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Where is the system change in the fashion industry?

While reading the Dutch book ‘De mens is een plofkip’ ('Humans are battery chickens'), in which writer and journalist Teun van de Keuken takes a closer look at the food industry, I was repeatedly reminded of the fashion sector. Van de Keuken argues that it is almost impossible to escape the (ultra) processed food that is constantly being thrust...

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News

How does the traditional fashion supply chain work and who is involved?

The background article Everything about the (traditional) supply chain and the core players of the fashion industry explores the traditional supply chain in the fashion industry and its key players. It covers the stages involved in bringing a fashion product to consumers, including design, manufacturing, distribution, and retailing. The core...

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Business

UK Prime Minister underscores value of British fashion

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has personally underscored the importance of the UK’s fashion sector. In a post on LinkedIn, Mr Sunak said the fashion industry employs nearly 900,000 people and contributes 21 billions pounds to the UK economy. The data was published in the ‘Value of the UK Fashion Industry’ report, commissioned by the British...

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Everything about the (traditional) supply chain and the core players of fashion industry

What does the corporate supply chain of the fashion industry look like? Which players are involved and what exactly do they do? In this article, everything about the supply chain is covered. Why do traditional fashion companies that follow the traditional supply chain strategy face a longer lead time and therefore a relatively long production...

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Amid wave of resignations, fashion educators tell of burnout, lack of support and cancel culture

Students today are graduating into an historically unprecedented environment of social and climate unrest amid a once-in-a-century global pandemic. It will have an effect on this generation of young professionals. When Covid struck and classes were taught remotely, academic leaders in fashion schools nationwide focused discussion on the mental...

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Schools

Graduate Fashion Foundation announces new international platform

The Graduate Fashion Foundation (GFF), which supports newly graduated and undergraduate students, has announced a new international platform entitled Graduate Fashion Week International (GFWI). The new platform will first launch in India in October 2022 and it will be supported by the fashion design institute Pearl Academy and Lakme Fashion...

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RetailPress Release

Retail employees reflect on mental health during Covid-19

As October is Mental Health Awareness month, FashionUnited wanted to bring more awareness and transparency to the topic of mental health in the fashion industry by speaking to a former retail manager of River Island and a former sales associate of Hollister to discuss and reflect on what it was like to work in the retail industry during the...

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SchoolsPress Release

Retail employees reflect on mental health during Covid-19

As October is Mental Health Awareness month, FashionUnited wanted to bring more awareness and transparency to the topic of mental health in the fashion industry by speaking to a former retail manager of River Island and a former sales associate of Hollister to discuss and reflect on what it was like to work in the retail industry during the...

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News

Fida announces fashion illustration award winners 2021

Fida, the global online awards to promote fashion illustration and drawing, announced its 2021 award winners this weekend selected from nearly 1000 entries from 101 countries. A shortlist of 100 artists was communicated mid-March from which a quarter became finalists. Competition judges were headed by Fida brand ambassadors, Nuno da Costa,...

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Fashion Featured

Fida announces fashion illustration award winners 2021

Fida, the global online awards to promote fashion illustration and drawing, announced its 2021 award winners this weekend selected from nearly 1000 entries from 101 countries. A shortlist of 100 artists was communicated mid-March from which a quarter became finalists. Competition judges were headed by Fida brand ambassadors, Nuno da Costa,...

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Fashion Featured

Fashion illustrators should be paid more, says FIDA

Fashion illustration is a dynamic form of contemporary image-making with a growing presence on social media, in print and in brand campaigns. But Patrick Morgan, founder of FIDA, the world’s first awards to promote fashion illustration and drawing around the globe, asks, “Could someone please tell me why a photographer should be paid so much...

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BusinessFeatured

Alexander Shumsky: Dissatisfaction with the current fashion system is long overdue

Last week, several statements concerning changes in the global fashion system appeared on the Internet and in the media. The Business of Fashion published the petition #rewiringfashion online, under which, at the time of publication, there were almost 1500 signatures from around the world. Alexander Shumsky is the executive president of the...

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