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The word "fashion" refers to popular trends, especially in the area of clothing. Fashion is an important social factor, but also a major economic one.

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Crocheted colored bags hang next to a picture of a man wearing a white macrame hood

Ghana: Using age-old techniques to make striking fashion

Ghana: Using age-old techniques to make striking fashion

Henrietta Agyekumhene uses traditional Ghanaian crochet and macrame techniques to create unique fashion items.
LifestyleApril 19, 202405:22 min
A combine harvests cotton in a field in Brazil

Fashion giants linked to deforestation 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

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
DW afrimaxx 22.03.2024 - Urezkulture

A truly head turning accessories brand from Lagos

A truly head turning accessories brand from Lagos

Going to the gala with junk on your head? That's the latest craze in Nigeria.
LifestyleMarch 22, 202404:35 min
DW Sendung Euromaxx | Haute Couture

Future Wear: Fashion by Iris van Herpen

Future Wear: Fashion by Iris van Herpen

This Dutch designer’s creations come across like sculptures, and they’re even found in a museum.
LifestyleMarch 18, 202404:04 min
A woman dressed in black speaks with several models dressed in various outfits, at a fashion show

Ukrainian designer resists Russia with fashion

Ukrainian designer resists Russia with fashion

With her fashion creations, Ukrainian designer Lilia Litkovska is making a statement against the war.
LifestyleMarch 12, 202404:36 min
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In the spotlight

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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
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
A photographer takes a picture of a male model

South African dancer breaks boundaries with shopping bags

After an upcycled outfit created by professional dancer Bhungane Mehlomakulu went viral, he turned to design.
DesignApril 8, 202305:58 min
Clothing traders at a market in Accra, Ghana

Can fashion go green if sales keep rising?

The EU exports millions of items of clothing but experts say the fate of the textiles abroad is "highly uncertain."
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 10, 2023
Stacks of different color fabric in plastic

New clothes from old fabric scraps

A Thai startup is saving surplus fabric from the scrap heap and making the circular economy a reality.
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 24, 2022