Bill Gates' daughter taps ChatGPT to taste startup success: Here's all you need to knowPhia, founded by Bill Gates’ daughter Phoebe Gates, collects data of top-performing videos from Instagram and TikTok, records the data in E...
03 Jul, 2025, 10.34 PM IST
Why buying thrifted clothes is getting more appealingGlobal secondhand fashion sales reached $227 billion in 2024, accounting for 10% of global apparel spending, with the trend accelerating, p...
19 Mar, 2025, 05.13 PM IST
Want to smoke outdoors in Milan? Better be far from other peopleMilan has become the first major Italian city to ban outdoor smoking unless smokers maintain a 33-foot distance from others to decrease sec...
06 Feb, 2025, 11.23 AM IST
How to buy a pre-owned luxury gift someone might actually wantThrift stores and online resale platforms are seeing increased demand for pre-owned luxury items, clothing, and nostalgic toys. This shift ...
14 Dec, 2024, 08.09 PM IST
India's green fashion lovers switch to secondhandIndia's enormous garment sector churns out billions of dollars' worth of new clothes each year, but some local fashion lovers are switching...
25 Oct, 2024, 04.10 PM IST
China's landfills brim with textile waste as fast fashion reigns and recycling takes a back seatIn China, the world’s largest textile producer and consumer, more than 26 million tons of clothes are thrown away each year, according to g...
10 Jul, 2024, 10.31 AM IST
Barbiecore: Here’s what Barbie's costume designer said on pink-infused fashion and how to improve itBabie costume creator is delighted to see the world being painted pink but has some advice on Barbiecore.
13 Aug, 2023, 10.18 PM IST
Fixing bad fashion habits: Buy max 5 clothing items a year, wash garments at 30° C to increase lifespanA garment is normally worn for an average of seven to 10 times before it is discarded.
21 Jan, 2023, 10.59 AM IST
US-based online retailer Poshmark will delist from public markets: CEO Manish ChandraPoshmark was acquired by Naver Corp for $1.6 billion - which includes consideration for Poshmark's cash holdings, and the enterprise value ...
05 Oct, 2022, 01.35 PM IST
Reuse, reduce & repeat: 'Recycled' clothes may be the future of sustainable fashion, but the process is difficultThe fact is most clothing is simply not designed to be recycled.
23 Jun, 2022, 06.54 PM IST
How to make your wardrobes sustainableWhile this seems incredible, it's not. Over the past 15 years, clothing production has doubled while the length of time we actually wear th...
24 Apr, 2022, 05.04 PM IST
Make your wardrobe sustainable. Cut back on 75% of clothing purchases & try renting outfitsBuying secondhand clothes or using rental services are ways of changing your wardrobe with lower impact.
19 Apr, 2022, 06.20 PM IST
The joy of buying nothing new for the holidaysThis is not about being a Grinch, canceling Christmas or trying to pass a minimalist purity test.
06 Nov, 2021, 10.27 AM IST
Thrift shopping: How young Indians are taking to second-hand, pre-loved and vintage clothesThere are hundreds of thrift accounts in the country with similar rules and managed by young women. In recent years, Instagram has made sho...
18 Oct, 2020, 01.26 PM IST
Once seen as 'oppressive & archaic', masks have now become fashion couture & every designer's object of desireMasks have suddenly become as essential as socks.
11 May, 2020, 05.15 PM IST
Why fast fashion is bad for people and planetGlobally, 80 billion pieces of new clothing are purchased translating into $1.2 trillion annually. Major production hubs are China and Bang...
12 Jan, 2019, 08.50 AM IST
With new clothes as cheap as used ones, Panipat’s recycling industry goes out of fashionPanipat's mills specialize in a cloth known as shoddy, which is made from low-quality yarn recycled from woolen garments.
16 Jan, 2018, 09.21 AM IST