How Brands Reduce Textile Waste (and Which Laws Now Require It)
The fashion industry makes more clothing than it sells. UNEP counts 92 million tonnes of textile waste a year, and the European Environment Agency…
The End of De Minimis: How Tariff Changes Hit Shein, Temu and Small Brands
For almost a decade, a parcel worth $800 or less entered the United States without duty. Use of the exemption grew from 134 million…
Can Fashion Be Hacked? The Emerging Law of Cyberattacks on Smart Clothing
Fashion is no longer just about what you wear anymore; it’s much more dynamic. Smart clothing now has sensors, Bluetooth, health tracking and even…
The FTC Fake Reviews Rule and Fashion: What Brands Can No Longer Do With Customer Reviews
In January 2022, Fashion Nova agreed to pay $4.2 million to settle FTC claims that it blocked negative reviews from its website. In January…
Is Fashion Law Just Intellectual Property? Six Other Doors Into the Field
IP is one part of fashion law, not all of it. Contracts, trade, privacy, advertising, employment and retail real estate are six other ways…
The Glamourisation of Work and the Normalisation of Precariousness in The Devil Wears Prada: A Brazilian Labour Law Analysis
Research area: Labor Law; Fashion Law. Introduction: Cinema, as a form of large-scale cultural narrative, is not limited to showing labor relations, but rather…
What US Customs Seized in 2025: Counterfeit Fashion by the Numbers
US Customs and Border Protection seized nearly 79 million counterfeit items in fiscal year 2025, the year that ran from October 2024 to September…
IEEPA Tariff Refunds: What Fashion Importers Can Claim After Learning Resources v. Trump
On 20 February 2026, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not…
Louis Vuitton Wins €920,000 in Luxury Upcycling Case, Raising Questions Over the Limits of “Reworked” Fashion
The growing market for reworked and upcycled luxury fashion has run into an important legal question in France: how far can an authentic branded…
“Mid Season” Is a Fashion Term, Not a Brand, EU Court Rejects EUIPO’s Ruling
The EU General Court annulled EUIPO's decision on the "MID season For When It's Not Quite Cold Not Quite Warm" trademark, finding the phrase…
The UAE Just Put a 24-Hour Clock on Fake Goods. Here’s What It Means for Fashion
Under Cabinet Resolution No. 107 of 2026, suppliers in the UAE have 24 hours to pull counterfeit goods once notified. What the rule says,…
She Sold a ‘Patek’ for Dh700,000. A Dubai Court Made Her Pay It All Back
A Dubai court has ordered a seller to repay Dh700,000 for a counterfeit Patek Philippe. How the UAE unwinds a luxury fraud, and why…
EU Forced Labour Regulation: What Fashion Supply Chains Must Do by 2027
On 14 December 2027, any product made with forced labour becomes illegal to sell in the European Union and illegal to export from it.…
Founded in 1717? The Court Said 2009. What Goyard’s 14-Year Win Means for Every “Est.” on a Luxury Label
France's top court has cancelled Fauré Le Page's "Paris 1717" trademarks after a 14-year fight with Goyard. What the ruling means for heritage branding…
What Is a Textile? Fibres, Fabrics and Labelling Law
A textile is any material made from fibres, whether those fibres are woven, knitted, felted or otherwise formed into a flexible structure. That sounds…
Design Patents for Fashion: Shoes, Bags and Hardware
Copyright protects a print on a shirt but almost never the shirt’s cut. Trademark protects a logo but struggles to protect an entire product…
Fashion’s 2026 Legal Calendar: The Cases and Rules to Watch Through 2027
Every fashion law case and regulatory deadline that matters from 2026 to 2027, on one calendar: Crocs v Five Below, the EU ban on…