When I received news from the EAC press team last week that fashion and textiles are not on the EAC's list of priorities, I read the announcement with shock and to be honest, concern. Fashion will not clean up unless policy, legislation and attention forces it to do so.

From protections for late or non payments, to insurance for up to £10,000 of lost or stolen work related items, now is the time to join BECTU.

Fashion Roundtable are keen to adjust to the ever shifting circumstances of the global COVID 19 pandemic. In light of this, we are postponing all of our events, both those hosted at The Houses of Parliament for the APPGs and also our own Fashion Roundtable calendar of events

Age isn’t indicative of your style tribe, so why do retailers continue to segregate their consumers by maturity. Shoppers are sectioned off into age ranges as if our buying patterns, motivation, and lifestyles are homogenous and based solely on how many years we’ve been alive. This isn’t the case.

The widening spread of COVID-19 has caused some concern about its long-term effects on both the economy and climate. In the case of a prolonged downturn, the finance community must safeguard the most vulnerable sectors through targeted economic interventions. With its reliance on global supply chains and international markets, the fashion industry looks particularly vulnerable to the immediate effects of COVID-19. 

From ancient tradition to high fashion inspiration, the V&A’s new exhibition examines the cultural significance of the Japanese Kimono.

Our Fashion Director explores the key trends and aesthetics of the Autumn/Winter 20 collections at Paris Fashion Week. Take note…

We are nearing the end of fashion month and the Coronavirus outbreak has reached Europe, bringing with it further disruption to the fashion world. Right from the start of the outbreak in China, we have faced the effects on our supply chains and now on our commercial activities. Here we take a look at what has happened so far.

Fashion educators across the UK are on strike; taking action in response to wage inequality, increasing workloads and stress, casualisation of employment and real term pay decreases. 74 institutions in the UK are into their third week of action after members of the University and College Union (UCU) voted for 14 days of planned strike action.

From unsafe factory conditions and toxic chemical exposure to sexual harassment, workers can face many human rights abuses in the workplace. The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) therefore introduce three main pillars on which action needs to be taken to prevent, address and remedy the abuses committed in business operations.

Future-proofing your business decisions, adjusting your planning and understanding the implications of governmental budget is a tall task. This is why we have brought together an incredible panel for our upcoming breakfast event on 31 March at Allbright, Mayfair to address these complex topics.

London Fashion Week gave us life this season and the designers turned up their game 200 percent. It was electrified to such a level that Milan and New York must now pay full attention.

Today sees the first meeting of the newly formed All Party Parliamentary Group for Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion (ESF APPG) with Fashion Roundtable working as the secretariat, working closely with Baroness Lola Young of Hornsey, Hubbub and CSF.

London Fashion Week has long held the reputation of being arty, wild and more unconventional when compared with the other main fashion weeks. But over the past few seasons, more buyers have given London a miss and the BFC have decided to focus on consumers. As we face this paradigm shift, a new crop of designers are coming through but are facing the difficult task of marrying commercial sensibilities with their urge to be unorthodox.

By 2050, 26% of the global carbon budget will be used up solely by the fashion industry. The continued degradation of natural resources will diminish the prosperity of the fashion sector and in turn have an adverse effect on the world economy. In light of a new report by WWF, we examine how the environmental crisis will have widespread economic implications for fashion.

In 2015, the UK implemented the Modern Slavery Act to prevent and prosecute modern slavery and protect victims. Initially it was internationally praised for its breakthrough in corporate transparency… But four years later the Business & Human Right Resource centre finds that the act has failed to deliver the transformational change that many of us hoped for.

Synonymous with special occasions, Red Carpets and New Year’s Eve, sequins are a fashion industry favourite when it comes to sparkly embellishments. But the waste and pollution created throughout the lifecycle of a sequin is becoming harder to ignore. So, is there an eco-friendly alternative?

“Some of his shows will stay with me forever, from watching Shalom Harlow being sprayed with paint by a robot, to Erin O'Connor in a perspex box. I was always excited by his early London shows and never disappointed. When McQueen shows moved to Paris, they were grander but always exciting.”

Karen Binns was recently joined by Jaime Jarvis, Zeinab Batchelor and Jake Hall at SHOWstudio to discuss the LaQuan Smith A/W 20 womenswear show. The panellists debate LaQuan Smith's longevity as a brand, as they discuss why the collections garner such Instagram appeal and the future of black designers in America.

By Christine Megson, one of the founders and co-ordinators of the Fabian Women’s Network mentoring Programme and a Vice-President of the Fabian Society