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Trademark Infringement, Greenwashing Kept the Courts Busy in 2022

Fast-fashion giant Shein was targeted repeatedly for IP theft, while H&M was taken to task for its…

Bank for Truckers: An Idea Once Scoffed at Finds Success

Triumph Bancorp celebrates more than a dozen years of representing the most vulnerable independent…

Nike Gender Lawsuit: What No One’s Really Talking About

A recent ruling by an Oregon judge was hailed as a victory for Nike, but perhaps the sneaker giant should…

CFDA Fetes 60 Years With Launch Into the Metaverse

"Fashioning the Shades of American Design" is now available on metaverse platform The Sandbox

Did H&M ‘Love Itself’ by Caving into Justin Bieber?

'What happens to the shirts? 'RE:BE for the holidays?' Are we down-cycling them?" said sustainability expert…

Cops Score Big Wins Against Robbers This Holiday

Arrests penetrating organized retail crime abound, but shoplifting still plagues stores big and small.

Here’s How Walmart Struck Back at Patagonia’s Lawsuit

America's biggest retailer defiant as it admits shirts look alike, but makes affirmative defenses citing free…

Justin Bieber Just Created a PR Nightmare for H&M

The "Love Yourself" singer urged his 270 million Instagram followers not to purchase "trash" H&M merch…

After Kyrie and Kanye Catastrophes, Celebrity Endorsements Ripe for Review

It's hard to imagine a worse sponsorship outcome than what happened to Nike on Dec. 7, 2022, a day that will…

Prosecutors Explain $1.2 Million Fine on Rihanna’s Lingerie Disruptor

California's CART program targets businesses that do not reveal automatic charges 'clearly and conspicuously.'

H&M’s Brooklyn Boutique Offers First Look at New Metaverse Launch

H&M offers a curated preview of the Innovation Metaverse Design Story fashion collection at the popup…

Metaverse Fashion Still in the ‘iPod Era’, MNTGE Founders Say

"This is new terrain, the Wild West," co-founder and Snoop Dogg whisperer Nick Adler said.

What FTC’s Green Guides Review Means for Fashion

With "greenwashing" among the newest Webster's dictionary entrants, legal experts suggest lawsuits over murky…

Yeezy Alum Explains How $6M Startup FCTRY LAb Will Put Nike on Notice

Omar Bailey, who hosts the footwear industry podcast called 'Kicks Factory,' started his first sneaker line…

Will NBA Stars Hoop in Vegan Leather Sneakers Someday? This CEO Is Betting on it

One-year-old Grounded People uses microfiber, recycled cotton and nanoflash technology to make vegan leather…