The secondhand market is imploding. Who is responsible?
The scenes are daunting: tangled webs of clothing waste clogging sewer systems and polluting ecosystems in communities around the world, from Ghana to Kenya to Chile — all of which…
The ‘green business’ paradox, and fashion’s potential to fix it
This article is part of our Vogue Business membership package. To enjoy unlimited access to our weekly Sustainability Edit, sign up for membership here. Throughout Climate Week, optimism was in…
María Zardoya Is No Longer Censoring Herself
On the song “Echo” off The Marías’s recently-released album Submarine, María Zardoya sings, “Miss the warmth of your neck / when I knew you best / I’m yours, I’m yours,”…
Where to Use Gen AI to Boost Retail and Brands
According to Google Cloud, generative artificial intelligence has crossed the threshold from hyped novelty to a high-powered business tool, and the tech is proving its chops with concrete results. The…
In the Interest of Full Transparency
Clothes are like paintings: the negative spaces—where things aren’t— are just as important as where they are for defining the shape and tone of the piece. Transparent dressing is thus…
Are Shein’s skyrocketing emissions being overlooked ahead of its IPO?
“Do you source cotton from China?” A simple question, but one Shein failed to answer eight times during a recent hearing with the UK Business and Trade Committee. What policymakers…
Are AI Shopping Assistants Manipulating Consumers?
The origins of emotional shopping go back decades. Psychologists studying this type of consumer behavior have cited a number of factors for why people make purchases of things they don’t…
Inside Jo Malone London’s bold Super Bowl play for the men’s market
Millions are expected to tune into the 2025 Super Bowl this Sunday. While the spotlight will be on the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles going head-to-head for the…
My first job in fashion: Rick Owens
My very first job that I got paid for was working shifts at Taco Bell, back in Porterville, California. And you don’t want to hear about that. I was going…
Carbon capture diamonds and recycled gold: Jane Goodall partners with jeweller Brilliant Earth
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