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cheap fast-fashion clothing in a PRIMARK store in Munich
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Fast fashion

Fast fashion has become a massive trend in the textile industry disrupting the method how clothing is marketed. Explore its impact in this expose that collates recent DW content on the topic.

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Reports & Analysis

A man walks down a grassed runway with people sitting either side. The flags of the world line the back of the event.

Fashion capital Paris is dressing up for the Olympics

Fashion capital Paris is dressing up for the Olympics

Will stadiums turn into catwalks when the Olympic Games visit the capital of high fashion?
LifestyleJuly 6, 202403:59 min
Two men turn to look at the camera. One is wearing tinted glasses and has his hand on the other man's lapel.

'Becoming Karl Lagerfeld' miniseries profiles fashion icon

'Becoming Karl Lagerfeld' miniseries profiles fashion icon

A French miniseries celebrates the German fashion star Karl Lagerfeld. Daniel Brühl shines in the lead role.
FilmJuly 1, 2024
A man walks down a dusty road wearing sneakers with all sorts of attachments on them.

Robotic shoes: Kenya's answer to high-end fashion brands?

Robotic shoes: Kenya's answer to high-end fashion brands?

These shoes with added electronic components even play music and light your path with flashlights while you walk!
CultureJune 17, 202401:31 min
A man appears to fly through the sky

Dancer Yoann Bourgeois falls with grace

Dancer Yoann Bourgeois falls with grace

The choreography of French dancer Yoann Bourgeois mesmerizes theater audiences, as well as pop stars.
LifestyleJune 9, 202404:54 min
A group of models wearing Brazilian-flag themed outfits stand on an elegant red-carpeted stairway in a marble hall

Brazilcore: How favela fashion became cool

Brazilcore: How favela fashion became cool

Designers like Abacaxi are reclaiming the Brazilian flag for all as they celebrate the style of the favelas.
LifestyleMay 27, 2024
DW Global Us - Näherin

Kenya: Fashion star and community activist

Kenya: Fashion star and community activist

Fashion was an escape for David Avido: from an unpromising future to being a star in his own right.
SocietyMay 13, 202405:17 min
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In the spotlight

A combine harvests cotton in a field in Brazil

Fashion giants linked to deforestation in Brazil

Zara and H&M sell items produced with Brazilian cotton linked to deforestation and land grabbing, says a new report.
Nature and EnvironmentApril 11, 2024
A waste dump with used clothes in Java, Indonesia

Fast fashion: France seeks to slow down wasteful industry

France is working on a new law that is calling for companies to disclose the environmental impact of their products.
BusinessApril 8, 2024
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Foday Dumbuya and his Labrum London Fashion Label

London-based designer Foday Dumbuya brings West African culture and British couture together.
DesignSeptember 26, 202305:36 min
Workers fold clothing in a factory

EU's Myanmar stance questioned after H&M, Zara exit

The EU says supporting the garment sector in Myanmar is needed to protect workers. But big brands like H&M are leaving.
BusinessSeptember 12, 2023
A woman wearing a face mask in a textile factory in Xinjiang

Uyghur rights: Clothing firms under fire over forced labor

Skechers, Zara and several other fashion brands are facing a complaint filed by a group of NGOs in Paris.
BusinessMay 25, 2023
A young woman speaks into a DW microphone outside her workplace

Self-taught seamstress to start fashion brand 

Sewing is a gift from God for Mozambican seamstress Isabel Davide, who wants to establish her own fashion brand.
CultureMay 10, 202301:09 min
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