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NYFW Gets Private Changing Rooms For Models

For anyone who has ever been backstage after a fashion show, it’s not an unfamiliar sight to see a model change out of their runway looks and into their own clothes—at moments with little or nothing on at all, surrounded by photographers and others mulling about. In line with CFDA’s Initiative for Health, Safety, and Diversity, CFDA made a major...

Fashion

H&M aims to speed up Bangladesh factory inspections

April is the one-year anniversary of the Bangladesh factory collapse and H&M’s head of sustainability has called on Bangladesh to speed up factory inspections and added the brand is pushing for more frequent wage rises in the industry. Factory inspections that are now taking place are a direct result of the tragedy and global brands and...

Fashion

BGMEA takes action against Bangladesh factories

In the aftermath of the Bangladesh clothing factory that collapsed in April, it took several months for leading global brands like Gap and Walmart to agree on an initiative to ensure security and safety for the thousands of workers. Since then, the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) promised to ensure these safety...