In The News | 20 April 2023

There have been major developments on the journey of preparedness for implementing the AfCFTA, including successes and challenges.

➡️ Call for Papers for the Journal for African and Diaspora Fashion is open! The Journal is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed academic…

Analysis of the local clothing retail sector and tips on maximising wealth over the long term.

Woolworths was named News24's inaugural Company of the Year at a gala event in Cape Town on Thursday evening.

African retail focused online marketplace startup ZUMI is no more.

Esethu Cenga and Tshepo Bengu, co-founders of Rewoven are proving that sustainable fashion is not just...

Featuring 18 shows from 9 designers over 3 days, it was a true celebration of the best of African…

The program lasts 2 monts and contains 4 online Master Classes offered by Miss Ouafa Belgacem, CFW CEO and international trainer in resource mobilization for the CCI sector, followed by a Final Conference about Art and Financing.

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When Jessica James’s 3D illustrations hit the internet, the Nigerian internet space went abuzz.

We are busy building our new Instinct collection for launch, which will feature some heritage series trunks, 100% recycled poly/spandex material with an 80s…

Authentic Brands aims to strategically diversify and expand its portfolio with the addition of iconic brands in board sports, including Quiksilver, Billabong, Roxy, DC Shoes, RVCA, Element and VonZipper...

Beyoncé and Adidas will reportedly no longer be working together on Ivy Park, with an insider saying the singer and brand were having creative differences.

Telfar's next drop will employ a live pricing model, allowing demand for items to determine their price tag. Here's everything you need to know.

Anthony and Christopher Donnelly, founders of Manchester-based streetwear brand Gio Goi, have re-acquired the business from sports retail giant JD Sports Fashion.

A first-of-a-kind collaboration between football-inspired cult streetwear brand Lover’s F.C and EA SPORTS FIFA 23 launched at 5pm yesterday.

Qasimi Rising announces winners to its inaugural Talent Incubator Program in Sharjah, UAE.

Global high street retailer H&M has announced that its next designer collaboration, with the house of Mugler...

Scheduled for May 10 at Pioneer Works in Brooklyn, the event will showcase the school’s annual fashion show.

The British luxury brand is among those betting on a more vertical supply chain to help it ensure capacity and improve quality, speed to market and sustainability.

As young consumers increasingly seek archive and vintage luxury, a new wave of entrepreneurs have developed growing businesses from sourcing and reselling rare garments and accessories online.

The company has also named its three finalists for the contest.

A deal by Inditex Group, owner of high street clothing chain Zara to sell its Russian interests to the United Arab Emirates-based Daher Group has been rubber-stamped by Moscow.

After piloting a Roblox fashion concept, the tech-friendly supermodel opens a fashion design and styling world called Fashion Klossette

The denim brand will test the use of these models to "supplement" human ones.

Tommy Hilfiger is linking five spaces via a new cross-metaverse hub for Metaverse Fashion Week.

With high DPC adoption in fashion, hybrid talent is in short supply. Brands and educators are working together to address the talent gap.

The luxury group will utilize Adobe technology to build extensive customer profiles and enhance personalization efforts.

Introducing my latest #AI-powered venture: Trend God. Say goodbye to scanning endless reports, browsing the web, or delegating research tasks to interns.

Trend God is an AI tool designed to comprehend and present the latest trends through an intuitive chat interface.

Dance and apparel giant Zumba talks to us about how it uses PLM to track all its fast-moving parts and to bring its customers joy.

Global Fashion Agenda has launched the search for seven leading Next Gen voices in the fashion industry to participate in the Next Gen Assembly.

The group accuses the fast-fashion juggernaut of making U.S. consumers “unknowingly complicit” in its “nefarious” business practices.

On 28th March 2023, the Care About What You Wear, Consume or Buy event took place at the European Parliament.

An activist investment platform criticized the sportswear giant for its “unresponsiveness” about this “salient risk.”

Australia is set to be the first country in the world to launch a standard for compostable textiles, proposals agreed by Standards Australia

A leaked draft of the EU’s green claims directive will dramatically change the way brands communicate about their sustainability efforts, experts say.

Inditex has discontinued its sustainability label eight years after its launch, as stated in the group's annual report 2022. Last year, 'Join Life' products represented 61% of Inditex's offer.