The Alliance for European Flax and Hemp unveiled, on March 21 at the Petit Palais in Paris, a key study in the sector's expansion strategy, from the reliability of crops to exchanges with brands and designers.

Italian private equity firm Holding Industriale has bought, via its Holding Moda subsidiary, Tuscan textiles producer Beste and its two companies TexCo, specialised in rare fabrics, and Tessitura Serena, a weaver.

​As the European Commission prepares to announce key proposals for legislation to tackle greenwashing this week, a key advocacy group has a clear wishlist of what its wants to see.

The house of Moschino announced on Monday afternoon that Jeremy Scott is stepping down as creative director of the Milan-based marque, after a decade long rein. 

As Lenzing invests in its wood pulp fibre production, FashionNetwork.com was able to tour its historic factory in Austria and witness the production of lyocell, its most sustainable fibre.

​Stella McCartney’s ongoing attempts to find planet-friendly materials for her collections are well known and the latest development is on the cover of the Vogue April edition with her use of pioneering sequin tech.

Inditex's CEO looks back on his first full year in office during the presentation of the group's record annual results, presented at the group's headquarters in Arteixo in A Coruña.

Exports of textiles and apparel from the United States went up by 4.05% in January 2023. The value of exports stood at $1.895 billion during the period under review compared to $1.821 billion last year.

From New York to London, Milan and Paris, designers have created high quality collections for Autumn-Winter 2023-2024, marking a return to formal elegance without losing sight of uninhibited sexyness.

The Austrian cellulose fibre specialist Lenzing saw its operating profit fall by a third, facing energy and material costs and the impact of inflation on demand.

Faced with the challenge of reinventing fashion, niche brands opted to collaborate with other international firms, master their tailoring skills or focus on environmental responsibility. 

Bangladesh's garment factories have long been known for producing low-cost garments in often harsh working conditions, but international pressure for more sustainable clothing production is starting to change that.

The runway season just ended marking a restoration of reined in chic, with brands and designers keen to capture new followers after the dark grind of the pandemic. We select the 12 most memorable fashion statements.

H&M has tried to address the issue of unsustainable sequins with its latest collection from the Innovation Stories platform. It's “a Sixties-tinged offering that focuses on more sustainable embellishment”. 

​London luxe streetwear brand Aries has linked with Yoox on a capsule available from this month. It continues the gender-neutral Aries approach in a series of pieces in which print features prominently.

Resilience and adapting to a bleak backdrop mark the Ukrainian mindset and its fashion collections. FashionNetwork.com discuss business in times of war with firm Bevza and the newly launched brand Di Stavnitser.