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The week in Fashion
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The week shifted sustainability attention toward the systems behind progress, from digital product-passport interoperability and recycled fibers to the financing gap facing suppliers and new textile-recycling technology.
Steven Kolb moved from leave to resignation after the PETA-related incident, turning a protest confrontation into a broader test of CFDA governance and accountability.
Nike’s loss of S&P 100 status and delayed Caitlin Clark launch exposed its demand and execution problems, while Alexandre Arnault’s appointment added luxury and global-brand expertise to the recovery effort.
Tributes to Bob Mackie and renewed interest in McQueen’s archive accompanied retail anniversaries and brand resets that used historical codes, exclusives and archive value to generate new attention.
Brands used athletes, performance credibility and geographic expansion to seek new momentum, from NikeSKIMS and Curry’s Li-Ning platform to On’s Mbappé signing and Alo’s China rollout.
Fashion technology advanced from visual search to agentic product development and trend detection, bringing AI closer to discovery, design coordination and demand forecasting.
PETA disruptions at H&M and a new land-use estimate placed leather and wool at the center of fashion’s environmental debate, expanding the issue beyond individual brand claims.
The FABRIC Act revived U.S. reshoring through labor rules and incentives, but the week also made clear that automation cannot overcome higher costs, labor shortages and missing infrastructure by itself.
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