I Feel Like I’m Burning Alive. It’s Hard for People to Believe Me
In 2018, I woke up on my birthday around 2 or 3 a.m. with a funny feeling in my left hand. It started as a slight itch on…
CoverGirl leads Coty’s cruelty-free crusade
According to Cruelty Free International, its Leaping Bunny certification is the most comprehensive cruelty-free beauty standard in the world, and after an audit of the brand’s supply chain…
EU textile & clothing sector sees subdued performance in 2016
The EU’s economic improvement did not, however, benefit the clothing sector (whose production fell a further), whilst the textile sector edged ahead by just +1.6 per cent, according…
Majority of middle-aged women say their hair influences how they feel about themselves
A new survey by haircare brand HairRx, titled the “HairRx Middle-Age Hair Care Report,” has found that almost 80% of women aged 30-60 admit their personal outlook is…
Molly Bracken wins lawsuit with Chanel for Gabrielle label
The story started four years ago, when the small ready-to-wear group founded by Catherine and Julian Sidonio in southern France in 2008, which employs 240 people, decided to…
Mongolia aims to globalize cashmere trade via joint platform with China’s Bohai
In a statement on Friday, the Mongolian Commodity Exchange (MCE) said the platform should begin trading in mid-April. Until now, traders or their representatives have had to be…
Burberry open new manufacturing site in Castleford
The launch of the new ‘Burberry Centre for Manufacturing Excellence’ was supported by the UK Fashion & Textile Association (UKFT), which is helping the brand deliver a new,…
Coronavirus to hit Vietnam’s garment industry hard – association chairman
Garments and textiles are Vietnam’s third-largest export earner, after smartphones and electronics. Garment makers in the Southeast Asian country rely heavily on materials from China, where the virus…
UK e-sales rise is slower than expected, smartphone web browsing drives growth
It said that UK e-sales rose 12.1% last year. That was lower than the expected 14% and the forecast for 2018 is only 9%, the first time it’s…
Sunshine lifts UK e-tail as consumer shopping shift accelerates
It was the highest annual increase since November 2016 and came in despite Easter falling in March this year.Did fashion benefit? Well, electricals shone with a 20.9% increase…