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Video: ‘Mid-size’ fashion influencers are fostering body positivity on TikTok
Why this common, but overlooked ‘mid-size’ body type is taking over TikTok Link Copied! On TikTok, the term ‘mid-size fashion’ as been adopted by influencers like Olivia Tierney, who offer fashion advice, body positivity and community for those with a body type that’s often neglected by the fashion industry. 03:43 – Source: CNN
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Amazon Quietly Launched a Fashion Gift Guide, and We Uncovered 30 Cozy and Stylish Pieces Already on Sale
Although Thanksgiving is weeks away, Amazon is already brimming with gift guides to help you get a jump on holiday shopping. If you’re looking to treat loved ones (or yourself) to trendy fashion this year, then you’re in luck. Amazon Fashion’s Holiday Gift Guide is chock-full of stylish, cozy, and majorly marked-down pieces that you…
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Fashion brands sourcing from Bangladesh to see price hike as worker wages increase
<!– –> BGMEA member factories have been advised to increase the prices of their goods following the worker wage increase. Credit: Shutterstock The 56.35% rise in worker wages approved by Bangladesh’s State Minister for Labour yesterday (8 November) is substantially lower than the Tk20,393 ($184.6) that was initially demanded by the worker representative on the…
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Upcycled fashion show in Ghana offers blueprint for the world
To become a Vogue Business Member and receive the Sustainability Edit newsletter, click here. On a makeshift runway in a public park in downtown Accra on 29 October, models donned looks from five emerging designers that merged traditional artistry with contemporary design using textile waste coming from — or pawned off by — the Global North. The Obroni…
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Copenhagen-based Virtuall bags €829k pre-seed to connect fashion brands with the digital generation
Virtuall, a Danish FashionTech startup, has announced a €829k pre-seed funding round to bring fashion brands to virtual spaces. The funding round was led by EIFO (Export and Investment Fund of Denmark), Styleit (Styleit is the FashionTech accelerator of the Italian National Accelerator Network of CDP, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti), and Antler, Europe’s most active…
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Global fashion brands say to raise purchase prices for Bangladesh-made clothes
NEW DELHI, Nov 9 (Reuters) – Global fashion retailers including H&M (HMb.ST) and Gap (GPS.N) are committed to raising purchase prices for Bangladesh-made clothing to help factories there offset higher workers’ wages, a U.S.-based association representing more than 1,000 brands said. Bangladesh is the world’s biggest garments exporter after China. This week, after deadly protests…
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Can a new Tokyo fashion festival revitalise Japan’s retail industry?
To receive the Vogue Business newsletter, sign up here. Though it may not be regarded as one of the big four fashion cities, when it comes to vibrant street style and a dynamic retail scene, Tokyo is the envy of the world. From the packed floors of Shibuya Parco, where racks of Issey Miyake float…
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30 Fashion Pieces From Walmart To Spice Up Your Wardrobe
Promising review: “I couldn’t love this sweater more! I expected it to be super itchy and thin, but it is neither! The length is great, it’s really soft, and I get compliments on it every time I wear it! I’ve never felt compelled to write a review before that wasn’t negative, but anyone looking to…
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Off the wrack: the designer using seaweed to create art and high fashion
Katrín Þorvaldsdóttir’s Reykjavík home is a temple of seaweed. Looped around her neck as jewellery, mounted on the wall in theatrical masks and embedded in intricately woven high-fashion clothing, it is everywhere. But other than a light, sweet seaweed scent drifting through her workshops, the material is not immediately obvious. Some of the objects look…
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The enduring fashion legacy of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy
You can still see her influence in brands such as Tory Burch, Khaite and Jil Sander. Sporty & Rich’s most recent advertising campaign is inspired by Carolyn and John’s paparazzi pics from the 90s. Countless articles are still published about her style. Instagram accounts abound, such as @carolynbessette – which has 54,000 followers – created…