‘From high flyer to dead parrot’: former billion-dollar eco-shoe brand Allbirds sold for $39m

Once-hyped, celebrity-backed company snapped up by American Exchange Group for fraction of former value

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The Guardian | Modeling industry activist calls for inquiry into how agencies ‘facilitated Epstein’s abuse’ by Edward Helmore in New York

Sara Ziff, founder of Model Alliance, said business leaders need to be hauled before House oversight committee

A top modeling industry activist has called for business leaders to be hauled before lawmakers in Washington to investigate what role modeling agencies may have played in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking scandal.

Sara Ziff is founder of the Model Alliance, a non-profit advocacy group calling for fair treatment, labor rights and safe working conditions for fashion industry workers.

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Modeling industry activist calls for inquiry into how agencies ‘facilitated Epstein’s abuse’

Sara Ziff, founder of Model Alliance, said business leaders need to be hauled before House oversight committee

The Guardian
Faith Kates: the woman who introduced models to ‘dear friend’ Jeffrey Epstein

Former talent agency boss had closer relationship with sex offender than thought, and supported him after 2009 arrest

The Guardian
Stout clobber? Guinness tie-up features £1,295 ‘pub carpet jumper’

The brand has enlisted JW Anderson to brew up a 17-piece range of luxury fashionware, from ‘beer towel’ shorts to branded trousers and tops

The Guardian

#Australia is the largest producer of #wool in the world, and while the fibre was once spun and finished here, ready to be made into new #garments, since the 1980s it has been shipped overseas – resulting in an estimated $2.6 billion annual loss for the #FashionIndustry.

On Thursday, the #AustralianFashionCouncil announced the “National Manufacturing Strategy for Australian Fashion and Textiles” with industry partner #RMWilliams and a parliamentary committee steered by federal Labor MP Matt Burnell.

Dean and Melanie Flintoft rescued #SilverFleece, a 75-year-old #KnittingMill in South Australia, from liquidation. AFC executive chair Marianne Perkovic called the strategy “a significant investment in the future of national #manufacturing”.
The first item on the agenda? More onshore #WoolProcessing.”

#sheep / #fibre / #micron / #yarn < https://www.afr.com/companies/manufacturing/fashion-industry-s-plan-to-add-4b-spin-to-old-yarn-20260311-p5o9jl> (paywall) / <https://archive.md/08jY1>

Australian fashion industry plans to add $4b with new manufacturing strategy focused on wool

While Australian makers cannot compete with fast fashion, experts say they can get back on the sheep’s back.

Australian Financial Review

Top 10 Hottest German Fashion Models of 2026
For many years, top German Fashion Models such as Claudia Schiffer and Heidi Klum have been requested to ....

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How Clothing Sizes Evolve from Girls to Adult Women and Why Standard Sizes Often Fail

📰 Original title: Sizing chaos

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How Clothing Sizes Evolve from Girls to Adult Women and Why Standard Sizes Often Fail

This article explores the challenges and inconsistencies of clothing sizes for girls and women in the U.S. It begins by describing the typical sizing experience for an 11-year-old girl in junior…

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