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…
ChatGPT Ads Now In India: What Does That Mean for Fashion Brands?
For years, fashion advertising has followed a fairly predictable formula: put the product in front of people and hope they stop scrolling. It could…
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…
The Fashion That Never Sold: Why Luxury Brands Would Rather Destroy a Product Than Sell It Cheaply.
Fashion is an industry where yesterday’s collection can become tomorrow’s clearance rack. Yet, for luxury houses, the story does not always end with a…
John Galliano’s Met Gala Exhibition Is Cancelled: Is There Redemption Institutions Can Actually Deliver?
When the Met announced a Galliano retrospective last month, this column asked what the choice revealed about fashion’s selective memory. The exhibition never opened.…
How Saint Laurent Turned a 1988 Song Into the Internet’s Newest Fashion Obsession
Saint Laurent’s Fall 2026 campaign was already designed to attract attention. It had Rosé, Liu Wen, actor Connor Storrie, the unmistakable visual language of…
Afghanistan before the Taliban: A Fashion History.
The modern state of Afghanistan was founded in 1747 in Kandahar by Ahmad Shah Durrani. The Durrani Empire ruled until 1823, followed by the…
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…