manufacturing
Garment District Rezoning Goes Forward With City Council Approval
Approved by the City Council, the act will make the neighborhood more of a mixed-use area while maintaining…
10 Green-Minded Designers Discuss Fabrics
Designers singled out some of their favorite fabrics as being linen, Eco Drape and locally sourced wool.
Ones to Watch: Maggie Marilyn
Working with suppliers to turn excess Maggie Marilyn fabric and unsold garments back into new fabric is one…
Buccellati Opens Silverware Plant
Located in Zola Predosa, Italy, the manufacturing plant is a relocation of Buccellati's former production hub…
Findings Suppliers Take the Lead in Cost, Waste Cuts
Changes to the materials and production processes of apparel trim and fasteners reduce waste, lower cost and…
Jeanine Ballone Joins Fashion 4 Development to Champion Sustainability
The former PVH executive is dedicated to sharing her knowledge of sustainable resources and searching for new…
Massive Manufacturing Talent Shortage is Leaving Millions of Jobs Unfilled, Deloitte Says
Trump's tariffs may be designed to improve American manufacturing, but if there are no workers, there's…
Rebecca Minkoff and Gary Wassner Talk Sustainability, Diversity, Pop-ups
Testing pop-up locations and crowdsourcing design with select shoppers are two strategies Rebecca Minkoff…
IDB Bank Holds U.S.-China Tariff Panel for Apparel Industry
IDB Bank held a panel Monday night on the U.S. and China trade war, spotlighting apparel and footwear…
Sustainability-Focused Site Market45 Prepares to Launch
The platform will be an offshoot of Factory45, a program meant to help entrepreneurs start sustainable and…
Inaugural ‘Change Fashion’ Event to Focus on Improving Environmentalism
An estimated $500 billion worth of clothing that is barely worn and rarely recycled is lost annually.
Gilmar Group, Vivetta Sign Licensing Agreement
The collaboration between the two companies will kick off with the pre-fall 2019 season.
Zero + Maria Cornejo Creates Sustainability-Focused Capsule Collection for Barneys New York
Cornejo aims to inform shoppers about the upsides of sustainability with the capsule collection.
U.S. Manufacturing Improvement at Odds With Global Weakness
Global trade protectionism boosting geopolitical worries; Majority of country manufacturing indexes slowed…
FIT Panelists Suggest Fighting Fast Fashion in the Name of Sustainability
Speakers stressed the need for consumers and manufacturers to improve their consumption practices.