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Diesel Names K Pop Star Hoshi Brand Ambassador
Diesel is expanding its network of brand ambassadors.Denim Fashion at 2024 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards The Italian denim label named Hoshi, a member of the K-pop band Seventeen, brand ambassador for the APAC market. The 28-year-old is the band’s lead vocalist and main dancer. “As a global K-pop icon, Hoshi’s charisma, self-confidence and freedom of expression reinforces the Diesel ethos. Diesel’s energy and message are strengthened through this partnership,” the brand stated. Hoshi and Diesel have been building a relationship since the beginning of 2024. He attended Diesel’s Fall/Winter 2024 runway show in February and the Diesel Shibuya opening in May. “I am happy...
When the Weather is Bad, You Can Still Look Good
As most locals can anecdotally attest, last September was the wettest fall month New York City has seen in more than 150 years, raining 14 out of the 30 days, according to Spectrum News, amounting to three times the amount of precipitation typically seen in the month.KZ_K Studio Celebrates 15 Years With Ambercycle Collab All told, it rained 115 days in NYC in 2023 per U.S. Climate Data. With all that gloom as a backdrop, Kristen Fox argues it’s time to make rainwear chic. “One of my slogans is ‘fashion meets function’ because there was nothing on the market that was both,”...
QIMA: Global Procurement is Climbing, Reflecting Growing Consumer Optimism
In a reflection of increased optimism from Western brands and shoppers, global procurement is climbing. But the supply side of the equation is see-sawing, with some markets trending up and others down, according to QIMA’s Q3 2024 Barometer.UFLPA Enforcement Efforts Must Address Labor Transfer Schemes The quality control and compliance firm released a report this week showing that brands and retailers are finally restocking after subdued sales in 2023. While this has been a boon to manufacturing locales like Vietnam, Bangladesh and India, which needed a business revival, some markets that showed strength last year, like Indonesia and Cambodia, are backsliding. According...
UFLPA Enforcement Efforts Must Address Labor Transfer Schemes
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) sets out to achieve a task that no other law has attempted: to end the state-sponsored forced labor of Uyghur and other Turkic and Muslim-majority peoples in supply chains. Lessons Learned, YESS Is Poised for Expansion When passed, the UFLPA codified into law central tenets of the Coalition to End Forced Labour in the Uyghur Region’s call to action. The Coalition continues to call on companies across all industries to fully map their supply chains, identify links to Uyghur forced labor inside and outside of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (UAR), and address those...
Odak Strongly Rebuts Ethical Denim Council Findings
Strange, manipulative and unfair are some of the ways Sener Bucuk, Odak Denim director, describes the Ethical Denim Council (EDC) and its process to determine unethical behavior in the denim industry.Levi's Turkish Supplier Behind Worst Union-Busting Case in Years, Labor Group Says Earlier this year, EDC held its first hearing and concluded that the Turkish denim importer was guilty of showing unethical behavior during the purchasing process for fabric from an unnamed mill. Despite initial agreements on price and quantities, the mill claimed Odak engaged in a series of unethical demands that ultimately led to the cancellation of orders, with 100,000...
US Labor Campaigners Demand Nike Ensure Fair Pay for Garment Workers
Ahead of the Paris Olympics, labor campaigners across the United States urged Nike to just do it when it comes to fair pay in its supply chain.Former Nike, Adidas Execs Join Oregon's 'Made in Old Town' Project Led by Global Labor Justice (GLJ) and the Asia Floor Wage Alliance (AFWA), hundreds of protestors rallied in eight cities, including the sportswear giant’s home turf of Portland, Ore., on Tuesday to demand that Nike take responsibility for what they say is the “human rights crisis” that its South and Southeast Asian supply chain workers faced during the pandemic. “To meet the basic needs during...
UK Amazon Workers Vote Against Unionization
Workers at an Amazon warehouse in the U.K. narrowly rejected unionization by a mere 28 votes.Prologis Says Warehousing 'Near Peak Vacancy' Of the 2,600 workers who voted, 50.5 percent voted against joining the GMB union, while 49.5 percent voted in favor. If the GMB had won the vote, it would have been the first time Amazon recognized a union in the U.K. The e-commerce giant would have been required to negotiate with workers on issues such as pay, as well as matters related to worker safety, hours and benefits like holidays. Amazon said in a statement that it places “enormous value on engaging...
Privacy-Centric Lawsuit Against Patagonia Shows AI’s Murky Legal Footing
A newly proposed class-action lawsuit against Patagonia in California shows the rush to use artificial intelligence and personalize the customer experience may cause companies to enter uncharted legal territory. New Class Action Alleges Lululemon's 'Greenwashing' Habit 'Exploits' Consumers Michelle Gills filed the lawsuit against the outdoor apparel maker on July 11, taking specific issue with the company’s partnership with third-party technology provider Talkdesk. Gills alleges that, upon making a call to Patagonia’s customer service line in January, her call was “intercepted, listened to, recorded and used by an undisclosed third party, Talkdesk Inc.” The San Francisco-based company uses AI, among other...
Danish Logistics Company Adds Retail to the Mix With Acquisition
One Danish logistics company is adding ponies to its carousel. Slync Founder Slapped with 20-Year Prison Term After Fraud Conviction Carousel Logistics announced Monday it had acquired Logik Logistics, a British company that specializes in 24/7 on-demand logistics solutions, but also handles time-critical and scheduled logistics. According to a release from Carousel, which, prior to the acquisition primarily serviced industries like agriculture, automotive, energy, industrial and life sciences, part of the reason for the acquisition is to broaden its reach. Logik’s specialty industries include retail, pharmaceuticals, publishing and more. Adding retail into the mix could prove valuable for Carousel, especially as the industry...
Red Sea Container Ship Diversions Likely to Last Into 2025
The Red Sea crisis appears to be going nowhere any time soon.Port of Long Beach 'Recapturing Market Share' Amid East Coast Port Negotiations According to recent newsletter from Alphaliner, “most industry stakeholders [are] now banking on continued Cape of Good Hope diversions until 2025 at least.” The mass rerouting of container ships around southern Africa has been consistent since December, weeks after the Yemen-based Houthis began launching drone and missile attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea. The shipping research tool and database said that although container ships have added shipping capacity across 2023 and 2024, this additional capacity has easily...
Armani, Dior Investigated by Italian Watchdog for ‘Unfair Commercial Practices’
Italy’s competition watchdog has opened an investigation into Giorgio Armani Group and Christian Dior Italy for potentially engaging in unfair commercial practices following recent revelations by Milanese authorities that their direct and indirect suppliers trafficked in worker abuse and exploitation both in and outside the city.Olympics or Market Gap? Milano Unica's Athleisure Trend Examined The antitrust regulator said Wednesday that the luxury houses may have employed factories that severely underpaid workers, a number of them undocumented migrants from Asia, to make some of their high-end leather bags and accessories. Those same workers, it said, had toiled illegally long hours in unhealthy...
Sen. Bernie Sanders Probe Reveals ‘Incredibly Dangerous’ Warehouse Conditions During Amazon Prime Day
Amazon warehouses are a relative minefield of workplace hazards during Prime Day and the holiday season—and the company knows it, alleges a report from Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP).Prologis Says Warehousing 'Near Peak Vacancy' Released Tuesday as part of a “sweeping” investigation into Amazon’s workplace safety practices that began last summer, the interim report unearthed internal company data that appears to show that almost half of Amazon’s total U.S. warehouse workforce suffered injuries during the week of Prime Day in 2019. According to the HELP Committee, documents from Amazon show the...
Lenzing Looks Took the Stage at the Hong Kong Design Institute Fashion Show
Hong Kong Design Institute’s mission is to nurture the next generation of design talent, and the fruits of this effort were on display last week.Milano Unica: Intimates Textile Maker Maglificio Ripa Stretches Into Sustainability with Tencel, Roica On July 9, HKDI hosted the fashion show New Fashion Force 2024, featuring the work of students from two programs: HD in Fashion Design and BA (Hons) Fashion—jointly offered by Nottingham Trent University and SHAPE. Thirty-two talented students reached the final and were able to present their creative works on stage.US Denim Bridges Cotton's Supply-Demand Gap with Hemp This article is one of a series on Rivet from Lenzing’s Carved in Blue denim blog. From conversations with the experts behind the mills that make some of the world’s most-wanted denim to the global brands bringing novel denim made with TENCEL™ Lyocell and Modal to the market, Carved in Blue shares the stories of those whose roots run deep with denim. Visit www.carvedinblue.tencel.com.G-Star Raw's Greenhouse-Grown Cotton: Study Results and Next Steps
New Class Action Alleges Lululemon’s ‘Greenwashing’ Habit ‘Exploits’ Consumers
A new class-action lawsuit alleges Lululemon is a mean, not-so-green, athleisure-hawking machine. Latest Class-Action Lawsuit Against Temu Alleges Illegal Telemarketing Amandeep Gyani, a Florida resident, filed the proposed class action on July 12 in Florida’s Southern District. The complaint accuses Lululemon’s “Be Planet” marketing campaign, which the company launched in October 2020, of being “misleading,” and alleges the company “has taken advantage of…consumers and their trust through a massive, global ‘greenwashing’ campaign.” Gyani seeks an injunction to end the Be Planet campaign, as well as financial awards for actual damages consumers sustained when purchasing Lululemon’s products. The proposed classes include anyone in the...
UN Report Highlights Urgent Need for Action in Atacama
The Atacama Desert is a bit of an oxymoron.Calik Denim Talks Regenerative Cotton, Biodegradable Solutions at UN Meeting The driest desert in the world is home to the largest natural supply of sodium nitrate and has soil similar to that of Mars. A rare blossoming of flowers encouraged Chile to name the region its 44th natural park in 2022. The 15-million-year-old plateau is renowned for stargazing, considering its high altitude, near-constant clear skies and freedom from light pollution. It’s also far from deserted, as one of the world’s fastest-growing dumps of discarded clothes. Dubbed “the great fashion garbage patch,” the garment graveyard has...
AGI Denim, Ecovative Repurpose Post-Consumer Waste With Mycelium
When it comes to waste, AGI Denim is thinking outside the box.The Next-Gen Material Innovation Revolution is Now The vertically integrated denim manufacturer has partnered with New York-based Ecovative, a leader in mycelium technology, to transform post-consumer waste denim into sustainable architectural and interior design materials. Their first product is mycelium bricks made from discarded jeans. Ecovative harnesses mycelium growth to create solid webs, resulting in natural, biodegradable materials for textiles, packaging and food alternatives. Mycelium is the root-like fiber of fungi that form a web structure, supporting mushroom growth and nutrient exchange in diverse ecosystems. In fashion, mycelium has been primarily used...
Port of Long Beach ‘Recapturing Market Share’ Amid East Coast Port Negotiations
As the threat of a dockworker strike lingers across 36 ports on the East and Gulf Coasts, the Port of Long Beach is bringing market share back to the coastal gateway.Red Sea Container Ship Diversions Likely to Last Into 2025 The San Pedro Bay port achieved its busiest June on record, with the hub attributing the traffic to a combination of factors, including “vibrant” consumer spending, potential tariff increases and the ongoing union labor contract negotiations. On June 25, some 160 U.S. trade organizations sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging his administration to work with the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA)...
VP Pick Vance Backs Trump on China, But Breaks Away on Business
Regarded by many politicos as a bold choice for the vice-presidential nomination, junior Ohio Senator J.D. Vance, a onetime “Never Trumper,” evinces a populist appeal that the GOP believes has the potential to mobilize voters who feel their needs have been disregarded by the Washington establishment. Uyghur Rights Advocates Win Appeal, Forcing UK Crime Watchdog to Investigate China Cotton Imports A departure from Trump’s first VP, Mike Pence, who grounded the former president with a sober affect and decades of experience on The Hill, Vance was until recently a Beltway outsider. The vice-presidential pick embodies the same iconoclastic spirit as the...
Monthly Cotton Economic Letter: July 2024
Recent Price Movement Movement in benchmark prices was mixed over the past month.Here's How Switching to Natural Fibers Can Combat Microplastic Pollution The December NY/ICE futures contract held between 70 and 76 cents/lb over the past month. Near the end of June, prices tested levels slightly above 75 cents. More recently, values migrated to the lower end of the range. The A Index fluctuated between 81 and 85 cents/lb over the past month. Like NY/ICE prices, the A Index drifted higher towards the end of June, but later shifted lower. The Chinese Cotton Index (CC Index 3128B) moved lower over the past month, dropping from 102...
Denim Mills Share Their Best-Selling Fabrics for Fall/Winter 2025-2026
Fabrics with vintage character, circular fibers, and comfort stretch are common themes in denim mills’ bestselling fabrics for Fall/Winter 2025-2026.Denim Mills Navigate Cautious and Curious Market Natural Comfort, Orta’s family of 100 percent cotton fabrics with comfort-level stretch properties, is serving the need for rigid-looking, comfortable fabrics without synthetic fibers. Engineered with virgin cotton and 20 percent recycled cotton, the fabrics have a washed weight range from 10 oz. to 15 oz. and show a stretch performance 15 to 20 percent. “As they contain no synthetic fibers, the garments made from these fabrics can be mechanically recycled or potentially biodegraded. These products...
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