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☆ Ghana's vintage enthusiasts give new life to Western clothing waste
  + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Francis Kokoroko Cooper Inveen | Francis Kokoroko | Cooper Inveen | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
The Vintage Gala, as 23-year old founders Prince Quist and James Edem Doe Dartey dubbed it, brought together a movement of young vintage enthusiasts pushing back against the global fast fashion industry by encouraging their peers to shop secondhand. "The idea is just to inspire everybody to thrift vintage, because secondhand goods aren't second class stuff," Dartey added. Ghana receives around 15 million items of used clothing each week from Western countries and China, offloaded in bulk, often at negligible prices and questionable quality. Much of it passes through Accra's Kantamanto, one of the largest garment markets on the continent, where bales of used clothes are sold based on the expected quality of the garments wrapped up inside. "Remove the whole notion that you only wear vintage when you are poor, or you only wear thrifted stuff when you don't have money," said creative Myra Davis outside the Vintage Gala event.
☆ 'Be willing to walk away': Former model Halima Aden’s advice for young women in the fashion industry
  + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Tania Bryer | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via Email'Be willing to walk away': Former model Halima Aden’s advice for young women in the fashion industryHumanitarian and former model Halima Aden sits down with CNBC's Tania Bryer at the 2022 One Young World Summit and discusses her journey in the fashion industry, as well as her advice for others.
☆ How virtual clothes could help solve fashion’s waste problem
  + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Tom Page | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
But the industry is finding ways to harness it and other digital tools to reduce waste and push fashion into the future. Cutting wasteThe textile and fashion industry creates roughly 92 million tons of waste annually, and digital fashion could have a role in reducing that figure. “It becomes automatically an on-demand model, which really can reduce the fashion waste,” she says. Trying on virtual clothes could also reduce the amount of clothes that are returned in the physical world, says Albrighi. He adds that staging fashion shows in virtual spaces reduces the need for the fashion world to travel.
☆ Fast-Fashion Brands Like Zara, Shein Create Mountains of Waste From Holiday Shopping, Returns
  + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Gad Allon | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +12 min
A report by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation found that, globally, less than 1% of used clothing is actually recycled into new clothes. Recycling clothes is expensive, and the existing technology isn't adequate to handle the volume needed to make a difference for the planet. While recycling clothing can be expensive, there are some companies that have figured out a way to limit waste by recycling. Time to be honestIn order to fix fast fashion, companies need to start being more transparent about their sustainability practices. It also ensures that the waste companies produce is out in the open.
☆ Ashley Graham responds to viral body shaming tweet that accused her of taking ‘fat positivity’ too far
  + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Chrissy Callahan | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +2 min
Ashley Graham is brushing off body shamers in the best possible way. On Monday, mother of three shared a photo on Twitter of herself rocking a backless metallic dress and winking for the camera. The 35-year-old captioned the post, “Quote tweet this with a photo of you taking ‘fat positivity’ too far. Throughout her career, Graham has been a body positivity advocate and has encouraged her followers to exude confidence, regardless of their size. In 2020, the model told TODAY Parents that she will be talking about body image “the rest of my life.”“There’s not a day that goes by where I am not going to have that (body image) discussion with someone else or myself.
☆ Alicia Keys debuts her first ever holiday album
  + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Chloe Melas | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
CNN —Alicia Keys is giving you the holiday classics with a twist. The 15-time Grammy winner spoke with CNN about recording her first holiday album, “Santa Baby,” and the importance of debuting it on her own record imprint. “The album that I just released for the holidays, being the first release on my own imprint, it feels really exciting. “I’m really, really ecstatic about Alicia Keys Records. “I am my own queen and she is her own queen and I totally uplift her,” Keys said.
☆ Silicon Valley startup Actual made climate action into a SimCity-like game. Sheep farmers are the first players.
  + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Catherine Boudreau | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
The startup modeled hundreds of sheep farms in New Zealand to show ways to reduce emissions. So how do you get hundreds of sheep farmers to adopt new practices to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and store more carbon in their land? Enter Actual, a Silicon Valley startup that's trying to make decarbonization efforts similar to playing the video game SimCity. Actual relies on a visual and interactive experience to help companies better understand how to take action on their climate goals. Brands like Allbirds, Helly Hansen, and Icebreaker have bought in, too, because they are trying to reduce emissions in their own supply chains.
☆ Arielle Charnas' company, Something Navy, is floundering amid dwindling sales, an employee exodus, and furious suppliers
  + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Katie Warren | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +36 min
From the outside, it doesn't look as if Charnas' company is in trouble. Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images for Beach MagazineSeveral former employees told Insider they cut ties with Something Navy because they saw signs the company was struggling. Several current and former Something Navy employees told Insider they'd been inundated with emails since the spring from suppliers, freelancers, and models asking where their money was. In one email viewed by Insider, Scanlan told a supplier that cash was tight but promised payment was on the way. The current Something Navy employee said that based on data she'd seen, the retail locations most likely don't turn a profit.
☆ The 13 Best Winter Hats for Women, According to Style Insiders
  + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +6 min
By Leah Melby ClintonNecessary essential or fashion statement, a winter hat is a wardrobe must, period. Below, a breakdown of the four big winter hat trends this year, with the pros’ specific picks that combine warmth and sartorial elan. The perfect wool beanieAcne Studios Appliquéd Ribbed Wool Beanie $170 at Net-A-PorterA knit beanie is a wardrobe staple, and this 100% wool version from Acne was mentioned by multiple style pros. Retro-modern bucket hatA ’90s throwback moment enveloped the fashion industry this year, with the return of the bucket hat. Chic cashmere beanieThis warm all-cashmere style was a constant in Sanford’s wardrobe when she lived in the Northeast.
☆ Analysis: Retailers turn to robots in cost inflation fight
  + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( James Davey | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +6 min
He estimates the retail industry is 40% automated, but sees that jumping to 60-65% over the next three to four years. The march of the robots can be seen in fashion stores and food shops globally as an industry that employs millions grapples with the cost of rising wages, energy and raw goods. While processes at online retailers are largely automated, vast parts of a traditional retailer's operations are still carried out manually, according to consultants at McKinsey. Looking at the fashion industry, McKinsey expects fashion companies to double investment in technology from 1.6% to 1.8% of their revenue in 2021 to between 3.0% and 3.5% by 2030. "Retailers are saying 'robots are the future,'" Michel Spruijt, Brain Corp's chief revenue officer, told Reuters, adding that the shift could "free up workers from tedious" tasks.
☆ Indigenous fashion designers, artisans challenge plagiarism on Mexico City runway
  + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Aida Pelaez-Fernandez | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
MEXICO CITY, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Wrapped in colorful haute couture, artisans and indigenous designers took a Mexico City fashion event by storm, all while trying to carve out a sustainable future in an industry threatened by plagiarism, instability and lack of funds. World-renowned brands such as Ralph Lauren and Chinese fast-fashion company Shein have in recent months faced accusations of plagiarizing indigenous Mexican designs, threatening the country's ancient textile tradition. [1/10] Artisan Juana Bravo Lazaro from the Urupan indigenous community, attends the Original Mexican Textile Art meeting, in Mexico City, Mexico November 20, 2022. Plagiarism of ancient indigenous designs has drawn ire from Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. "They plagiarize designs from artisans and indigenous people from Hidalgo, Chiapas, Guerrero," he told a news conference last week.
☆ Stores like Uniqlo, Timberland, and Arc'teryx will reward you for dropping off your unwanted clothes — they may even repair them
  + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
Uniqlo's Manhattan flagship store offers low-cost repairs to worn clothes from the brand. PatagoniaWorn Wear is Patagonia's way of extending the life of its garments by allowing customers to trade in old clothes for store credit. According to the site, the old jeans are repurposed as part of a collaboration with Cotton's Blue Jeans Go Green, another recycling program. ReformationReformation's clothes recycling program, RefRecycling, has operated since 2015. LululemonLululemon's "Like New" section offers customers the option of gently used activewear at a cheaper price than the brand's new clothing.
☆ This secondhand fashion startup wants to become the Depop of Africa. Here's the 11-slide pitch deck Yaga used to raise $2.2 million.
  + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Tasmin Lockwood | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Estonia-based Yaga just raised $2.2 million to bring its secondhand marketplace to Africa and Asia. The startup, backed by Startup Wise Guys, wants to become the next Vinted or Depop. An Estonia-based circular economy startup that wants to become the Vinted or Depop of Africa has just raised 2.2 million euros ($2.2 million). The company operates an app and website that are currently available in South Africa, Kenya, and India. "I went to Instagram and looked at how people buy and sell secondhand in South Africa and Kenya," the founder said.
☆ Eco-Age’s Livia Firth on sustainability in the fashion industry
  + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Tania Bryer | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailEco-Age’s Livia Firth on sustainability in the fashion industryLivia Firth, co-founder & creative director of Eco-Age and a CNBC ESG Council Member, joined Tania Bryer for CNBC's 2022 Sustainable Future Forum. She tells Tania about the biggest challenges that remain in making fashion sustainable and how some progress is being made through legislation.
☆ Is the future of fashion digital?
  + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailIs the future of fashion digital? On assignment at Arab Fashion Week 2022 in Dubai, CNBC's Dan Murphy hears how Meta is working alongside the fashion industry and speaks to designers looking to expand their businesses digitally.
☆ Russia's invasion of Ukraine has accelerated a nuclear renaissance. Europe's nuclear startups have raised a record $403 million in 2022.
  + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Tasmin Lockwood | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Nuclear power has long been shunned by policymakers due to disasters like Chernobyl and Fukushima. Rising energy costs caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine have sparked a nuclear resurgence. For most, nuclear energy sparks memories of the large-scale disasters at Fukushima and Chernobyl. To generate energy via nuclear fusion, two atoms have to be combined – the same process that fuels the sun. Both are needed to fight climate change, according to Aneeqa Khan, a nuclear fusion research fellow at the Dalton Nuclear Institute.
☆ 4 terms I wish I understood better when I signed up for health insurance
  + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Leo Aquino | Read More | Read Less | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
I chose a health insurance plan with the lowest monthly premium. Working full-time at Insider is the first time I've had to choose between different tiers of health insurance plans. Out-of-pocket limitThe out-of-pocket limit on a health insurance plan is the amount that I have to pay before insurance covers 100% of services. Once the amount ofTruth be told, I chose the health insurance plan I have because it offered the lowest monthly premium. Now that I know better, I look forward to choosing my health insurance plan this year.
☆ Energy Crisis Threatens to Unravel Europe’s Fashion Industry
  + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Stacy Meichtry | Jenny Strasburg | Photographs Francesco Lastrucci For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
The energy crisis that has closed steel mills and aluminum smelters across Europe is now spreading to the continent’s fashion industry. Thousands of small factories and workshops that supply brands such as Gucci and H&M have watched their business models unravel amid the surge in natural-gas and electricity prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its decision to reduce the flow of gas to the continent. Energy costs for many textile makers have risen from about 5% of production costs to around 25%, slashing their profit margins, according to data from European textiles and apparel trade group Euratex.
☆ Fashion Industry Gets Torn by Europe’s Soaring Energy Bills
  + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Stacy Meichtry | Jenny Strasburg | Photographs Francesco Lastrucci For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
The energy crisis that has closed steel mills and aluminum smelters across Europe is now spreading to the continent’s fashion industry. Thousands of small factories and workshops that supply brands such as Gucci and H&M have watched their business models unravel amid the surge in natural-gas and electricity prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its decision to reduce the flow of gas to the continent. Energy costs for many textile makers have risen from about 5% of production costs to around 25%, slashing their profit margins, according to data from European textiles and apparel trade group Euratex.
☆ First on CNN: GM investing in mushroom leather startup
  + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +4 min
CNN Business —General Motors’ venture capital arm has invested in a California startup that’s making imitation leather from mushrooms. It could provide an alternative to both traditional leather made from animal skins, usually cattle, and artificial leather made from plastics. The resulting material feels like leather, has similar durability and can be colored using processes that do not involve harmful substances, just as animal-based leather can. Using various processes company representatives declined to discuss, the mycelia are made to interweave as they grow, forming the leather-like material. MycoWorks and GM Ventures both declined to say how much GM Venture is investing.
☆ Shein factory employees are working 18-hour days for pennies per garment and washing their hair on lunch breaks because they have so little time off, new report finds
  + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Workers who make clothes sold on Shein get as little as 4 cents for each item they make, according to a new investigation. They often work 18-hour days with one day off per month, Channel 4 and The i newspaper reported. Some workers even wash their hair on their lunch breaks because they have so little time left after work, according to the report. Employees are hit with a fine amounting to two-thirds of their daily wages if they make even one mistake, according to the report. In one of the factories, female employees washed their hair on their lunch breaks because there is so little time left after work.
☆ Gold will keep losing its irrational luster
  + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Robert Cyran | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
NEW YORK, Sept 27 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Imagine telling gold bugs a decade ago that a pandemic, war in Europe and 8% U.S. inflation were coming. Believers say gold has been a store of value for millennia and offers a hedge against inflation and societal problems. While gold bulls worry about central banks debasing currencies by printing more, miners also keep extracting gold. About 205,000 tonnes worth some $11 trillion is held above ground and annual production has increased 26% since 2010, according to the World Gold Council. It was $1,763 a decade ago, according to the World Gold Council.
☆ The North Face is renaming its fleece jackets and spotlighting the Sherpa people
  + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Brahmjot Kaur | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +5 min
The North Face is dropping the word “sherpa” from the name of its fleece jackets this fall, using the opportunity to highlight the heritage of the Sherpa people. The collection, which was called sherpa fleece jackets and vests, will now be called “pile” fleece, as will all of the company's fleece products moving forward. A Women's High Pile Nuptse Jacket by The North Face. The North Face has credited the Sherpa people for helping guide the company’s athletes for decades during expeditions in the Himalayan mountains. The North Face isn’t the only company to use the word "sherpa" to describe products.
☆ London Fashion Week begins with tributes to Queen Elizabeth
  + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Sarah Mills | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
Models prepare backstage ahead of the Bora Aksu catwalk show during London Fashion Week in London, Britain, September 16, 2022. REUTERS/Henry NichollsRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterLONDON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - From an all-black opening look to models holding a picture of Queen Elizabeth, London Fashion Week began with tributes to the late monarch as fashionistas paid their respects during the period of national mourning. Organisers announced last week that London Fashion Week would go ahead as a "business-to-business event" while observing royal protocol and holding tributes for the 96-year-old queen who died on Sept. 8. "I thought as we are opening the event it was important to mark that moment," Fletcher told London newspaper the Evening Standard. Turkish designer Bora Aksu also held a minute's silence ahead of his show, where he presented his usual array of frilly feminine dresses, as well as military-style jackets and hats.
☆ I was a lead hairstylist on 'America's Next Top Model' for 9 years. The job was chaotic but full of perks.
  + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Jen Glantz | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
Michael Kanyon got a call to work for "America's Next Top Model" in 2009 as the lead hairstylist. The next day, I went to his salon and told them I wasn't leaving until he gave me a job. The job was a lot harder than working on fashion shootsThere are more than a hundred people on set every day. Depending on the season, I'd start off having to do 20 to 26 models' hair for every episode. That's what led me to start a hair care line, Kanyon Beauty, after I stopped working on "America's Next Top Model."
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