Economy

Japanese eco materials startup Spiber has secured ¥10B ($65M) in funding to accelerate mass production of its fermentation-derived Brewed Protein for use in the fashion, automotive and personal care industries.…

Fashion retailer Decjuba is working on establishing a physical store in Singapore later next year and expanding into selling menswear and beauty products. “We continue to look around the world,…

Online fashion retailer ASOS warned sales would fall again in 2024, hitting its shares, though the British company said its ongoing turnaround meant growth would return the following year. ASOS…

Several manufacturers may face a 22% shortfall, missing out on US$65 billion in export earnings. Apparel and fashion manufacturers from climate-vulnerable countries may face a 22% shortfall, by an estimated…

Fashion is a creative dance between practical design and conceptual thinking. Success comes when the dance is so enthralling people can’t look away.  Jonathan Anderson understands this well and, as…

Paris-based designer Rick Owens has been called many things in his long career. An antihero, a goth, fashion’s “prince of darkness.” He’s been labeled as such because of his proclivity…

Joan Francesc Ferrer, known as ‘Rubi’, announced he will no longer continue as the coach of Almeria mere minutes after leading the club to La Liga survival on a tense…

Early in 2023, like millions of other Australians, Kate Hulett made a new year’s resolution. Knowing it was a pledge she would struggle to keep, she put it on social media,…

For Australians in need, the local charity shop is a source of affordable and quality clothes, shoes, furniture and household items. But growing interest in sustainable shopping and vintage clothing,…

When Kylie Jenner stepped out during Paris Fashion Week in January with a large lion’s head fastened to a strapless black gown, she launched a thousand TikToks. While Maison Schiaparelli…