Fashion and beauty brands are using their factories to produce everything from hospital gowns to hand sanitizers.
Plus, "Versace" will replace "Katrina" as the next "American Crime Story."
They are literally printing money over there.
It's going to be a happy holiday for Zara.
The Swedish retailer now has 3,649 stores in operation.
Right now, no other fashion retailer or apparel maker comes close.
More is more, apparently.
Zara's former U.S. general counsel has filed a lawsuit against its previous employer, claiming he was discriminated against for being Jewish, American and gay.
And Margherita Missoni has launched a children's line.
And Zara's parent company, Inditex, has placed a permanent ban on using angora wool.
But there's hope: Sales are up 12 percent since February.
Um, do you think Lady Gaga needs a bit of attention? The singer complemented her boyfriend's totally normal date night attire of jeans and a hoodie with a COMPLETELY SEE-THROUGH JEWELED BODYSUIT. {Us Weekly} Victoria Beckham covers the September issue of Harper's Bazaar Singapore, the mag that inspired her daughter's name (just kidding), in a slick, pinkish oxblood dress. {Fashion Gone Rogue} Alexander Wang poses for Annie Leibovitz with his new muse...a Merino Ram. The designer was photographed for The Woolmark Company's new campaign to promote the use of Merino wool as a luxury material (which Wang used in his Fall Winter '13 collection). Not a baaaa-d idea if you ask us! {Fashionista Inbox}
It's been three months since the deadly Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh killed over 1,100 workers, and the Bangladesh Fire and Safety Accord--an agreement singed onto by 70 brands to take responsibility for the safety of factories they use in Bangladesh--is finally being put into effect.
In the wake of the recent Bangladesh factory accidents (the Rana Plaza collapse that has killed 1,127 as of today, and, more recently, a fire that killed eight), the call for labor reform in the Bangladeshi garment industry has grown louder and louder. As pressure mounts, both in Bangladesh and abroad, it seems that industry execs and government officials are finally taking the first steps towards creating a safer, more fair work environment in Bangladesh.
For the second time in under two years, high street staple Zara is being accused of using unfair and inhumane labor practices in its factories.
Looks like fashion and luxury CEOs have room for improvement in 2013. The Harvard Business Review just released its list ranking the 100 best-performing CEOs--and only a paltry three fashion and luxury CEOs made the cut.
Pretty soon, we can all start feeling a little less guilty about shopping at Zara.