Fashion
Sustainable fashion: progress report on a promise
After years of greenwashing, the secondhand market is growing 11x faster than retail. Real progress on sustainability exists, but the scale of waste remains sobering.
Sep 15, 2025
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Fashion
Sustainable Fashion: The Rise of Ethical and Eco-Friendly Clothing Brands
The fashion business has undergone a considerable transformation in recent years toward sustainability and ethical behavior. A new generation of ethical and eco-friendly clothing manufacturers has emerged as consumers become more aware of the effects of their wardrobe decisions on the environment. This blog post examines the emergence of sustainable fashion, emphasising the value of
May 29, 2023
Fashion
Fashion Brands Spent Years Fighting Resale. Now They Want to Run It
Secondhand is a 393 billion dollar market and roughly a tenth of all money spent on clothing. Zara, H&M, Levi's and others are building their own platforms to capture a trade they used to ignore.
Aug 17, 2026
Fashion
Fifteen Million Garments a Week Arrive in Ghana, and Forty Per Cent of the Country's Clothing Imports Become Waste
The donation bin is the end of the story for the person using it and the beginning of a long one for everybody else. What happens next is a functioning trade, a genuine livelihood, and a waste problem nobody exports a solution for.
Aug 20, 2026
Fashion
Fashion's Autumn Answer to a Decade of Beige Is Everything at Once
Tartan, tuxedos, trains, brocade and thigh high boots all landed in the same season. After years of quiet luxury, the autumn runways went loud on purpose.
Aug 4, 2026
Fashion
Fifty Nine Per Cent of What the World Wears Is Polyester, and Eighty Eight Per Cent of That Is Fossil Fuel
Global fibre production hit 132 million tonnes in 2024. Recycled fibres remain under eight per cent of it, and the recycled polyester share actually fell. The wardrobe is a petrochemical product and the labels rarely say so.
Aug 20, 2026
Fashion
Secondhand Fashion Has Become a Style Signal, Not a Compromise
Preowned clothing is moving into the center of fashion as shoppers pursue value, individuality and access while brands reconsider their resale strategies.
Jul 31, 2026
Fashion
New York Opens Fashion Month With a Debut and Closes It With Thom Browne
Seventy shows across six days, spring collections shown in autumn, and a designer taking over a house whose founder's name is still on the door. The September calendar is set.
Aug 16, 2026
Fashion
Scandi Denim Is Going Global Without Losing Its Restraint
Jeanerica's international growth shows why Scandinavian denim is resonating: familiar fits, controlled branding and clothes designed to repeat.
Jul 28, 2026
Fashion
Modest fashion's global moment and the GCC's role in it
Once niche, modest fashion is now a USD 295 billion market, and the GCC's influence is reshaping global style. Major luxury brands are paying attention.
Jul 30, 2024
Fashion
How to Stop Gulf Summers Destroying Your Clothes
Heat, sweat, hard water and relentless sun age a wardrobe faster than wear does. Most of the damage is preventable, and almost all of it comes down to washing habits rather than fabric choice.
Aug 12, 2026
Fashion
The Gulf Lost Up to a Quarter of Its Luxury Shoppers. The Brands Responded by Moving Further Upmarket
Bain puts the shrinkage in the Gulf's luxury customer base at 15 to 25 per cent in early 2026 while the Americas surged. The industry's answer to losing aspirational buyers has been to stop trying to keep them.
Aug 18, 2026
Fashion
Brazilcore Is Bigger Than a Flag-Color Outfit
Brazilcore is spreading through sport, music and streetwear, but its most compelling expression comes from local creativity rather than copied symbols.
Jul 27, 2026
Fashion
The Barrel Jean Is Being Quietly Talked Out of the Room
Two years of exaggerated curved legs are giving way to restrained shapes, brown washes and embellishment. The silhouette is not dead, it is being sanded down.
Aug 6, 2026
Fashion
Loose Beats Light, and Wool Is Not the Enemy: What Actually Works at Forty Five Degrees
Most hot weather dressing advice is written for a European summer and fails here. The variables that matter in Gulf heat are fit, weave and how a fabric handles sweat, and they do not line up with the usual natural versus synthetic argument.
Aug 21, 2026
Fashion
Fashion Has Rediscovered Colour, and Picked Lilac to Prove It
Pantone named Burnished Lilac and Amethyst Orchid for the season while runways ran rainbow brights. After a decade of neutrals, saturation is the statement.
Aug 6, 2026
Fashion
Bag Charms Survived the Backlash and Multiplied
Everyone predicted the keyring pile-up would end with 2025. Instead it consolidated into a couple of dominant styles and became a permanent accessories category.
Aug 6, 2026
Fashion
Sheer Dressing Is Back and the Argument Came With It
Illusion gowns and transparent couture are dominating red carpets again, and the online reaction is as reliable as the trend. Both are doing exactly what they are designed to do.
Aug 6, 2026
Fashion
The Slim Suit Is Finally Over, and What Replaced It Asks More of the Wearer Than of the Tailor
Menswear has spent two years moving from ultra-slim to relaxed but refined, and the shift is harder than it sounds. A narrow suit hides its faults on the hanger. A generous one does not.
Aug 21, 2026
Fashion
The sneaker market cools: what streetwear's reset means
Resale margins are collapsing and collector demand is evaporating. After a decade of speculation and hype, the sneaker market is experiencing a fundamental reset.
Dec 15, 2024
Technology
Kuwait's 5G-Advanced Roadmap Looks Beyond Faster Phone Downloads
Kuwait's telecom regulator is linking 5G-Advanced, AI, cloud services and local skills in a new digital transformation framework.
Jul 29, 2026
Lifestyle
The Quiet Disappearance of Places to Sit Without Buying Something
Home is first, work is second, and the third place is everywhere else you can exist without a transaction. In fast-built cities that category has been squeezed hardest, and people feel it before they can name it.
Aug 8, 2026
Latest Trends
Underconsumption Core Is Just Normal Life With a Hashtag
Using things until they wear out has been rebranded as an aesthetic. The impulse behind it is sound, and the format it arrived in is the same machine that created the problem.
Aug 7, 2026
Latest Trends
The Rest of the World Has Started Wearing Perfume the Way the Gulf Always Has
Higher concentrations, heavier notes, oud at the centre and fragrance treated as something you layer rather than spray. The global market has moved toward a regional habit, and Middle Eastern houses are no longer the niche option.
Aug 21, 2026
Latest Trends
How consumers plan to spend differently in 2026
Growing wealth inequality is reshaping consumer behavior. Experiences over goods, values over discounts, and AI shopping tools mark 2026's divide.
May 20, 2025
Design
Is Tailwind CSS Worth Considering for Your Next Web Development Project?
Tailwind CSS is an exceptional CSS framework that has revolutionized the world of application development. It offers a straightforward and intuitive approach through the use of utility classes. These classes act as building blocks, allowing you to effortlessly shape your design by controlling elements such as layout, color, spacing, typography, shadows, and more. What sets
May 17, 2023
