How fashion benefits from on-demand manufacturing

For the fashion world, 2020 forever changed the landscape of the industry. Supply chains were disrupted, established retailers closed their...

Regional flows still shape fabric & apparel trade

Textiles and apparel might be a global industry, but the latest statistics show trade patterns remain largely regional. However, changes are...

Improving fashion sustainability is a team effort

Consumer expectations of socially responsible fashion are at a high but there’s a long way to go for fashion to become truly sustainable. Me...

Myanmar's several crises show way to better jobs

Myanmar today resembles Romania 30 years ago, when the country swerved at the last possible moment from potential catastrophe to a more pros...

Uncertainty shrouds Myanmar's clothing industry

Clothing industry executives and experts within Myanmar have warned that the country's apparel sector is already suffering because of the 1...

Fashion education needs a data skills shake-up

A new study is calling for a rethink of fashion education to ensure students are equipped with the data science and data analysis skills nee...

Myanmar and the pending revolt of the "road warriors" 17 Feb 21

Apparel "road warriors" look at the coup in Myanmar and suspect a situation that may be slow to resolve. They also anticipate that prospects are starting to fade.

From Field to Shelf – The good and the bad of globalisation 16 Feb 21

If there's anything globalisation has taught us, it's that countries tend to import each other's problems, says industry consultant Robert Antoshak. For instance, forced labour in China ends up in the cotton unwittingly bought by so many consumers in the west. Then there's the myth of sustainability...

Broken retail model pushes apparel suppliers to breaking point

Leonie Barrie

It has taken Sanjeev Mahtani 30 years to build Must Garment Corporation, but just a matter of months for his lifetime's work to come crashing down. As he tries to pick up the pieces of his manufacturing business, he tells just-style why he fears for the future of apparel suppliers – and the millions of workers they employ.

Ciel Textile CEO puts Mauritius maker on post-Covid path

Villen Anganan

Eric Dorchies was appointed CEO at Mauritius based Ciel Textile Ltd last July, at a moment when his country's important clothing and textile sector was struggling hard against the impact of Covid-19. It has not been an easy start to his job, but as he tells just-style, the company is already working on plans to recover from the pandemic.

Fashion-Enter on a mission to boost made in Britain

Beth Wright

Skills training provider and manufacturer Fashion-Enter is gearing up for a busy year, with plans to lead a new fashion academy in Leicester, open a similar site in Wales, and explore the potential of a Foundation to help young people with mental health issues – all while continuing to navigate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit. Speaking exclusively to just-style, director Jenny Holloway outlines her plans for 2021 and explains why it's so crucial to bridge the fashion skills gap in the UK.