CMA INVESTIGATES SUSTAINABILITY CLAIMS Stephen Sidkin, a partner at London law firm, Fox Williams, has a warning for fashion brands. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is currently investigating the sustainability claims made by fashion businesses in the UK. Earlier this month, the CMA published its advice to the government
What is luxury? They made us believe that it was the rare, the expensive, the exclusive, everything that seemed unattainable… Now we realise that luxury was those little things that we did not know how to value when we had them and now that they are gone, we miss them
Changing Attitudes Consumer attitudes towards buying and wearing second-hand clothing have changed dramatically in recent years. A 2018 study found that that 64% of women are happy to buy second-hand clothing compared to 45% just two years earlier. It is predicted that by 2028, 13% of the clothing in a
Trump’s Executive Order Bans TikTok and WeChat Western luxury fashion brands depend on Chinese social media platforms such as Tik Tok and WeChat for sales, advertising and communication. Donald Trump has signed two executive orders that will ban Chinese social media behemoths TikTok, owned by ByteDance, and WeChat, owned by
Burberry’s COVID-19 Efforts Burberry has been proactive in its strategy to fight against Covid-19 by supporting relief efforts during the pandemic. Burberry CEO, Marco Gobbetti, along with the entire board of directors, took a voluntary 20 percent reduction in their base salaries between April and June 2020. The money from
Make it British: Manufacturing and Buying British Make it British is a fashion initiative founded by former Marks & Spencer employee, Kate Hills, in 2011. The venture started as a blog aimed at assisting British brands with keeping their manufacturing on home-grown soil. Since its inception, Make it British has