Old is in — and the resale market is booming. Luxury bags are flying off virtual shelves in seconds, and Gen Z are factoring resale value into every purchase. But is resale really slow fashion, or just a guilt-free way of buying more? This week’s explainer breaks down...
Cherry red, lavender blue, lime… We all want to wear the AW25 colours − but at what cost? Anyone who has watched the 2006 film about high-fashion publishing, The Devil Wears Prada, will know about the power of colour in fashion. Colour evokes a wide range of emotions...
Right now, the fashion system follows a linear path: take, make, waste. This system needs to change by closing the loop instead, and making it circular? South Africa has the potential to build a thriving circular fashion economy, but there are barriers to overcome....
Everyone is in a state of shock at the trade war that has broken out after the US introduced new tariffs to penalise countries that export more goods and services to the US than they import from the US. It’s been a week of chaos in the markets and deep uncertainty...
Since the 1990s, fast fashion has enabled everyday people to buy the latest catwalk trends. But the sheer volume of garments being whipped up, sold and soon discarded is contributing to a global sustainability crisis. Now, just when the fashion industry should be...
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