Shop Thrift for Back to School
As parents prepare to send their children to head back to school they are also preparing for the cost of necessary clothing and school supplies. Clothing is one of the biggest expenses for parents at the start of the school year, but it doesn’t have to be! Shopping thrift is an easy way to let […]
The Importance of Fair Fashion
Today the fashion industry is saturated with terms such as fair fashion, ethical fashion, eco-fashion, sustainable fashion, and much more. But what do these terms actually mean, and how are they different? In order to have a positive impact on the fashion industry, it’s important to understand how it operates at a social and human […]
Designing Fashion for a Longer Life
A big part of ethical and sustainable fashion is making clothes last longer. The Sustainable Clothing Action Plan (SCAP) recently held its first Extending the Life of Clothes Design Award to reward designers. The aim of the contest was to find long-lasting, sustainable, and fashionable clothing that people would actually wear. Designers were also tasked […]
The Power of Crowd-Sourced Clothing Design
The currently predominant fashion model, in which a creative director designs collections which are then advertised by reps, purchased by retailers, and then purchased by customers, is a model based on guesswork and dated tradition. Retailers order enough garments to fill a whole season, and if customers don’t like the clothing it ends up stockpiling […]
Microorganisms for Sustainable Fashion
The human body is made up of trillions of microorganisms. To put this into perspective, they outnumber cells in the body by 10 to 1. Microorganisms have many jobs in the body, from digesting food to boosting the immune system. But now people are using microorganisms to help solve some of the fashion industry’s biggest […]
Eco Fashion Can Benefit from Eco Logistics
The fashion industry has been shifting towards more eco-friendly and ethical fashion. But there’s more to the fashion industry than the clothing itself. After it’s designed and manufactured, the clothing must be packaged, shipped, stored, and then marketed and sold to customers. If fashion itself can be more sustainable, what about the logistics? If logistics […]
Store Returns – One of the Biggest Challenges for Retailers
One of the biggest challenges in the fashion world is products being returned to stores due to incorrect fit. A study by Body labs has discovered that approximately $62.4 billion of apparel and footwear is returned every year – this is roughly 57% of footwear and 64% of clothing purchases. One of the reasons there […]
Loading 40 Foot High Cubes
There is little room for error when loading a shipping container; each row must be loaded calmly and carefully. The average shipping container will fit approximately 45-47 bales loaded length-wise, totaling seven rows. It’s important to ensure you have five more bales than you need just in case. If a bale breaks, get it out […]
Guidelines for Loading 53′ Trucks
When loading a truck it’s important to keep in mind the needs of your customers, the truck driver, and legal requirements. Adhering to weight requirements and properly organizing a load so it’s easy to unload will ensure goods are delivered on time and in good condition. There are a lot of decisions to make when […]
Beyond Retro Fashion gets the Vogue Magazine Royal Treatment
From charities and private graders in North America, to the retail stores in London, to local communities worldwide, and now to British royalty; Beyond Retro is creating a global connection based on eco-friendly practices and fair working conditions. In collaboration with its wholesale sister company, Bank & Vogue, both firms prevent over 90 million pounds […]
