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Vestiaire Collective’s fast-fashion ban: clever or counterproductive?

Inside Retail

Last November, international fashion resale platform Vestiare Collective shocked the apparel industry by banning the trade of ‘fast-fashion’ labels. Wone, who joined Vestiaire Collective in March 2020, said the ban underlines Vestiaire Collective’s founding mission – to drive collective change towards a circular fashion economy.

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As spending dips, can fashion rentals help Asos return to profit?

Inside Retail

Jose Antonio Ramos Calamonte, Asos’ CEO, has said he is confident the company will be able to return to sustainable profit and cash generation in the second half of this year and beyond. The post As spending dips, can fashion rentals help Asos return to profit? appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Barneys New York Finds a New Home at Forever 21

Retail TouchPoints

Just in time for New York Fashion Week, the iconic, now defunct luxury department store Barneys New York has made its return to fashion, albeit not in a way that many of the brand’s devotees would have imagined. Fast fashion retailer Forever 21 has released a limited-edition collection featuring the Barneys brand.

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What Europe’s upcoming ban on unsold textiles means for fashion

Inside Retail

Fast fashion has normalised using garments for short periods of time, and throwing them away when trends change, driving an unsustainable pattern of overproduction and overconsumption. It envisions that fast fashion will be out of fashion, and that economically profitable re-use and repair services will be widely available.

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Fashion and retail are ripe for disruption: The promise of generative AI 

Inside Retail

According to Sarah Neill, CEO and founder of Mys Tyler , the world of fashion has been ripe for disruption for a long time now. It will enable a more curated experience, more enticing product descriptions, and managing expectations so that items are not returned in the shopping experience.

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How retailers are tackling textile waste as Aussies overconsume

Inside Retail

Amid the rise of fast fashion and social media platforms accelerating consumptive behaviour, it appears that many Australians aren’t wearing or re-wearing the clothes they purchase. This was highlighted by the Fashion Resale Report from online retailer Reluv and Monash University. Consumer behaviours will also inevitably change.

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The collapse and rebirth of UK fashion giant Missguided

Inside Retail

Boasting a large selection of everything from ultra-affordable party dresses to £1 bikinis, this fast fashion e-tailer was the preferred choice of the Love Island cast and everyone who wanted to be on the show or wished to look like those on the show. The group also announced that Passi would be returning as CEO of the company.

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