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Cotton route, destination Uzbekistan: is China seeking a new gateway to supply Europe?

The news went relatively unnoticed. It deserves, however, to be examined closely. China and Uzbekistan want to strengthen their cooperation in the textile industry. The agenda includes raw material supply; technology transfer; blended fabric production; dyeing and finishing technologies; automation; and the creation of joint production...

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“Fewer adjectives, more evidence”: Hohenstein Americas MD on the future of clothing tags

Do terms like “performance,” “breathable,” “durable” and others on clothing tags actually mean anything? And how can consumers know from the label itself which claims are fake and which ones are based on scientifically proven facts? FashionUnited spoke with Ben Mead, managing director at Hohenstein Americas about ‘safe’ claims for brands, red...

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Joshua Samuels' answer to fashion waste: 'Wear them. Fix them. Cut them up'

In London, designer Joshua Samuels made a business out of not making anything new. For years, he and his team have been rescuing discarded textiles from being landfilled and transforming them into streetwear pieces that have found consumers all over the world. “Our pretty conservative estimate is that we’ve rescued around 18,000 garments from...

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How a third-generation Florence shoemaker is navigating the US tariff hit

For almost a century, Valentina Rangoni’s family has been selling Italian-made shoes for the United States through its primary brand, Amalfi by Rangoni. Now, the third generation shoemaker, who founded her own label in 2016 dedicated to women’s footwear, is facing an unprecedented business challenge: the Trump administration’s tariff policy. On...

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