Fashion’s Regulatory Reckoning Is Coming

Angelo Flaccavento From Pitti, Morphe Parent Files for Bankruptcy, A Solution for Microplastics?

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY: FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2023 A new law in France is testing brands' preparedness for a coming wave of sustainability regulation. Pitti Uomo offered a mix of reality and fiction, reports Angelo Flaccavento. Patagonia and Samsung have teamed up on a washing machine they say can help solve fashion's microplastics problem. Adidas has lost its trademark trial against Thom Browne. Forma Brands, the incubator behind Morphe and Ariana Grande's R.E.M. Beauty, has filed for bankruptcy.

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SUSTAINABILITY Fashion Isn't Ready for the Regulation Coming for It By Sarah Kent

New transparency requirements in France are testing big brands from Louis Vuitton to Zara as they prepare for an oncoming wave of sustainability regulation. READ MORE

FASHION WEEK At Pitti Uomo, Realists and Dreamers By Angelo Flaccavento

From Martine Rose to Chateau Orlando, the Florentine trade show offered mix of reality and fiction, reports Angelo Flaccavento. READ MORE

TECHNOLOGY Laundry Day Is the New Front Line in Fashion's Battle Against Microplastics By Marc Bain

A new washing machine Samsung developed with Patagonia raises the question of how fashion can best combat its rampant microfibre pollution problem. READ MORE

BEAUTY Morphe Parent Files for Bankruptcy, Parts Ways With Ariana Grande's R.E.M. Beauty By Rachel Strugatz Forma Brands' assets are to be acquired by lenders and the company is losing one of its highest-profile beauty lines. READ MORE

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NEWS BRIEFS Adidas Loses Trademark Case Against Thom Browne Rent the Runway Will Sell Secondhand Items on Amazon Uniqlo Parent Says Profit Slid 2% As Japan, China Drag Growth Asos Identifies Cost Savings After Christmas Sales Slide

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