Hearst Magazines Bans Animal Fur Across Editorial and Advertising
Hearst Magazines, publisher of high-profile titles including Harper’s Bazaar, Cosmopolitan and Esquire, has announced it will prohibit the promotion of animal fur across all its editorial content and advertising platforms,…
Mover Tests Biodegradable Sportswear With Underground Experiment in Zurich
Swiss plastic-free sportswear brand Mover Plastic Free Sportswear has demonstrated the biodegradability of its garments by burying them in soil for eight months and then displaying the decomposed pieces in…
From Lab Bench to Mill Floor: How Fiber Innovation Truly Scales
In the global race to develop new, high-performance fibers, from natural and regenerated cellulose to advanced synthetics, the journey from early laboratory ideas to commercial reality is fraught with hidden…
Türkiye joins global push for circular fashion with new initiative
Türkiye has launched a major new circular fashion initiative aimed at transforming its textile and garment industry by building scalable systems to reduce and recycle post-industrial waste, reinforcing its position…
U.S. Apparel Prices Rise, Experts Urge Inflation Caution
U.S. retail apparel prices have continued to rise in recent months, standing out as a pocket of persistent inflation even as headline consumer price growth appears to cool, according to…
Euro area labour costs rise in Q3 as wage pressures persist
Euro area hourly labour costs rose 3.3% in the third quarter of 2025 from a year earlier, while the wider European Union recorded a 3.7% increase, underscoring continued wage pressures…
Bank of England narrowly cuts interest rates
The Bank of England cut interest rates by a quarter point on Wednesday after a closely split vote, citing easing inflation pressures and signs of slack emerging in the labour…
Indonesia textiles seek revival amid growth slowdown
Indonesia’s textile and textile products industry, one of the country’s most labour-intensive manufacturing sectors, is struggling to regain momentum as growth slowed sharply in the third quarter of 2025, underscoring…
‘Forever Chemicals’ in Water Tied to Infant Deaths, Textile and Industrial PFAS Use Under Scrutiny
A newly published peer-reviewed study linking PFAS-contaminated drinking water to sharply higher rates of infant mortality is intensifying scrutiny of industrial chemical use, with direct implications for the global textile…
Mini Garments Owners Community Meet-up 2025 Held Successfully
The Mini Garments Owners Community Meet-up 2025 was held successfully in Dhaka yesterday, bringing together mini and SME garment entrepreneurs from different parts of the country. Organized by the Mini…