NEW YORK CITY - Sustainable Fashion Week US is launching their second season Earth Day 2021, April 22, 2021. These workshops are hosted by indie, emerging, student and veteran sustainable designers from ALL OVER THE WORLD. These Slow Fashion Workshops are from beginner to intermediate so all levels can participate.

The event will take place on their YouTube Channel from April 22nd to April 24th with student, indie and veteran designers. Within this 3 day Workshop event, also get to see who will win our Upcycling/Zero Waste contest that got us news coverage! Meet Filip Westerlund from Our Choice Fashion, creator of the FIRST CIRCULAR SNEAKER! Listen to RISD student, Issy Saxton explain the Nuances of Sustainability. Also, get to see us crown our first SFW AMBASSADOR during one of our Swapping Events! This 3 day event is chock full of fun, information and new, exciting sustainable brands that we need to know!

The fashion industry is in crisis. Over-consumption of goods has led to an alarming rate of production, creating a recipe for disaster. How and where we make our clothes adds a toxic mix, making the fashion industry second to oil as the most polluting industry. Sustainable Fashion Week is a necessity to bring awareness to this ongoing problem while providing a platform to emerging sustainable designers.

By identifying alternative methods of clothing production, SFW2021 will show how we can still be fashionable at NO cost to our planet. These Designers will showcase recycled, repurposed, renewable, reusable, and eco-friendly options for creating clothing which offers real solutions to the crisis overtaking the fashion industry.

Sustainable Fashion Week US Season 2 was sponsored by Rutgers University, Cero Tucson, Victoria Grace Fashion, Fashion Institute of Technology, House of BAV and Magpies & Peacocks.

Please find additional information at www.sustainablefashionweek.us.

About the Founders Rick Davy, for over 14 years has successfully run Fashion Week Brooklyn, a product of Davy’s BK Style Foundation. BK Style Foundation is a nonprofit that focuses on building fashion entrepreneurship in the low income community. BK Style created by Davy is uniquely Brooklyn counter-programming aiming to balance New York Fashion Week mainly a Manhattan-centric affair.

Bridgett Artise, owner, author and designer of Born Again Vintage has pioneered Upcycled Fashion into the fashion world since early 2000s with her book Born Again Vintage. She created one of the first sustainable classes at FIT and has been dubbed Vintage Expert by NY Times. Her brand is 100% sustainable and has been from day one. ### Media Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

National, February 2, 2021:  The year 2020 has had devastating effects on the fashion industry and has been even harsher on manufacturers and suppliers around the world. The disruption was quite sudden and now that it is time to rewire the industry, a Gurugram-based startup Fashinza has formally unveiled India’s one of its kind B2B platform that helps apparel and fashion brands outsource their manufacturing with complete transparency and reliability. An end-to-end cloud-based production platform, it helps apparel and fashion brands outsource their manufacturing efficiently. Fashinza already has 400 plus ethical partner factories across India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Sri Lanka and counts brands like Forever21, Noon.com, FirstCry, The Souled Store, and Bewakoof.com among their customers.

In his comments on the new platform, Pawan Gupta, Co-Founder & CEO, Fashinza, said, “Our cloud-based software is transforming the fashion industry by digitizing global supply chains and making sustainable sourcing easy and cost-effective for brands and every player in the supply chain. Our platform enables brands to manage the entire product development, sourcing, and production process from design right through delivery, all in one place. Fashinza helps brands reduce inventory forecasting errors and produce goods with complete transparency and minimal effort. We currently have manufacturing units in India, Bangladesh, and Srilanka and have worked with brands across India, USA, UK, Europe, and Australia. “

Abhishek Sharma, Co-Founder and COO, Fashinza said, “At Fashinza, we are creating a new generation supply chain and product development platform for the Fashion Industry. Through Fashinza, we are also addressing the problems of small and medium sized manufacturers. MSMEs industrial units don’t have experience in using state-of-the-art technology that radically improves operations by introducing transparency and efficiency in the production process.  By partnering up with us they not only get to work with both national and international brands but also get an opportunity to upscale their business and operations through the integration of latest technologies.”

About Fashinza: Founded in 2020 by IIT Delhi Alumni, Pawan Gupta and Abhishek Sharma, Gurugram-based Fashinza is a B2B marketplace that helps apparel and fashion brands outsource their manufacturing with complete transparency and reliability. They handle everything from design to delivery for their partner brands. Fashinza also helps global brands to work with lowest MOQs in the industry and have fast turnarounds. As of January 2021, they have 400 plus ethical partner factories across India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Sri Lanka. Fashinza counts brands like Forever21, Noon.com, FirstCry, The Souled Store, and Bewakoof.com among their customers. 

After His Music Video Release, Warchyld Quickly Delivers New Streetwear Designs.

Philadelphia, PA - USA | January 27, 2021 -- After his successful return to music in January of 2021 with a hit music video release with Love & Hip Hop’s Mariahlynn, Warchyld is feeding the appetite of his fashion fanbase this Spring. His clothing line, Wardrobe, is the number one streetwear clothing store in the city of Philadelphia and has just announced a new line set to release this March. The Spring line will feature all new hats, varsity jackets, backpacks, and bodysuits for the ladies.

2020 was a monumental year for Wardrobe which earned record retail and online sales and received tremendous support from his fellow hip hop legends. Jadakiss performed in Wardrobe’s signature baseball cap, Styles P stopped by the retail store, and he gifted 50 Cent with a custom backpack which was seen on 50’s website.

WATCH HERE: STYLES P COMES TO WARDROBE

Warchyld entered the scene with his 2012 hit record “The Honeymoon”, featuring Slim of 112. The success of his new music landed Warchyld a dozen music magazine covers and a spot on the Billboard charts, just below renowned artists such as Drake and Yo Gotti. His popularity continued to grow when he opened for DMX at a sold-out Live Nation concert and his music was heard on every major FM station including Power 99 and Hot 97. War went on to callab with major artists such as Capone of CNN, Mistah F.A.B and Styles P.

The next move for War was in television, his music was used on countless Reality TV shows such as Paris Hilton’s The World According to Paris, Girlfriend Confidential: LA on Oxygen, and MTV’s Caged. He scored exclusive sit-down interviews with DK Kay Slay on Shade 45, The Source Magazine, and a major BET Network interview with Angela Yee of The Breakfast Club.

His 2015 documentary The Price of Fame was sponsored by Hip Hop mogul 50 Cent’s SMS Audio Headphone company and legendary clothing brand Pelle Pelle who has made Warchyld a brand ambassador ever since. In 2019, He opened a retail store in Philadelphia which sells all of his original clothing and footwear designs called Wardrobe. The store was featured on NBC and has been showcased by countless celebrities including Allen Iverson and 50 Cent.

WEBSITE: WARDROBEBYWARCHYLD.STORE

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China has issued a new version of its industry standard for knitted casual wear, which came into effect on July 1, 2020.

Published by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, FZ/T 73020-2019 covers products that are primarily manufactured using knitted fabrics. It does not apply to products made for infants aged 36 months or under. 

There are multiple updates in FZ/T 73020-2019, in comparison to the 2012 iteration. Alterations include:

• Instructions that children’s product use must comply with a specified clause in GB 31701
• Terms and definitions for mini shorts and fluorescence color
• Labeling rules for sizes beyond the standard
• Applicable scope for the colorfastness of natural color or bleached fabrics
• Assessment for results and single sample
• Colorfastness for linings
• Test items for appearance after washing
• Requirements and test methods for the staining degree of soap solution
• Requirements covering colorfastness to light for apparel in fluorescence color

The new standard contains adjustments to:

• Normative references
• Requirements for colorfastness to rubbing, light, dry-cleaning, and light of textiles wetted with artificial perspiration
• Requirements covering pilling
• Requirements covering spirality for tops after laundering
• Measurement description for spirality after laundering

Revisions include:

• Applicable scope
• Test method for colorfastness to transfer in joints
• Sewing requirements
• Specification of sampling number

The new standard has removed:

• Net dry content requirement for fiber content
• Annex A of FZ/T 73020-2012
• Requirements for dresses and short skirts
• Requirements for colorfastness for prints and pyrographics

The standard contains technical requirements relating to:

• Appearance: defects, dimension tolerance, dimension difference in symmetrical position, and sewing requirements
• Internal quality: fiber content, formaldehyde content, pH value, odor, decomposable carcinogenic aromatic amines, bursting strength, pilling, dimension change after laundering, dimension change after dry-cleaning, spirality after laundering, appearance after laundering, and multiple requirements relating to colorfastness

Stakeholders are advised to now check their knitted casual wear conforms to the latest version of FZ/T 73020.

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China’s new industry standard for knitted garments and accessories for infants came into effect on July 1, 2020. Issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, FZ/T 73025-2019 replaces the 2013 iteration and contains multiple revisions.

FZ/T 73025-2019 applies to clothing accessories aimed at infants that are primary made from knitted fabrics. Products that fall under the scope of this standard include underwear, outwear, sleepwear, all-in-ones, bellybands, trousers, hosiery, foot straps, caps, gloves, bibs, aprons, scarves, swaddle wraps, quilts, sleeping bags, and bedding.

The latest version of the standard adds:

• Applicable scope for the colorfastness of natural color or bleached fabrics
• Specification for “packaging of the textile products for infants and children should not be allowed to apply needles and other metal sharp objects”
• Applicable scope for colorfastness in joints
• Applicable scope for pilling properties
• Applicable scope for the water-vapor transmission rate
• Applicable scope for appearance after washing
• Technical requirements for heavy metal content, phthalate content, attached components, filling materials, pilling, appearance after washing, water-vapor transmission rate, down-proof property of down garments
• Note 2 in Table 1 on the definition of elastic fabrics
• Note 3 in Table 1 on the recommendations for infant products

There are also adjustments relating to:

• Technical requirements in the standard’s Table 1
• Grade assessment of appearance defects
• Requirements for dimension difference in symmetrical position
• Requirements for dimension tolerance
• Technical requirements for dimensional change after washing, colorfastness in joints and some colorfastness items

The new version of the standard also has revisions to:

• Applicable scope
• Normative references
• Reference specification in instructions for use
• Applicable scope for extractable heavy metal content
• Test method for colorfastness in joints
• Applicable scope for dimension change after laundering
• Condition for appearance quality inspection
• Terms for knitted garments and accessories for infants
• Specifications for raw materials

The new standard has removed:

• Specification on “flame retardant finish of infants textile products is not recommended”
• Specification on “Do not test sewing strength of press snap button and spring snap button”
• Specification on stitch density
• Annex A of FZ/T 73025-2013

The standard contains technical requirements relating to:

• Appearance: defects, dimension tolerance, dimension difference in symmetrical position, raw materials and sewing requirements
• Internal quality: fiber content, formaldehyde content, pH value, odor, decomposable carcinogenic aromatic amines, heavy metal content, phthalate content, flammability, filling materials, attached components, extractable heavy metal content, dimension change after laundering, appearance after laundering, water-vapor transmission rate, the remains of broken sewing needles, down-proof property of down garments, pilling, tensile strength of strap, and multiple requirements relating to colorfastness

Stakeholders are advised to now check their knitted garments and accessories for infants comply with the latest version of FZ/T 73025.

SGS Softlines Services

SGS has a worldwide network of over 40 state-of-the-art laboratories specializing in testing of apparel, footwear, and home textiles. Their committed team is drawn from multi-disciplinary backgrounds, allowing them to carry out a comprehensive range of physical, chemical, and functional testing services for components, materials and finished products. SGS helps companies ensure quality, performance, and compliance with international, industrial, and regulatory standards worldwide. Learn more about SGS’s Softlines Services.

SGS SafeGuardS keep you up to date with the latest news and developments in the consumer goods industry. Read the full China Releases an updated Product Standard FZ/T 73025-2019 (Knitted Garments and Accessories for Infants) SafeGuardS. 

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For further information contact:

China Softlines Marketing Office

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Tel: +86 (0)21 6140 2698

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Website: www.sgs.com/hardlines

LinkedIn: sgs-consumer-goods-&-retail

About SGS

SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 89,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 2,600 offices and laboratories around the world.