The Exception Wears Prada
There is a category of power that the law has always found it more convenient to describe than to discipline. Giorgio Agamben, following Carl…
Shared Aesthetic Vision of Fashion & Art Worlds : A case for legal protection of fashion as art
Fashion and Art: An everlasting union “One should either be a work of art or wear a work of art”– Oscar Wilde The romance…
Cultural Appropriation in Fashion Industry
Cultural appropriation did not expeditiously become a common occurrence of discussion, it slowly evolved as magazines, companies and designers negligently negated the common beliefs…
Thrift Shopping: Cheap alternative for Fast Fashion
Sustainable fashion is a development and interaction of cultivating change to form items and the design framework of fashion industry towards more noteworthy environmental…
Modern Slavery in Fast Fashion Brands
Off-late ethical fashion has been quite the buzzword, even more so after the advent of the pandemic. Advocates like Lucy Siegle have made their…
Intersection between METAVERSE & FASHION
Chris Dixon, an American venture capitalist famously observed that the “next big thing” will start off looking like a toy. This insight, he feels,…
Consumerism, Pandemic and The Fashion Industry
Almost every one of us has got an idea as to what consumerism is, right? Some might ask, how does that term belong here…
Why Fashion weeks are Important for fashion brands
“Fashion is like eating, you shouldn’t stick to the same menu” Fashion is one of the most dynamic, creative and rapidly growing industry and…
Pink Tax: How Women are paying more for Fashion
The “pink-tax” refers to a phenomenon in which women consumers pay an additional price for products and services that are similar and equivalent to…
Is the fashion industry age-inclusive?
The past decade has seen exponential growth in push towards inclusivity in the fashion industry. The consumer consciousness has opened up its eyes towards…
Greenwashing by Fast Fashion Brands: Are they really concerned about Environment?
In a recent interview with Vogue Scandinavia Greta Thunberg, the Swedish climate activist strongly condemned the fashion industry for being one of the biggest…
“Fake Famous” Influencers and How to identify them?
Picture this: You are scrolling through Instagram and stumble upon a rather humdrum post of an XYZ brand you’ve never heard of. The determined…
The Taliban Effect: Evolution and Devolution of Fashion in Afghanistan
“In difficult times, fashion is always outrageous.” —Elsa Schiaparelli Fashion is a tool that has been used time and again to portray power, style,…
Exclusivity of Luxury Brands in Fashion Industry
While business success of most brands is usually measured by how large the consumer base is, the same is not the case for luxury…
Drug-Culture in Fashion: An Addiction?
When one speaks of an addiction, it is usually to refer to a cycle of indulgence in noxious behavior, or, in other terms, a…
Expectation from Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (MITRA) announced by India under Union Budget FY22
With the objective of rendering the Indian textile industry globally competitive, the government put forth a scheme by way of the Union Budget 2022…
Shift to Secondhand Fashion
“Resale is here to stay” – James Reinhart, CEO of ThredUp During the lockdown, the second-hand fashion industry has witnessed a boom with time,…
