The Functionality Doctrine: Utilitarian and Aesthetic Functionality Explained
A brand can build a famous look around a feature that also does useful work. A red sole helps a shoe stand out on…
Adidas vs Yeezy: How the Partnership Ended and Who Owns the Designs
How adidas ended its Yeezy deal with Ye, sold off the stock, settled in 2024 and won a shareholder appeal, and who now owns…
Chanel Bag Prices 2026: Every Increase and Why Luxury Price Hikes Are Legal
The medium Classic Flap is $11,700 in 2026, double its 2019 price. Every verified Chanel price increase and why luxury price hikes are lawful.…
Is SHEIN Legit? Every Major Lawsuit, Ban and Safety Test in 2026
Is Shein legit? It is a real, now listed retailer. The questions are legal: copying suits, EU probes, French fines, chemical tests and forced…
Birkin Bag Price in 2026: Why Hermès Can Charge It and the Antitrust Fight Over Access
Birkin bag price in 2026, from $13,500 retail to $30,000 resale, why Hermès can charge it, and the antitrust appeal over who gets to…
PFAS in Clothing: Which Laws Now Ban “Forever Chemicals” in Fashion
On 10 October 2026, a new EU-wide limit on the PFAS chemical PFHxA began to apply to clothing and footwear. It joins bans already…
Online Returns Law for Fashion Brands: US, EU and UK Rules
Returns cost fashion brands real money, and three legal systems govern how they handle them. The National Retail Federation and Happy Returns project that…
CSDDD and Fashion: Due Diligence Duties After the Omnibus Changes
On 26 February 2026, the EU published Directive (EU) 2026/470 in the Official Journal, and it rewrote the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive before…
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…
