Here are the top stories on Just Style this week:
Can seasonless fashion make it mainstream?
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The fashion calendar is traditionally split into four seasons: spring/summer; autumn/winter or fall; resort and pre-fall. But the lines are becoming increasingly blurred, with some suggesting fashion is moving into a “seasonless” genre. Hannah Abdulla reports.
US clothing imports in August see Pakistan shine
The relevance of Pakistan as an apparel sourcing hub is fast becoming evident when we look at the latest set of import data published by the US Department of Commerce’s Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA), but despite the pandemic severely pressuring supply chains reliant on China, the sourcing giant is holding firmly on to its title as top clothing supplier to the US.
Debenhams marketplace launches under Boohoo ownership
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By GlobalDataDebenhams is launching in an online marketplace format following its takeover by Boohoo earlier this year.
Exclusive: H&M Group and Ikea share safe recycled textiles research
Just Style speaks exclusively to H&M and Ikea to find out how a large-scale collaborative study on the challenges of chemical contamination within recycled textiles could affect the wider apparel industry.
Higher cotton production, vigorous trade expected in 2021/22
Although world cotton production is expected to increase by 6% in 2021/22, the estimate of 25.7m tonnes is still lower than it was pre-pandemic.
Success for Sri Lanka clothing sector’s Covid-19 policies
A successful Sri Lanka Covid-19 apparel-sector worker vaccination programme – where over 90% of its employees have been jabbed with a single dose and 70% double-jabbed since June to date – has helped drive its clothing export sales.
Gap Inc on track with renewable energy targets
US specialty clothing retailer Gap Inc says it is on track to meet its goal of sourcing 100% renewable energy by 2030 for globally owned and operated facilities.
