1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (846+ words) the-ethos.co How Much Unsold Merchandise Do Luxury Brands Destroy Every Year? As the EU’s July 19 ban on destroying unsold clothing takes effect, a Chanel theft trial in Hong Kong reveals the scale of luxury’s disposal habit — and the recycling…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (879+ words) Fast Fashion’s Slow and Enormous Afterlife the-ethos.co Fast Fashion’s Slow and Enormous Afterlife Australia sends six tonnes of clothing to landfill every ten minutes. New EPA and European data show the United States and EU discard textiles even faster,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (588+ words) the-ethos.co Reselling Your Clothes Is Not the Same as Consuming Less Resale is projected to hit $393 billion by 2030 and markets itself as sustainable fashion. But a Yale study finds secondhand shopping supplements new buying rather than replacing it, and…...

3+ mon, 5+ hour ago   (400+ words) I’ll be honest: when the Shein–Everlane news broke, my first reaction wasn’t shock. It was recognition. Industry coverage framed the deal as Shein buying a reputational bridge into Western markets. That’s true; but the acquisition also forces a harder…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago   (813+ words) The Eco-Label, the Repair Bonus, the PFAS Ban: France Answers Shoppers’ Questions the-ethos.co The Eco-Label, the Repair Bonus, the PFAS Ban: France Answers Shoppers’ Questions French shoppers say they still can’t navigate sustainable fashion. A new eco-label, repair bonus,…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (750+ words) the-ethos.co France Fines Shein for Hidden Microplastics As the Fast Fashion Giant Dominates Festival Season France has fined Shein €22 million for consumer violations, including failure to disclose microplastics in its fabrics, bringing total French fines against the brand to…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1078+ words) The Everlane Founder Is Starting Over, and This Time He Won’t Take Venture Capital the-ethos.co The Everlane Founder Is Starting Over, and This Time He Won’t Take Venture Capital Everlane founder Michael Preysman is launching a new brand after…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (599+ words) the-ethos.co The Sales Tax on Secondhand Is Broken More than 70 fashion companies, including H&M Group, The RealReal, and Inditex, are calling on governments to end the double taxation of secondhand and repair. The statement, organized by the Ellen…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (751+ words) the-ethos.co The Inputs Are Getting More Expensive. Fast Fashion Has No Plan For That. The Strait of Hormuz, a Texas lawsuit, a European advertising directive, and a secondhand market growing faster than anyone planned: fast fashion’s structural inputs are…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (279+ words) Last July, three major industry trade groups — the California Retailers Association, the American Apparel & Footwear Association, and the National Retail Federation — signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly establish an independent PRO for textiles, signaling early, if cautious, industry cooperation…...