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Category: Fashion News
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Roundup: EU Digital Product Passports, RFID is the compliance glue, and more.
Digital Product Passports and RFID for Fashion Compliance this week: The EU’s Digital Product Passport (DPP) framework, mandated by the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation; and This matters for FashionTech because it gives a…
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Roundup: Fashion Retail, Bangladesh garment industry faces pivotal shift US sourcing, and more.
Fashion Retail, Supply Chain & Market Shifts this week: A 2026 study of U.S. fashion company earnings calls reveals a decisive supply chain realignment driven by tariffs; and This matters for Fashion because it gives a concrete current…
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Roundup: Luxury Fashion Business & Brand, Shaken Slowdown Luxury Retailers, and more.
Luxury Fashion Business & Brand Strategies this week: This matters for Fashion because it gives a concrete current signal to track: # Shaken By A Slowdown, Luxury; and This matters for Fashion because it gives a concrete current signal to…
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Roundup: Fashion Industry Sustainability &, Fashion Pact Fashion Good, and more.
Fashion Industry Sustainability & Circular Economy this week: The Fashion Pact and Fashion for Good have launched the Circular Fibre Collective, a cross-industry initiative aimed; and eBay’s recent activation required listing an item for…
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Roundup: Fashion, Simon Kim Unveils Three Dining Concepts 550 Madison, and more.
Fashion, Art, and Design Industry News this week: Restaurateur Simon Kim opens three high-end dining concepts at 550 Madison in Midtown Manhattan, including Bar; and Goldwin Inc.
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Roundup: Fashion Photography Business, Maryland studio’s runway rate cards, and more.
Fashion Photography Business and Creative Direction this week: A Maryland-based photography studio, Klsimagephotos, is publishing rate cards for editorial runway coverage, with; and This matters for Editorial Fashion Photography because…
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Light-activated gel could impact wearables, soft robotics, and more
FashionTech this week: MIT engineers have developed a soft, flexible gel that becomes 400 times more conductive when exposed to light; and MIT faculty and alumni received American Physical Society honors for 2025-26.
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Roundup: AI and Digital Tools for Fashion, AI Visual Tools Fashion, and more.
AI and Digital Tools for Fashion Imagery this week: Fashion e-commerce brands are moving beyond experimental AI visuals to production workflows, with measurable impact; and A 2026 market review of AI catalog fashion photo generators…
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NAICS Codes for Clothing and Apparel Businesses — 2026 Guide
The IRS uses NAICS codes to classify businesses and benchmark financial performance against industry peers.
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Roundup: Beauty & AI Image Shifts, Kering’s L’Oréal Beauty Play, and more.
Editorial Fashion Photography this week: Kering has formally elevated beauty to a core strategic pillar under a new ‘Kering Next’ division, but will pursue; and AI-generated imagery is now a production-grade tool for editorial and…