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A UK Government-Funded Textiles Circularity Center is Now Open
A Royal College of Art-led consortium opened the Textiles Circularity Center, a U.K. government-funded…
New UK Project to Make Homegrown Linen Jeans
A new U.K. project called Homegrown/Homespun aims to produce linen jeans from locally grown flax and woad.
Why British Fashion Faces Up to 25% US Tariffs
The USTR is hitting back against the U.K. government with proposed retaliatory tariffs on the country's…
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Could a ‘Fashion Czar’ or ‘Garment Trade Adjudicator’ Clean Up the Sector?
A group of MPs urged the U.K. government to name a "garment trade adjudicator" to "stamp out non-compliance"…
US and UK Pause Tariff Feud
On Thursday, 16 years of transatlantic trade tension reached a détente.
MPs Ask ‘Boohoo to Put Its Money Where Its Mouth Is,’ in Letter
In a letter to Boohoo's chairman, Parliament's Environmental Audit Committee pressed for updates and…
Why Boohoo ‘Forced Labor’ Suspicions Beg Broader Questioning
Boohoo and Leicester apparel-makers are under initial investigation by U.S. Customs. What happens next could…
The Consultants: Knowledge is Power for Denim Guru Salli Deighton
Denim consultant Salli Deighton discusses the need for industry-led knowledge sharing and more local…
Wall Street Analysts Bullish on Victoria’s Secret Parent Company
L Brands' stock surged more than 35 percent after the retailer laid out plans to save the company roughly…
Coronavirus Casts Victoria’s Secret UK Into Bankruptcy
Victoria's Secret U.K. has slipped into bankruptcy, which could spell bigger problems for the lingerie…
French Connection Tops New List of Most Discounted Brands
Open or not, looted or not, retailers are heading for a major discounting cycle few will be able to avoid.
BFTT Awards 1.2M Pound Fund to Support Sustainable Growth and Innovation
The program, backed by the Business of Fashion, Textiles and Technology will help 10 U.K brands develop…
UK Warehouse Fire Destroys Materials Used to Make Health-Care Workwear
A devastating blaze at a textile warehouse in England has destroyed vital materials used to make workwear for…
What’s at Stake for Post-Brexit British Fashion
British fashion has been unambiguous in its condemnation of Brexit, with 96 percent of fashion workers voting…