The Great Fashion Reset: Can New Designers Still Build a Business?

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Inside James Whitner's Purpose-First Retail Playbook

Earlier this month, A Ma Maniére — one part of James Whitner's The Whitaker Group — was named one of BoF's Best Fashion Stores in the World, our definitive global list of retailers with the most distinctive edits and experiences.Whitner has spent twenty years building an independ ...  Show more

Why Upcycling Is Suddenly Everywhere in Fashion

For a long time, upcycling sat on the fringes of the fashion industry, a tactic used primarily by small independent designers, niche sustainability labels and in one-off capsule collections. That's changing. At Paris Couture Week this spring, Swiss designer Kevin Germanier closed ...  Show more

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