Tag: safety

VF Corporation, Owners of Vans, The North Face, Timberland, Shares Latest to Improve Bangladesh Worker Safety…But There’s A Pink Elephant in the Room

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When the tragic event of Bangladesh’s Rana Plaza building collapsed in April 2013, resulting in the deaths of more than 1,100 garment workers, the veil masking fashion’s dirty secrets was stripped away. Suddenly, people demanded to know what was going on with the garment industry and workers’ safety, people questioned conditions, fair wages, building safety, […]

The Anti-Punk Punk of Balmain at Paris Fashion Week Causes Stir -But Really, It’s Copped from Youth Culture

Before Paris Fashion Week even started, we posted our latest fashion street report, which in many ways, illustrates the source of trends, not the other way around.