A 2021 report by Deloitte, showed that 42% of those interviewed were looking for greater clarity on how to renew or repair items from brands, illustrating an increased trend in ownership and responsibility from consumers. Many companies have jumped on the chance to offer fashionable laundry and care products, which has been complemented by a surge in mending and repair services.

Dids Macdonald OBE, Chief Executive of Anti Copying in Design (ACID), presents an overview of the key aspects of post-Brexit Intellectual Property law. These regulations affect those involved in the creating designs in the fashion sector, and those safeguarding their trade marks and/or creating new brands.

The fashion show is back! The return to the IRL catwalk feels like a step towards some form of normality. However, with the prominent environmental and social issues within the fashion industry now under increased scrutiny, the tone this year felt markedly more authentic, as some brands looked to showcase gender-fluidity, inclusion and sustainability.

Last week, Aaron Rose Philip made her trailblazing debut on the New York Fashion Week catwalk for Jeremy Scott’s Moschino SS22 presentation. Taking place in Manhattan’s iconic Bryant Park, the American model joined the likes of Gigi Hadid, Winnie Harlow and Precious Lee for the kitschy, tea-party-themed spectacle.

It is clear that fashion and positive activism are now firm allies. Fashion Roundtable has been a key player in this shift: our two recent reports have highlighted the structural issues inhibiting diverse groups from achieving success, and the environmental and ethical impacts that the industry has on our planet and citizens. But Fashion Roundtable doesn't just shine a light on the problems, what we do is not just pain porn. We unravel the issues with the mission to then solve them— offering opportunities for transformation and pushing for an industry, and in turn society, which is fundamentally more inclusive and more sustainable.

A study by Environmental Research Letters, a Finnish Scientific Journal, has been causing quite a stir in the industry after The Guardian reported on hidden environmental costs of rental fashion, suggesting in its headline that even landfill may be greener. But renting fashion is still seen as a positive move by sustainable advocates as we make a collective effort to move away from the traditional and wasteful linear model towards alternative systems like the sharing economy. We take a closer look at both sides of the debate…

Our policy researcher Hilary Marsh presents a roundup of the week's fashion headlines. This week we see a focus on accessibility in fashion and retail, environmental impacts of fashion manufacturing across Africa, and the potential moves that can be made to fix the impact of the fashion industry.