As 2025 comes to a close, Just Style has spoken with some of the most influential voices shaping the global fashion industry. From tariffs and sourcing disruptions to sustainability and innovation, these interviews reveal how brands, manufacturers, and policymakers are navigating a rapidly changing landscape and preparing for the challenges ahead.
Reconomy: Embrace eco modulation as it rewards better fashion design
The Extended Producer Responsibility development director at Reconomy tells Just Style eco modulation will be transformative for fashion brands as it provides a guidebook for how to rethink processes and create more sustainable designs.
H&M: Europe is still taking fashion sustainability seriously
H&M's head of public affairs and sustainability region North Europe, Marcus Hartmann tells Just Style there is still momentum for fashion sustainability in Northern Europe irrespective of the EU's recent back and forth on ESG legislation.
İHKİB VP: Türkiye will ‘catch-up’ on fashion exports in 2026
Istanbul Apparel Exporters' Association (İHKİB) vice president tells Just Style Türkiye's fashion sector will overcome the global economy's shrinkage in 2026 and its fashion trade fair IFCO will display Türkiye's complete fashion sourcing offer.
TAL Apparel CEO Roger Lee: Covid was the lesson we all needed
Roger Lee, CEO of global garment manufacturer TAL Apparel, says the company and the wider industry supply chain are well-positioned to navigate tariff disruption, thanks to measures that started to come into play when Covid hit.
Epic: Decarbonisation is fashion sector luxury, heat mitigation is essential
Epic Group's sustainability lead Dr Vidhura Ralapanawe is creating eco factories for the future that mitigate heat stress for workers, but admits the wider fashion industry is falling further behind on sustainability targets.
How India’s fashion, textile sector is growing despite US tariffs
In an exclusive interview, India's Ministry of Textiles secretary Neelam Shami Rao explains India is in dialogue over US tariffs but sees global growth potential for its man-made fibres in both performance wear and industrial applications.
Fashion Enter CEO: Leicester textile makers have everything but the chance
Leicester's textile supply chain needs to be revisited, although under a different lens than the scandal-tainted one, as UK brands and retailers are missing a valuable opportunity, Fashion Enter CEO Jenny Holloway tells Just Style.
Lever Style’s Szeto: China fashion sourcing still makes sense for Europe
Lever Style's executive chairman Stanley Szeto is keen to take his pan-Asia apparel production platform global, however he says China production will never disappear with some customers ramping up sourcing from the region.
Source Fashion director: Event traffic fuelled by brands desperate to de-risk
Source Fashion's event director, Suzanne Ellingham offers her take on what is driving record growth of the show after the latest edition boasted a 51% year-on-year increase in total footfall.
Cascale CEO: Fashion sustainability will be vital long after tariffs pass
The CEO of global non-profit sustainability alliance Cascale says tariff uncertainty is no excuse for fashion brands to take the foot off the accelerator when it comes to tackling climate change.
IHKIB president: Turkiye in dialogue with US, eyes UK growth
Istanbul Textile and Apparel Exporter Association (IHKIB) president tells Just Style Türkiye is keen to enhance its preferential access to the US market and hopes to become a top two fashion supplier to the UK in future.
ASCM chief: Tariffs’ arbitrage ‘won’t benefit most organisations today’
Businesses will see margins squeezed as a result of Trump's tariffs and are lacking clear guidance, according to the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM)'s CEO Abe Eshkenazi.
SPESA president: Texprocess Americas 2025 will help navigate new US tariffs
Sewn Products Equipment & Suppliers of the Americas (SPESA) president Michael McDonald says Texprocess Americas 2025 will bring supply chain, technology and tariff experts together to help the fashion sector "prepare for the unpreparable".
Worldly’s words of wisdom as fashion sector preps for California green act
California has tabled its own version of the EU's sustainability reporting rules and legislation and Worldly EVP of Growth says fashion firms would be wise to pay attention as this is only a sign of things to come in future.
Lever Style’s Szeto: Excess inventory is what kills fashion brands
Lever Style reported a 10% increase in FY24 company earnings despite a challenging backdrop with its executive chairman suggesting adaptability, digitalisation, and reduced order sizes will all be critical to the success of its fashion brand clients in 2025.
Source Fashion sourcing boss: Global crisis breeds opportunity for fashion
Source Fashion's sourcing director Suzanne Ellingham tells Just Style the world has never been as volatile as it is today but it does provide an opportunity to repair and foster new fashion supplier relationships.
IHKIB vice chairman: Türkiye’s fashion sector is ready for anything
The vice chairman of Istanbul Apparel Exporters' Association (IHKIB) Mustafa Paşahan tells Just Style about the impact of inflation, tariffs and US president Donald Trump on Türkiye's fashion sector.
Fashion Enter: Fashion’s return to Leicester, UK sourcing ‘inevitable’
Fashion Enter Ltd's CEO Jenny Holloway, who is busy preparing for the second edition of the Leicester Makes trade show, reveals a major retailer is now sourcing from the region that could change the game for UK manufacturing.
Youngone eyes new destinations for fashion supply chain success
The founder of global fashion manufacturer Youngone Corporation tells Just Style he will be investing in four new fashion sourcing hotspots over the next five years, but he remains concerned about the world's fragmented fashion supply chain.
Reju CEO: Stars will align on textile recycling in 2027
The CEO of material regeneration firm Reju tells Just Style there's been a lot of talk in the world of textile recycling, and very little "build," but he is optimistic that by 2027 his company alongside others will be ready to make a "big impact"
