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Chinese fast fashion giant Shein denies low prices due to forced labour

Shein’s efforts to green its image include a second-hand clothing business in the United States, materials research and integrating recycled materials in its products. While acknowledging the “fair criticism” that its product pages offer consumers little detail about recycled content and other traceability factors, “we’re trying to enhance how we describe and categorize our products”, Pernot-Day said. He insisted that Shein is “very digitally connected” with suppliers’ information about sourcing. The company carried out up to 300,000 chemical tests this year alone, Pernot-Day said, adding that it worked with Oritain, a product analysis firm that also works with the US… READ MORE

Gender neutral, nonbinary fashion is slowly coming of age

Fashion and its changing shapes have long stirred controversy. Once it was women in pants who drew a frenzied backlash. Today it’s the choices of people who identify as nonbinary, and challenge the norm in what they choose to wear and how they want to shop. Sped up by social media and the influence of international celebrities like Harry Styles, nonbinary fashion is becoming more prevalent and driving retailers to figure out how to catch up. For more stories, visit the Tech and Trends homepage.Fashion and its changing shapes have long stirred controversy. Once it was women in pants… READ MORE

All the best on-stage fashion from the Coronation Concert

Stay ahead of the trends in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter Stay ahead of the trends in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletterKaty Perry stole the show in the fashion stakes at the Coronation Concert in a huge custom made Vivienne Westwood ball gown. The 38-year-old US singer gave a rendition of her hit tracks Roar and Firework in the grounds of Windsor Castle on Sunday. Her voluminous gown, made with gold metallic leatherette, featured a train and separate sleeves, a sculpted body and plunging neckline. It had a definite… READ MORE

Senior Cords: A College Tradition Goes High-Fashion

The fashion designer Emily Adams Bode Aujla bought her first pair of senior corduroy pants from a vintage-clothing seller in 2013 when she was a senior at the New School. The pants style had by then been around for more than a century. Senior cords seem to have first appeared at Purdue University in Indiana in the early 1900s, according to an archivist at the university, and evolved to become a sort of wearable yearbook for college and high school seniors in the state. The students would use corduroy clothes — typically pants and skirts in cream or yellow —… READ MORE

Fashion industry disruptor Aurora James

Of all the labels in the fashion world, the ones applied to designer Aurora James are among the most eye-catching. At 38 years old, she has been called the fashion industry’s “number one disrupter,” who isn’t afraid to challenge the status quo. Case in point: Her “Tax the Rich” dress, worn by New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to the Met Gala in 2021, that raised eyebrows around the world. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (left) and designer Aurora James at the 2021 Met Gala, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, September 13, 2021. Mike Coppola/Getty Images The tale… READ MORE

Coronation fashion: a royal catwalk show to launch King Charles’s Britain | King Charles Coronation

Pprincess Anne in a crimson-plumed bicorn hat, swashbuckling through Westminster Abbey in a Napoleonic velvet cloak. Penny Mordaunt stealing the show in a teal two-piece that echoed the commanders’ wives in The Handmaid’s Tale, accessorised with a giant sword. Nine-year-old Prince George, a Nutcracker toy soldier comes to life, resplendent in crimson and frogging. As a catwalk for King Charles’s Britain, the coronation was undeniably spectacular. A feast of pageantry served up glorious visual entertainment during the long hours in Westminster Abbey. Advance briefings from the palace had suggested Charles wanted a modern, pared-down event reflecting a 21st-century country in… READ MORE

“La Vacanza” Collection-Hottest Fashion of the Year!

WE’RE LEVITATING! The fashion vine is shaking as news hits from a Dua Lipa x Versace collaboration. The collection is for the women’s sector and will incorporate Dua Lipa’s sultry, edgy personal style with Versace’s signature opulence. I’m other words, FABULOUSITY times ten! Furthermore, we love us some Versace clothing from the decadent gold to the bolderous color tones as well as gorgeous silhouettes. It’s exciting to see the fashion house branch out to collaborate with stylish individuals to bring a fresh new perspective. And what’s a better choice than Dua Lipa? Her style is fun, risky and glamorous. And… READ MORE

The most eye-catching, regal fashion at the coronation of King Charles – National

Descrease article font size Increase article font sizeIt was a veritable rainbow of fashion on an otherwise gray and rainy coronation day for King Charles III.A mix of royals, celebrities, world leaders and dignitaries flocked to Westminster Abbey to witness the crowning of Charles and Queen Camilla. While members of the Royal Family stuck with traditional regalia, the day’s other guests sported cheerful colors and fine fascinators. Under her regal robe, Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, donned an Alexander McQueen ivory silk crepe dress adorned with silver bullion embroidered roses, thistles, daffodils and shamrock motifs — a nod… READ MORE