STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Swedish online second-hand shop Sellpy, which is majority-owned by fashion giant H&M, has launched in Germany in a first step outside its home market as it bets on shoppers trending towards more sustainable consumption. The start-up handles the entire sales process from picking up the goods from sellers’ homes, to photographing, selling […]
The BoF Podcast: Rick Owens on Why Fashion Shows Aren’t Going Away
To subscribe to the BoF Podcast, please follow this link. LONDON, United Kingdom — “This is science’s moment… so my responsibility was to study as much as I could so when my turn to contribute came I would be ready,” Rick Owens told BoF Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks in the latest episode of the BoF Podcast. “I’m […]
When It Comes to Social and Environmental Transparency, Fashion Continues to Fall Short
LONDON, United Kingdom — Fashion’s annual transparency scorecard comes at a timely moment this year. The financial fallout from efforts to contain Covid-19 have ripped through fashion’s supply chains in a stark reminder of the long-standing problems buried in the industry’s opaque and convoluted manufacturing base. Since the pandemic forced high streets and malls across […]
What to Do With All That Excess Inventory
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — You know the fashion industry has an inventory problem when even Danish “it” label Ganni is scrambling to offload piles of unsold clothes. The brand’s clothes and accessories normally fly off the shelves at luxury department stores, whose customers see a $400 Ganni dress as the key to completing their accessible yet […]
Allbirds Looks Beyond Covid-19 Crisis with Carbon Calorie Count
LONDON, United Kingdom — For the last year, Allbirds has been working towards full transparency on the carbon footprint of every major product the company makes. It’s an initiative that a month or so ago would have been a buzzy addition to the growing conversation around fashion’s climate impact. Then Covid-19 hit. Consumers stuck at […]