ethical fashion

Resell, resell, resell! Etsy buys Depop

The retail space may still be recovering from some post Covid (& Brexit) turbulence, ecommerce continues to buck the trend. Etsy has...

Satan Shoes - Nike and the devil tussle over trade mark exhaustion

Occasionally IP disputes break into the public domain. This one has to do with Nike, a famous brand, and also to do with Satan. Rosie and...

Covid and the digital future for the fashion industry

There is no doubt that Covid has been extremely challenging for retail in general and fashion in particular. These challenges have...

Will wearable tech revive retail?

Fashion and technology have long been on a collision course and, like so much, the pandemic has accelerated things in a dramatic and life...

Smart fabrics in wearables and their protection with Intellectual Property rights

Here is another guest post from Marta Carmona (Master of Advocacy at the University of Málaga) Smart fabrics are textiles which include...

Sustainability, cocktails and the V&A

On Thursday evening, V&A members and their friends convened in the Members Room for an evening of inspiring discussion about fashion and...

Diving into sustainability

Fashion is the fifth most polluting industry in the world. The pace of pollution has accelerated in recent years due to a faster and more...

Sustainable fashion - the Unmade story

Unmade is transforming the fashion industry and creating a revolution in how people buy their clothes. I recently attended an event where...

Argos goes to the Court of Appeal but leaves empty handed

Can a US corporation selling construction software only in the Americas under the name ARGOS be sued for infringement of a registered...

Introducing ethical fashion

It is no great secret that fashion leaves a large environmental and societal footprint. Some disasters, such as the collapse of the Rana...

European Fashion Law