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For decades, the “Buy American” movement has been partly predicated the faith that American-made garments are more ethically produced than some of their overseas counterparts. But the truth is more complicated. Yesterday afternoon, California’s state legislators gathered to vote on the Garment Worker Protection Act, or California Senate Bill 62 (SB 62). It has been a long fight up until this moment, as the bill is a reincarnation of another bill last year, SB1399. There are two main sections to the bill. First, it seeks to eliminate California’s long-standing piece-rate system, which critics say factories use to skirt around California’s...

I was only 11 years old when I saw Rebelde, the Mexican telenovela that centered on the not-so-complicated lives of the ultra-rich teenagers at the fictional Mexico City Elite Way School. I was obsessed with the school’s risqué uniforms, a mix of early 2000s low-rise aesthetic with the era’s pop-punk trends. The girls in the show — like protagonists Mia Colucci (Anahí) and Roberta Pardo (Dulce María) — alternated between two different uniforms. The everyday look featured a white button-down shirt with a loosened red tie, a red blazer, denim mini skirt, and knee-high black boots. Meanwhile, the formal version...

Almost every woman owns some version of the classic little black dress. The trend was introduced by Coco Chanel decades ago and made iconic by Audrey Hepburn in the movie Breakfast at Tiffany’s in 1961. Before this, black was only worn for mourning and not a color typically found in women’s wardrobes. The little black dress has come a long way but is still a classic piece that is not going away any time soon. I have my favorite little black dress that I have had for several years now. I have brought it to my dressmaker a few times...

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Elastic waistbands, flat shoes and no-wire bras will be key parts of post-lockdown wardrobeMarks & Spencer’s showcase of new autumn looks is both a back-to-school moment in the British fashion industry calendar and a bellwether of which catwalk trends will successfully translate to the mass market.But this season’s hero pieces are not designer-lookalikes in the vein of 2013’s sellout pink coat, or celebrity favourites such as 2015’s as-seen-on Alexa Chung suede skirt. In 2021, the stars of the show are colourful tracksuits, quilted coats and non-wired bras. Continue reading...