Whether They Like It or Not
Luxury has always flourished on a curious paradox: the less attainable a product appears, the more desired it becomes. For decades, brands have turned…
Trademark vs Copyright for Fashion Brands, Explained Simply
A designer wrote to us last year, confused about why her copyright registration hadn’t stopped a fast fashion label from copying her jacket. She…
A Dupe Isn’t a Crime: Why Fashion Copycats Aren’t Always Theft
Fashion loves to call itself an industry of inspiration, until the inspiration costs $2,000 less. In the early 2000s, owning the “real thing” was…
Ritika v. Biba: 50 Dresses and The Death of Copyright
A fashion designer can spend months creating an original print, sketch, or pattern. Yet once that creation enters mass production, the very process that…
Fashion Law Career Paths: Litigator, In-House Counsel, or Consultant
A law student interning with us last year asked a question I still think about. She had two offers on the table, a litigation…
Dolly Parton, Music Icon and Rhinestone Original, Dies at 80
The woman who turned a hardscrabble childhood in the Smoky Mountains into seven decades of music, philanthropy and a look the whole world learned…
Fashion Designs Deserve Full Copyright Protection, Just Like in the European Union.
Fashion in today’s world is no longer merely for functional purposes — it is a form of artistic and commercial expression, where designers meticulously…
AI in Fashion: Why the Technology Is Doing More Good Than Harm
AI is coming for fashion and coming for us all. Well, that is the scary headline, anyway. It will replace designers, steal jobs, rip…
Fur Bans Are the Right Use of Law
“Fur is back.” These three words have been plastered across a recent wave of articles in the fashion industry. Each of these pieces equated…