CLOTHING
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CLOTHING February 19, 2020 Calls for tougher regulation of second hand clothes
By: Loknath DasFollowing an investigation by ITV News, the UK’s recycling industry is calling for better regulation of the international trade in second-hand clothing. The Textile Recycling Association says the Environment Agency should do more to prevent “people operating under the radar”. It comes after our cameras filmed piles of discarded clothes in Ghana left on illegal […]
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CLOTHING January 22, 2020 How your clothing habits can boost your productivity at work?
By: Loknath DasThe employees often get to hear certain encouraging phrases from their office department head. The most commonly used phrase is “there’s room for improvement”, “ work harder to achieve your goals” and etc. But, taking into consideration the number of hours you’ve to grind your head in the office, making the most of your time […]
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CLOTHING January 21, 2020 Here’s What’s Killing Your Favourite Clothes! (And How to Stop That!)
By: Loknath DasIt takes approximately 6,800 litres of water to manufacture a pair of jeans. The materials often used in the production of fast-fashion aren’t sustainable or ethical. The annual carbon footprint emitted from the fashion industry is 10 per cent of global carbon emissions, which means more greenhouse gases are given off in this process than all the […]
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CLOTHING January 20, 2020 Shabby Chic Tries Clothing
By: Loknath DasLiliput & Co., which does business as Shabby Chic, the home goods brand known for its rustic furniture and ruffled drapery and bedding, is aiming for another area of the house — the closet. “I’ve been dressing people’s houses for all these years, and I felt that now’s the time to bring that same philosophy […]
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CLOTHING August 14, 2019 YC-backed startup Binks can ship custom-made clothing to Indian women in just three days
By: Loknath DasBinks is a custom clothing startup created after co-founder and CEO Aamna Khan realized how frustrating it is to find well-fitting women’s workwear in Indian cities. Currently participating in Y Combinator’s accelerator program, Binks solves the problem by using computer vision and machine learning to provide customers with clothing sewn to their measurements, shipped in just […]
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CLOTHING August 7, 2019 Digital ‘clothes’ could be the next big Instagram hit
By: Loknath DasHip Scandinavian fashion retailer Carlings knew it had to make a big impression when it launched its first online store in 2018 — years after most other apparel brands. Carlings has more than 200 physical stores in Norway, Finland and Sweden and is known for its wide range of jeans and casual clothes. When it […]
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CLOTHING July 9, 2019 The Only Clothes I’m Buying This Summer Are Straight From ‘Stranger Things’
By: Loknath DasStranger Things 3 is officially here! This season’s ’80s-inspired fashion game has seriously stepped up, making us super nostalgic for a decade that most of us probs weren’t even dressing ourselves in. Thankfully, there’s plenty of Stranger Things clothing collabs to take our Hawkins style inspo to the next level — and FYI, they’re all super cute. 1‘Stranger […]
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CLOTHING June 2, 2019 PICTURES: Range of graceful clothing for Eid
By: Loknath DasCape Town – Fashion designer Nasheeta Joseph Kamish is building a fashion empire – one stitch at a time. Her Infiniti Collection’s Eid range is inspired by international trends and celebrates the modest movement. She says her range incorporates bling – hand-stitched glass pearls, pleated frills and sequins – and velour. Planning for Eid fashion […]
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CLOTHING May 13, 2019 Tchibo expands online clothing rental programme in sustainability push
By: Loknath DasTchibo has extended its clothing rental programme to new products after a successful year-long trial. The German clothing retailer said that the first year of Tchibo Share had shown the size of shopping carts and conversion rates “rising steadily”. Launched in January 2018, the programme allows customers to rent clothing online in order to cater […]
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CLOTHING April 29, 2019 Sri Lanka Bans All Face-Covering Clothing Following Easter Terror Attacks
By: Loknath DasSri Lanka has announced a ban on all face covering clothing following the Easter terror attacks which killed over 250 people. The attacks took place at three churches in Kochchikade, Negombo and Batticaloa, as well as three hotels in Colombo on April 21, resulting in the deadliest violence the country has seen since the civil […]
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CLOTHING April 22, 2019 Walmart Jumps on the Clothing Subscription Bandwagon
By: Loknath DasWalmart (NYSE:WMT) recently partnered with KIDBOX to launch a new subscription apparel service for kids. The service will offer four to five pieces of curated apparel for $48, which represents a discount of about 50% for the bundled items. Customers keep the clothing they want and return the rest, and shipping is free for both deliveries and returns. […]
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CLOTHING April 1, 2019 If Rental Is the Future of Clothing, This Woman-Led Company Will Power How We All Dress
By: Loknath DasIt’s 2019, and Christine Hunsicker finally admits that her company, Gwynnie Bee, was a massive experiment. The company, which was founded in 2011 as a plus-size clothing subscription rental service, and has now shipped more than five million boxes of clothing sized 0-32, was Hunsicker’s way of testing her more ambitious business hypothesis: Could you build a technology and warehouse engine […]