The keffiyeh explained: How this scarf became a Palestinian national symbol

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By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, three Palestinian college students were shot in Vermont, two of them while wearing keffiyehs, in a crime their families have said was “fueled by hate.” Although keffiyehs are worn across the Middle East, in recent decades they have come to be identified in particular

Gucci staff strike over plans to relocate to Milan

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Writing on its website last week, the union said the move “conceals the desire to soon cease all activity in Rome.” A later post was accompanied by photos from Monday’s demonstration in Rome, where protesters held placards with messages including “Gucci cuts but doesn’t sew.”

Thrill of the Find: At DaisyAge, what’s old is new again

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Sandra Sharp has been a collector of clothes through the decades, selling her finds online via Etsy for many years. Regularly rooting through staple and statement pieces of the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s at estate sales and flea markets, she has had trouble choosing a favorite time or style—handpicking a little bit of everything from […]

How Fast, Cheap Fashion Is Polluting the Planet: QuickTake

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The business model known as fast fashion has proved wildly successful. Apparel makers churn out new styles on an ever-shorter cycle, offering them at prices so low that consumers buy more and more items, sometimes getting only a few wears out of them. But there’s a dark side: The boom in the production of garments has increased carbon emissions and other ecological harms, and generated enormous clothing waste.

Dressing sustainably: Combatting the dangers of fast fashion

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The fast fashion industry is a hidden danger to the environment, as not enough people are truly aware of just how much waste it produces. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Americans generate 16 million tons of textile waste annually — 62.5% of which is sent directly to landfill

Runway renegade

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TaMyah Jordan aspires to revolutionize the fashion industry with a cutting-edge clothing line tailored for those, much like herself, who are conquering disabilities with style and flair.

Fashion Rewind: The rise of 1970s and 1980s clothing styles

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The world of fashion is often a cyclical one, with trends from the past resurfacing to captivate new generations. Lately, there has been a pronounced return of clothing trends from the 1970s and 1980s, giving rise to a sense of nostalgia and a unique fashion fusion. Retro fashion was filled with bold statements and staple…

Wion Business Wrap | China’s economic woes, Argentinians ‘ preference for used clothing, and more

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WION’s Business Desk brings you this daily round up of global stories from the world of business and economy. 

India’s retail inflation hits four-month low in October, nearing RBI’s target 

India’s retail inflation experienced a downturn in October, reaching a four-month low and moving closer to the central bank’s targeted 4 per cent, a level deemed necessary before considering interest rate reductions

UThrift Campus org makes progress against rapid fashion.

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In the fight against fast fashion, campus organization UThrift offers UM students much-needed financial relief to stay trendy on a budget. Students can trade lightly used items like clothing, accessories, shoes and even books in exchange for second-hand items. The club’s pop-up outside the Shalala Student Center has become a permanent fixture every Wednesday. With

Veder: The attire

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‘As women, we spend a lot of time standing in front of our closets, scratching our heads trying to piece together items in our wardrobe that will serve our purpose for who we need to be on that particular day,’ Jessie Veeder writes. ‘Because in our daily lives, just as like our outfits, we rarely are asked to serve one purpose.’

Apparel industry outlook: Upcoming trends and market growth

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As per CMAI’s research undertaken in 2019 across nearly 85,000 households spread over the entire country, the domestic consumption of apparel excluding women’s innerwear and winter clothing was to the tune of INR 5.30 lakh crores. Add to that the estimated consumption of women’s innerwear and winter wear of INR 1.50 lakh crores, and the size of the Indian apparel market would be INR 6.80 lakh crores.

Cutting back on spending and waste, one stitch at a time

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TORONTO — Mending clothes was a regular part of growing up for Anna-Marie Janzen, who started to learn the craft at age three from her grandmother. “That was just kind of like, of course, that’s what you do, put it in the mending pile,” she said.  “It’s just another part of taking care of your […]

Carter King ’24, costume designer

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In his four years, Carter King ’24 has worked on 13 Yale productions and is currently designing costumes for the December 2023 production of the Shakespearian-inspired opera, “The Fairy Queen.”

Fashion, fun benefit local nonprofits

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When Edna Mendoza, co-owner of clothing boutique Apricot Lane, sees her customers in her shop’s clothing, it makes her happy. So, she’s especially looking forward to seeing her garments being