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Fast fashion

Fast fashion has become a massive trend in the textile industry disrupting the method how clothing is marketed. Explore its impact in this expose that collates recent DW content on the topic.

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Reports & Analysis

Two Birkenstock sandals stacked onto each other.

Birkenstock: How the German sandal gained cult status

Birkenstock: How the German sandal gained cult status

The German shoemaker is fighting in court to protect its iconic design as a work of art.
LifestyleJanuary 10, 202511 images
A man wears a beaded handmade crowns

Why beaded royal crowns still matter in Nigeria

Why beaded royal crowns still matter in Nigeria

Sometimes, tradition is everything. That's especially true with the art of creating traditional royal beaded crowns.
CultureJanuary 10, 202505:31 min
The 77 Percent Magazine #249 Mining

Lubumbashi is more than mining, its young creatives say

Lubumbashi is more than mining, its young creatives say

There's more to Lubumbashi than just mining and its young creatives want to spread the word.
SocietyDecember 27, 202403:30 min
A woman stands on top of a gigantic garbage mountain of fast fashion clothes in Kenya.

Kenyan influencer fights fast fashion waste reel by reel

Kenyan influencer fights fast fashion waste reel by reel

Social media influencer Janet Chemitei draws attention to textile waste and fashion industry pollution.
Nature and EnvironmentDecember 16, 202405:18 min
People pose for a photograph during a thrift and upcycle show in Accra.

Ghana's designers fight fast fashion waste

Ghana's designers fight fast fashion waste

Hundreds of tons of secondhand clothing end up in Ghana every day. But designers are actively fighting the problem.
Nature and EnvironmentDecember 7, 20249 images
Female worker sews jeans at the Emba convection factory in Malang, East Java, Indonesia

Women in Indonesia's textile industry seek more rights

Women in Indonesia's textile industry seek more rights

Unrealistic targets and power imbalances lead to daily, often unnoticed, struggles for many female workers.
EqualityDecember 5, 2024
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In the spotlight

An albino fashion model sits in a hanging chair and flips through a magazine in Angola.

Challenging albinism discrimination in Angola

How Angolan Telmo Martins got from marginalized to role model.
Human RightsNovember 10, 202404:59 min
Iranian model Farnoush Hamidian looks directly into the camera under an avenue of trees, Paris.

Farnoush Hamidian uses modeling as a form of protest

For Iranian exile Farnoush Hamidian, her job as a fashion model is a way to protest for women's rights back home.
Human RightsAugust 31, 202404:56 min
A combine harvests cotton in a field in Brazil

Fashion giants linked to deforestation in Brazil

Zara and H&M sell items produced with Brazilian cotton linked to deforestation and land grabbing, says a new report.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 11, 2024
A waste dump with used clothes in Java, Indonesia

Fast fashion: France seeks to slow down wasteful industry

France is working on a new law that is calling for companies to disclose the environmental impact of their products.
BusinessApril 8, 2024
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Foday Dumbuya and his Labrum London Fashion Label

London-based designer Foday Dumbuya brings West African culture and British couture together.
DesignSeptember 26, 202305:36 min
Workers fold clothing in a factory

EU's Myanmar stance questioned after H&M, Zara exit

The EU says supporting the garment sector in Myanmar is needed to protect workers. But big brands like H&M are leaving.
BusinessSeptember 12, 2023
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