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…
Commercial Modeling vs Fashion Modeling: Work, Pay and Contracts
People use “model” as if it describes one job, but commercial modeling and fashion modeling run on different casting criteria, different pay structures, and…
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…
Qualitex Co. v. Jacobson Products: The 90-Year Fight Over Whether a Color Can Be a Trademark
A dry cleaning company’s dispute over the green-gold color of its press pads reached the Supreme Court in 1995, and the ruling that followed…
French Luxury Fashion Brands and the Groups That Own Them
A French brand and a French-owned brand are not always the same thing. Several houses people assume sit inside one of France’s big luxury…
Sneaker Wars: Trademarks, Designs and the Battle for Brand Identity
A sneaker is no longer just a shoe. Today’s fashion world has turned sneaker shape, color scheme, stripe design, sole style, or logo into…
Paris, Milan and New York: Why Fashion Needs International IP Protection
Fashion operates globally before a piece of clothing is even available to a consumer. For instance, a dress could be conceived in Paris, produced…
What Makes a Fashion House? Couture Rules and Legal Structure
People use “fashion house” and “haute couture” almost interchangeably, but only one of those terms actually means something in law. A fashion house is…
How to Get Into Modeling Without Getting Scammed
Someone stops you on the street, hands you a card, and says you have the look. The FTC has been warning consumers about that…