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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

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

Source Fashion 2026: Championing collaboration to drive sustainable su…

Europe’s premier fashion sourcing show, Source Fashion, is set to double down on the power of collaboration for its upcoming 2026 edition. The event will be held from January 13–15, 2026 at Olympia London. Building on strong existing partnerships with WRAP and Products of Change, and announcin... Read more

Global Sourcing Expo: Offering an unparalleled access to international…

The highly anticipated Global Sourcing Expo is set to return to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Center from November 18, through November 20, 2026. This pivotal event brings together hundreds of leading manufacturers, suppliers, and industry professionals from across the globe, firmly establ... Read more

The Soulful Stitch: Why ‘High-End’ Italian craftsmanship relies on ‘Ha…

A fascinating look into the labor practices of high-end Italian craftsmanship revealed a revolutionary philosophy at the recent 'Italian Fashion Days in India': emotional well-being dictates product quality, and employers must pay a premium for it. While many global manufacturers focus on minimizing... Read more

Italian Fashion CEO Warns: 'Small and Beautiful' is no longer enough f…

The 'Italian Fashion Days in India' (Le Giornate della Moda Italiana nel Mondo), marking a significant new step in the strategic partnership between Italy and India, was held between Oct 28-30. This three-city (New Delhi, Mumbai, and Ahmedabad) initiative, being described as the first of its kind in... Read more

Deloitte’s 2025 findings show how Gen Z is forcing a rethink in fashio…

The fashion industry is entering a generational re-mix. Deloitte’s 2025 Gen Z & Millennial Survey reveals younger consumers who will make up the bulk of tomorrow’s buyers are no longer motivated only by logos or ladder-climbing status they are balancing money, meaning and well-being. That ... Read more

Global Sourcing Hub Descends on Milan: Ready to Show gears up for Febr…

The global fashion sourcing industry is set to converge on Milan once again as READY TO SHOW, the only trade fair in Italy dedicated to the fashion sourcing business, announces its upcoming session from February 21 to 23, 2026, at the Fiera Milano-Rho Exhibition Centre. The event, established in 200... Read more

Blueprint 2030: India’s textile industry charts a $100 bn export missi…

When India’s Ministry of Textiles unveiled its four-point action plan recently, it wasn’t just another policy announcement it was a blueprint for an industry at a crossroads. With textile and apparel exports stagnating at $37.7 billion in FY2024-25, the government’s ambition to nearly tr... Read more

Cheaper Indian yarn threatens Bangladesh’s textile backbone

Bangladesh's yarn and textile manufacturing sector is facing a severe crisis, primarily due to a price gap between locally produced and cheaper imported yarn, particularly from India. This has led to a major slump in domestic sales and is threatening the existence of local textile mills, despite good dome... Read more

Threadbare Peace: Why the US-China textile truce freezes pain instead …

The historic economic understanding between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, reached in Busan last week, may have eased pressure on a few politically sensitive commodities like soybeans and rare earths but for the $350-billion global textile and apparel trade, it has broug... Read more

Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics-Yarn Expo – Autumn Edition 2025 & Cinte Textile

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BRICS+ Fashion Summit/Moscow Fashion Week 2025

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