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Green is the New Black
The U.S. environmental movement conjures up images of electric cars and solar-powered homes. Al Gore, too. But fashion retail? Yes, say industry experts, as a growing list of fashion-savvy companies embrace green products. Retail giant American Apparel, lauded for years for its labor practices, has jumped on the solar-powered bandwagon by manufacturing all its clothing in one downtown Los Angeles location, thus reducing the environmental impact of its clothing production. The production method reduces travel time between its plant and stores, which saves gas and helps reduce carbon emissions, industry experts say.
Feel Good Fashion
The latest bona fide fashion trend doesn’t feature cashmere or black nylon, but the environment.
What started as a trickle only a few years ago has turned into a groundswell, as more of fashion’s biggest names begin to spin socially conscious clothes, which increasingly use organic fiber when available and bring sustainable manufacturing to Third World countries. Guess Inc. will jump on the green bandwagon with the upcoming launch of eco-friendly denim and tops.
French Thin Law
In fashion-forward France, promoting anorexia and extreme thinness may soon land you in prison.
Net-a-Porter Fashion
Online fashion retailer Net-a-Porter will partner with the “invitation only” online community ASMALLWORLD to allow members of the networking site to shop from the latest designer collections, according to PR Newswire. ASMALLWORLD members will be able to enter a Net-a-Porter micro-site showcasing the hottest runway fashions from over 200 brands.
Top Brands Fashion
Italian fashion giants Giorgio Armani and Gucci are the world’s most coveted designer brands, according to a recent survey conducted by ACNielsen, a marketing information company.One out of three online consumers polled said they would purchase products from the two Italian designers if money were not an issue.
Joox
Men simply don’t like to spend time shopping, so what is a fashion designer to do? Increasingly brands are bringing the store to men’s computer desktops. And it’s paying off, studies show.
Web Shopping
An increasing number of the world’s online population is using the internet to make purchases, according to a new study by Nielsen Global Online Study. Over 85 percent of the world’s Web population has made a purchase, a spike of 40 percent over the last two years, according to the study. The most popular internet-purchased items remain books, at 42 percent, but fashion shopping, in second place with 36 percent, represents the fastest-growing Web buys.