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The word "fashion" refers to popular trends, especially in the area of clothing. Fashion is an important social factor, but also a major economic one.

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December 14, 2024

Spain: Founder of Mango fashion chain dies in accident

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A woman stands on top of a gigantic garbage mountain of fast fashion clothes in Kenya.

Kenyan influencer fights fast fashion waste reel by reel

Kenyan influencer fights fast fashion waste reel by reel

Social media influencer Janet Chemitei draws attention to textile waste and fashion industry pollution.
Nature and EnvironmentDecember 16, 202405:18 min
People pose for a photograph during a thrift and upcycle show in Accra.

Ghana's designers fight fast fashion waste

Ghana's designers fight fast fashion waste

Hundreds of tons of secondhand clothing end up in Ghana every day. But designers are actively fighting the problem.
Nature and EnvironmentDecember 7, 20249 images
Female worker sews jeans at the Emba convection factory in Malang, East Java, Indonesia

Women in Indonesia's textile industry seek more rights

Women in Indonesia's textile industry seek more rights

Unrealistic targets and power imbalances lead to daily, often unnoticed, struggles for many female workers.
EqualityDecember 5, 2024
Model Clara Holmes

Adaptive fashion for people with disabilities

Adaptive fashion for people with disabilities

A London fashion label creates outfits that can be adapted to any kind of body.
DiversityNovember 29, 202404:54 min
Christopher Akpo adjusts the hood of a red jacket worn by a model.

How a Ghanaian brand became a pioneer in streetwear

How a Ghanaian brand became a pioneer in streetwear

Unisex brand Subwae launched in 2018, when sustainable fashion was still new.
DesignNovember 29, 202404:52 min
A Fashion Designer in a Wheel Chair on the Catwalk

What adaptive fashion is all about

What adaptive fashion is all about

How this differently abled Malawian fashion designer is rocking the runway.
EqualityNovember 20, 202405:38 min
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In the spotlight

An albino fashion model sits in a hanging chair and flips through a magazine in Angola.

Challenging albinism discrimination in Angola

How Angolan Telmo Martins got from marginalized to role model.
Human RightsNovember 10, 202404:59 min
Iranian model Farnoush Hamidian looks directly into the camera under an avenue of trees, Paris.

Farnoush Hamidian uses modeling as a form of protest

For Iranian exile Farnoush Hamidian, her job as a fashion model is a way to protest for women's rights back home.
Human RightsAugust 31, 202404:56 min
A combine harvests cotton in a field in Brazil

Fashion giants linked to deforestation in Brazil

Zara and H&M sell items produced with Brazilian cotton linked to deforestation and land grabbing, says a new report.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 11, 2024
A waste dump with used clothes in Java, Indonesia

Fast fashion: France seeks to slow down wasteful industry

France is working on a new law that is calling for companies to disclose the environmental impact of their products.
BusinessApril 8, 2024
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Foday Dumbuya and his Labrum London Fashion Label

London-based designer Foday Dumbuya brings West African culture and British couture together.
DesignSeptember 26, 202305:36 min
A woman wearing a face mask in a textile factory in Xinjiang

Uyghur rights: Clothing firms under fire over forced labor

Skechers, Zara and several other fashion brands are facing a complaint filed by a group of NGOs in Paris.
BusinessMay 25, 2023
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