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Protest Sportswear FW25/26: Adult & kids collections

Women collection Workwear meets wilderness Heritage Nordic workwear makes a modern comeback through durable denim-inspired sets like the PRTGEA snow jacket and the PRTAdan salopette. These rugged yet stylish pieces reflect the balance between functionality and fashion. Anorak lovers will find new favorites in the PRTVIPER and PRTFALL, while...

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LA wholesaler Ambiance Apparel becomes centre of ICE raids

A Los Angeles clothing wholesaler has found itself at the centre of an immigration crackdown that has sparked riots and protests across the city. Ambiance Apparel was among the targets of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers on June 6, triggering four days of unrest in LA, which escalated upon US president Donald Trump’s decision...

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Zara’s 50th birthday becomes day of protest for Inditex employees

To mark the 50th anniversary of Zara, employees from various fashion chains owned by the Spanish Zara parent company Inditex took to the streets in La Coruña, Spain. They protested against what they see as a “gradual” reduction of their labour rights by the company's management. The group is publicly accused of deliberately disadvantaging sales...

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Naked demos and plucked goats: A fashion month of protests, a rundown of all the outcry

Fashion and clothing has always been a medium of protest. For decades, both designers and consumers have used their dress sense to determine what message they want to portray to the outside world. This has also rang true on the runway, where brands have leveraged the global platform to make political or societal statements on a current issue in...

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Protesters ransack H&M stores in South Africa over racist hoodie

London - H&M was forced to temporarily closed all of its stores in South Africa on Saturday after several protests turned violent. Protesters from Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) ransacked and destroyed six H&M stores in reaction to a racist advertisement from the fashion retailer which featured a black boy wearing a hoodie bearing the slogan...

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The truth of what American Apparel workers really think about their new CEO...

London - Arguably becoming the industry's most well-followed (and documented) soap opera, the relationship between American Apparel's CEO Paula Schneider and its workers has come to a head - her head on a piñata, which was smashed apart during a demonstration in front of the company's LA head office last week. As American Apparel struggles to...