The New Core Competency: How sustainability and advanced fabrics are d…
The SportTech Pavilion at Techtextil India, hosted by Concepts N Strategies, concluded with a unanimous declaration: for India to successfully execute its "Premium Mandate" and move "Beyond CMT," technical textile innovation and radical sustainability are non-negotiable. The future of Indian activewear reli... Read more
New EU import rules set to raise prices for Shein and Temu, boosting E…
Europe’s fashion and textile scenario is on the verge of its most consequential structural shift in over a decade. The European Union’s plan to abolish the €150 de minimis customs exemption for non-EU e-commerce imports, now fast-tracked for implementation by early 2026 is ready to ... Read more
Global apparel trade rebalances in 2025 as Europe rises, Asia stumbles…
As the global apparel economy enters the final quarter of 2025, trade flows across major markets reveal a sector facing contradictory currents, some markets still soft from inflation-linked demand fatigue, while others rise on renewed consumer confidence and resilient supply chains. Wazir Advisors’ ... Read more
Tariffs, turbulence and tenacity, India’s textile sector finds new str…
India’s textile and apparel export sector is showing a remarkable capacity to adapt and thrive in one of the most turbulent global trade environments in recent years. From punitive US tariff shocks to unpredictable demand cycles across international markets, the sector’s first-half performance... Read more
Profit with Purpose: Inside the 35% margin boom in upcycled fashion wh…
The secondhand wholesale sector, once seen as the back end of fashion, is now leading a quiet revolution, one that blends sustainability, technology, and profit. A new white paper, ‘The Financial Impact of Upcycling and Value-Added Services on Secondhand Wholesalers in 2025’, reveals how upcyc... Read more
Inside Lululemon’s toughest year, tariffs, trend misses, and the fight…
For over a decade, Lululemon Athletica embodied everything the premium athleisure revolution stood for technical mastery, community-driven branding, and an almost cult-like customer following. Its rise was clean and uninterrupted, a masterclass in premium positioning. But 2025 has delivered an uncomfortab... Read more
India's new ‘Labour Codes’ weave global compliance into apparel export…
The full implementation of India's four consolidated Labour Codes (The Code on Wages, The Industrial Relations Code, The Code on Social Security, and The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code) marks a strategic overhaul of the country’s industrial framework, particularly bene... Read more
Cotton’s fragile comeback, how the US-China truce is redrawing global …
When Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping announced a fragile peace in Busan last week, most of the attention in financial circles revolved around soybeans, chips, and rare earths. But beneath the surface, the most immediate tremor was felt in the world’s oldest commodity trade, cotton. The... Read more
Q3 Lyst Index reveals a turning point, Saint Laurent rises, Loewe slum…
In a fashion industry often driven by noise viral micro-trends, rapid-fire drops, and overstated marketing the third quarter of 2025 delivered a surprising truth: quiet power is winning. Lyst’s Q3 Index, the global barometer of what consumers are searching, buying, and obsessing over, has crowned Sa... Read more
Fashion’s Next Playbook: Leaders at WWD summit push for radical transf…
On October 29 and 30, the marble halls of Cipriani South Street became the nerve center of a global fashion industry at an inflection point. At the annual ‘WWD Apparel & Retail CEO Summit’, executives from the world’s most influential brands gathered against a backdrop of economic vo... Read more
Tariff turbulence spurs transformation in India’s textile value chain
When the US announced a sweeping 50 per cent tariff on Indian textile and apparel imports, the shockwaves reverberated across India’s factory floors and policy circles alike. The move, ostensibly aimed at protecting American manufacturing threatened to upend a sector that employs over 45 million peo... Read more
A Punishing Paradox: Is Made in America unravelling the US textile ind…
The Make America Great Again (MAGA) is initiative aimed at breathing new life into US manufacturing, but its impact on the textile and apparel sector has created a stark paradox. While the industry is innovating and shifting towards high-tech production, the very trade policies intended to protect it are ... Read more
QCO rollback and export boost, the two-step formula powering India’s t…
November 12, 2025, could go down as a watershed date in India’s textile history. In a single day, the government announced two transformative measures, a decisive rollback of Quality Control Orders (QCOs) on key man-made fibre (MMF) inputs and the approval of a massive Rs 45,060 crore export promoti... Read more
Cotton's Comeback: Brazil's blueprint for a natural fiber renaissance
The global textile industry operates on an assumption: natural fibers are nearing their ceiling of growth, with future demand almost exclusively reserved for synthetic and artificial alternatives. This narrative of stagnation was directly challenged by Marcelo Duarte Monteiro, representing the Brazilian C... Read more
Fashion’s new equation, profits meet planetary limits at Lisbon’s Text…
The Textile Exchange Conference 2025, held under the theme ‘Shifting Landscapes’, marked more than another industry meet-up; it was a defining moment for global fashion’s sustainability movement. Over five days from October 13 to 17, over 1,200 leaders from regenerative farmers to ... Read more
India Scraps QCOs on Polyester, Polyester Fibre: A level playing field…
In a major policy reversal, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, through a notification in the Gazette of India dated November 12, 2025, has immediately rescinded multiple Quality Control Orders (QCOs) covering the entire polyester value chain, from raw materials to various types of yarn. The resciss... Read more
Is secondhand fashion the new fast fashion?
The fashion industry has long touted secondhand shopping as a silver bullet for sustainability, a movement that redefines style through reuse, reduces waste, and curbs overproduction. But a new US study, ‘Secondhand Fashion: Solution or New Illusion?’ by researchers Meital Peleg Mizrachi... Read more
Paris Pushes 'Green Shield': Mandating transparency to outflank fast fashio…
The French fashion industry faces a challenging 2026, anticipating flat sales amidst ... Read more
Zara double down on 'Phygital' monolith, opens flagship in Barcelona
Zara's launch of a sprawling 7,200 sq. meter flagship on Barcelona's Paseo de Gracia ... Read more
India: Tiruppur’s carbon-negative strategy drives 22% export surge
The net-zero industrial design championed by individual units is now transforming the... Read more
USA: The unseen 33% growth in value apparel
While broad retail data reflects caution (with some clothing categories posting negat... Read more
EU textile, clothing industry sounds alarm as imports surge, production slu…
Europe’s textile and clothing industry, a vital ecosystem comprising roughly 20... Read more
Sri Lanka apparel exports sustain momentum amidst October headwinds
Sri Lanka’s apparel and made-up articles sector demonstrated resilience, record... Read more
Fashion for Good unveils blueprint to decarbonize textile manufacturing
Fashion for Good announced a major step toward sustainable fashion on November ... Read more
EU’s end of the €150 duty shield hits fast-fashion margins hard
The European apparel and textile sector is bracing for mandatory price increases foll... Read more
Heimtextil 2026: Patricia Urquiola's 'among-all' fuses AI, circular design,…
Renowned designer Patricia Urquiola is set to present a completely new and imme... Read more
Vietnam Targets $46 Billion Textile Exports: The sustainability mandate
Vietnam's textile and garment sector, the world's third-largest exporter behind China... Read more
EU’s end of the €150 duty shield hits fast-fashion margins hard
The European apparel and textile sector is bracing for mandatory price increases foll... Read more
Heimtextil 2026: Patricia Urquiola's 'among-all' fuses AI, circular design,…
Renowned designer Patricia Urquiola is set to present a completely new and imme... Read more
Vietnam Targets $46 Billion Textile Exports: The sustainability mandate
Vietnam's textile and garment sector, the world's third-largest exporter behind China... Read more
Lululemon's New SoHo Flagship: A blueprint for retail's future
Lululemon's new 17,000-square-foot flagship store in New York City's highly competiti... Read more
Monki closes all physical stores, embraces ‘Digital-First’ future
The youth-focused fashion brand Monki, part of the H&M Group, is making a decisiv... Read more
H&M's Portfolio Overhaul: 190 store closures mark aggressive retail dow…
H&M Group is executing a major strategic overhaul, prioritizing the quality and p... Read more
Cotton Diplomacy: India paves way for Afghan textile resurgence
India is aggressively repositioning its economic engagement with Afghanistan, zeroing... Read more
Prada heir targets Versace's 'untapped' Billion-Dollar potential
The Prada Group is accelerating its most significant strategic move in its 112-year h... Read more
UK High- Street secures major win as e-commerce import loophole closes
The highly anticipated overhaul of Britain's import system is set to reshape the comp... Read more
Levi's AI Superagent to revolutionize Denim-to-DTC strategy
Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co.), the nearly 175-year-old denim pioneer, is forgin... Read more
Premium sock pioneer Stance becomes Marquee's launchpad for global activewe…
Brand management powerhouse Marquee Brands has announced the acquisition of Stance, t... Read more
Topshop prepares transition to physical, aggressively targeting new markets
Topshop, the iconic British youth fashion brand founded in 1964, is slated for a majo... Read more
India announces capital infusion to support textile, apparel exports
The Government of India is set to immediately trigger the $2.81 billion Export Missio... Read more