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Top Apparel Trends 2026: Quiet Luxury, Texture, and Retail-Grade Design Take Center Stage

Apparel
In 2026, top apparel is no longer chasing retail trends—it is mirroring them with intent. The category has matured...

Australia Moves Toward First National Fashion Manufacturing Strategy as AFC Opens Final Industry Validation Survey

Fashion
The Australian Fashion Council (AFC) has opened a final, industry-wide validation survey as it enters the last stage of...

H&M Premium Quality in 2026: A Smart Mid-Tier Upgrade or Just Better Marketing?

Apparel
H&M Premium Quality is not luxury, but it is one of the most rational wardrobe upgrades available at high-street...

Clothing rental services are emerging as a structurally advantaged category

Apparel
As macro-economic uncertainty stretches into 2026 and consumers reassess discretionary spending, clothing rental services are emerging as a structurally...

NCSU to host second conference on AI in the Textile & Fashion Industries

Fashion
The Fashion and Textile Business Excellence Cooperative (FTBEC) at the Wilson College of Textiles, North Carolina State University, will...

Denim 2026: from trend cycles to personal systems

Denim
What emerges from the 2026 denim outlook is not a single dominant silhouette or aesthetic, but a structural shift...

Bangladesh’s garment exports falter as the industry enters a strategic crossroads

Business
Bangladesh’s readymade garment (RMG) exports have slipped into negative territory, underscoring the growing strain on one of the world’s...

Nike backs textile-to-textile polyester as Loop secures India offtake

Fibres
Loop Industries has signed a multi-year offtake agreement with Nike, making the sportswear giant a cornerstone customer for Loop’s...

Digital Product Passports: from pilot to permanent infrastructure in 2026

Sustainability
Digital Product Passports (DPPs) are no longer an experimental transparency tool. In 2026, they become core infrastructure for the...

Japan bets on a new kind of wearable Textile

Innovation
By moving sensing to the waist, apparel makers are redefining how health data is captured. In Nagoya, a city better...

An industry-led answer to textiles’ skills gap

Denim
AND.DENIM shows how factory knowledge can reach graduates before the shop floor. As Bangladesh’s denim industry grows more technical and...

From brand trust to material proof: why fashion’s next shift is traceability

Fashion
As inventories swell and regulation tightens, reputation alone no longer carries certainty. For decades, luxury rested on an implicit bargain:...

2026 will test fashion’s readiness for Europe’s sustainability rules

Sustainability
Chemical bans, digital passports and tougher green-claims law are converging faster than many firms expect. The UK Fashion and Textile...

Lyocell moves from niche fibre to regulatory necessity

Fibres
As rules tighten on plastics, chemicals and traceability, a once-alternative fibre is becoming mainstream. Lyocell has long been marketed as...

Teijin develops a new multi-functional comfort textile

Apparel
Teijin Frontier has developed a new multi-functional comfort textile for sports and outdoor apparel that combines advanced moisture management...

Hanky Panky acquired by Crown Brands Group and Rafar Group

Business
U.S. intimate apparel brand Hanky Panky has changed ownership after being acquired by Crown Brands Group, in partnership with...

Middle West Partners acquires American luxury menswear brand Paul Stuart

Apparel
Private investment firm Middle West Partners (MWP) has acquired Paul Stuart, partnering with Peerless Clothing Inc. to purchase the...

Sustainable Fashion in 2026: Smarter ways to dress without waste

Sustainability
With constant shopping, gifting, and trend-driven buying, fashion waste is easy to overlook—yet clothing remains one of the world’s...

Recycled polyester’s dirty secret: why fashion’s green fix may be fueling microplastic pollution

Fibres
Switching from virgin to recycled polyester looks virtuous. New evidence suggests it may be making the problem worse. Polyester transformed...

AI entering fashion’s cutting room

Innovation
Researchers argue that digital design tools could curb waste before clothes are ever made. Researchers at the University of Manchester...
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