Magazines+Humanitarian Fashion

I have a slight problem with hoarding magazines. I’m pretty sure I have almost every issue of American Vogue since 2004 stored in my bedroom in…

La Bataille

Fashion houses Hermès and Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH) are in the middle of a grueling legal fashion battle. In 2010, after LVMH revealed that it…

The Case of Abercrombie

“In every school there are the cool and popular kids, and then there are the not-so-cool kids. Candidly, we go after the cool kids. We go…

The Rise of Fast Fashion

In 1990 50% of American-purchased clothing was manufactured in the U.S. Today, only 2% of our clothes are American made and 41% alone come from China.…

Consumer Responsibility: New Laws and Counterfeit Goods

While it is illegal to sell counterfeit goods in the United States, there now may be punishments for buying them. New York City Councilwoman Margaret Chin…

Vera Wang Tackles Counterfeit Goods

This week, Vera Wang announced that clients at her Shanghai bridal store would be charged $482 to try on a dress. That’s right, just to try…

The Dark Side of Fashion

Behind all the pretty dresses and sexy shoes, the fashion industry is at its core, an industry. And like any other industry, it has its fair…