The more famous the face fronting a campaign, the less adventurous that campaign often is. But nobody could accuse Stella McCartney of playing it safe with her Kendall Jenner-fronted winter 23 imagery.

The textile sector has not escaped the contraction affecting Chinese exports in the first half of the year, with textile and apparel exports amounting to some 130.8 billion euros, experiencing an 8.35% decline.

Widespread industry destocking and tough year-ago comparisons have continued to hurt Coats Group with the UK-based threads and footwear components giant seeing its half-year revenues and earnings fall.

Bangladesh was the third largest apparel source for the United States last year with a 9.75 per cent share of the latter’s total apparel imports. 

A group of young chemists at the University of Copenhagen have developed a breakthrough solution for the issue of polyester recycling, which could potentially revolutionise the sustainability of the textile industry.

Retailers such as Macy's and Columbia Sportswear are expanding their use of "breathable" and "cooling" fabrics in a bid to boost sales as record-high temperatures drive demand for heat-busting clothing.

Finland's Marimekko and Origin by Ocean have joined forces in a pilot to re-imagine a more sustainable textile printing process. They aim to substitute synthetic chemicals and cut the amount used in printing.

Walmart and Rubi Laboratories have announced pilot projects aiming to capture carbon emissions from manufacturers and facilities in the Walmart supply chain and convert them into a garment prototype.

The US Cotton Trust Protocol, set up in 2020 to define sustainable cotton cultivation standards, has appointed Daren Abney, ex-Lenzing, Better Cotton Initiative and Textile Exchange, to the role of executive director.

​Fashion for Good has linked up with footwear recycling innovator FastFeetGrinded on a major project designed to boost the uptake of recycled content in footwear.

​Digital IDs are increasingly becoming a must-have for sustainability-focused brands and Ahluwalia linked up with Microsoft and EON to share “the untold stories of garments from creativity to production” via the tech.

Once disapproved of as a source of psychotropic drugs, hemp is enjoying renewed attention. Textile Exchange has analysed an industry dominated by France, China and the USA, in which much still needs to be done.

The fair's 52nd edition has come to an end with an overall positive outcome. Visitors were able to view around 1,100 collections for Autumn/Winter 2024/25. 

Fashion Revolution's annual report on brand transparency shows barely any progress in the industry when it comes to communicating CSR issues related to the sector.

As the Kingpins show is being held in New York on July 19-20, Messe Frankfurt (organiser of Intertextile and Texworld) announced it has bought a stake in the event, that will continue to operate independently.

With a turnover of €65 million and serving major sports clubs and equipment manufacturers, French company Flexdev has acquired the Spanish company Aneyron, following the recent inauguration of its factory in Turkey.