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A neighborhood in Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's district Queens has been described as looking like a Third World country as desperate migrants block up sidewalks selling used clothes and other goods. CREDIT: Ramses Frias

Lugging around a heavy suitcase on holiday could become a thing of the past if an airline's clothes rental experiment proves a good fit for customers. The service, dubbed 'Any Wear, Anywhere', allows passengers to rent a bundle of clothing ahead of their flight, which is then delivered straight to their hotel or AirBnb on arrival. Japan Airlines launched the scheme yesterday in the hope that it will mean customers can leave bulky bags behind and make a 'sustainable choice'. Travellers can tailor their clothing style depending on whether they are on a business or leisure trip, choosing between smart,...

Target has shed $15 billion from its market cap, as outrage over its decision to stock 'tuck-friendly' transgender bathing suits and Pride merchandise grows. On Friday, the Minneapolis-based firm's shares slipped by another 3.26 percent by close of trading. Target's share price now sits $126.99-per-share, down from a high of almost $162-per-share last month. Before the becoming engulfed in the controversy Target's market value stood at over $74 billion, according to Dow Jones Market Data Group. Its market cap - calculated by multiplying the number of shares by the price per share - now sits at just $54 billion.

After Bud Light and Target, The North Face has become the latest American brand to face a boycott for promoting Pride. The company's Summer of Pride ad was released yesterday on its Instagram page and has already drawn ire from conservative consumers. The commercial features drag queen 'Pattie Gonia' telling consumers to 'come out... in nature with us!' and declaring themselves a 'real life homosexual!' 'Hi it's me Patti Gonia - a real life homosexual. Today I'm here with the North Face and we are here to invite you to come out... in nature with us!' Pattie - who lists...

Good Morning America's Ginger Zee talked with Tracy Butler about her #NoNewClothes Campaign. The goal is to use simple techniques to save money and the steps are helping the environment. Ginger's tips are: Clear your emails of the marketing blasts - UNSUBSCRIBE! Our need vs want meter changes immediately. Shop Secondhand Stores, Ginger says "they aren't your grandmas secondhand anymore; sites like the real real have 400 dollar denim for 8 bucks. Enter condition of pristine or excellent to get highest quality." BORROW & RENT: Sharing clothes is not just for teenagers - create a network of sharing among friends,...

As the seasons change and the weather warms, American adults are yet again being subjected to the uncomfortable spectacle of teenage girls wearing outfits more befitting a runway show than a school, a store, or any other public setting. Every winter I hope the trend loses steam or reverses, but every spring it returns worse than the previous year. I wish there were a way I could word this in a less tawdry manner, but I can’t, so I’ll just be blunt: Mom and Dad, we can see the bottom of your teenage daughter’s ass. And we shouldn’t be seeing...

If you’ve ever taken part in the weekly VIP Gold live chat with HotAir’s Ed Morrissey and myself, you’ve probably heard me utter the phrase “everything is stupid and it’s only getting worse.” I’m sure there are exceptions to that rule, but when it comes to the arguments of anti-gunners, that phrase definitely applies. The latest example? The anti-gun left’s full-throttled freakout over a Second Amendment-themed hoodie that apparently led to some sort of disciplinary action against a Utah high school student; a situation highlighted by Sen. Rand Paul over the weekend in a tweet that appears to have now...

Nobody has ever accused First Lady Jill Biden of having the best taste when it comes to how she dresses. Sorry, DOCTOR Jill Biden. Either the woman needs to fire the stylist who keeps dressing her like a piece of furniture from an old Sears catalog OR she needs to actually hire one because WOOF. Time and time again people have shown photos of Jill in her latest bizarre dress and compared them to old sofas and curtains … but Twitter user Rondalee Iowa has made a ‘hobby’ of it and wow, the thread she put together is spectacular and...

At least one kindergarten in the United Kingdom has told children to wear more clothes to keep warm, as the business itself cannot afford to keep the heating on constantly. A kindergarten in the United Kingdom has told children to wear more clothes to stay warm due to the fact that it reportedly cannot afford to heat its premises for the entire day

Image Captured from Microsoft’s “Powering a Connected and Circular Future for Fashion” Did you feel the shift in the fashion world? Coming to a tee shirt near you, Microsoft, in partnership with Eon, announced they are planning to digitally tag 400,000 fashion items by 2025. Retailer H&M and global apparel company, PVH (known for the labels Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger) have signed up to be part of the initial launch. The idea behind this new technology seems to be two-fold: to provide transparency on the journey of an item from manufacturing to consumer and finally to waste recycling to...

Cotton futures jumped as high as 4% Monday, reaching a new decade high, as data supplied by weather forecasters say drought conditions in Texas could tighten supplies. The front-month contract in New York hit $1.41 a pound, the highest intraday level since May 2011. Cotton futures have soared nearly 9.5% in the last three sessions. Prices are coming back in on Monday after hitting a new decade high. Prices around 0950 ET are around $1.36. The latest spike in prices has been due to drought fears in Texas and Ukraine conflict tightening supplies.Bloomberg cited new data from weather forecaster Ajay...

‘Kidcore’—a fad that sees adult men conjure their tweenage years with expressive, if juvenile, outfits—has thrived during the pandemic. Why the style is resonating and how to strike a somewhat age-appropriate balance.It had been a youthful year for men’s fashion. Cutesy charm necklaces often encircled the necks of Pete Davidson and Justin Bieber, making those shlumpy style icons—and paparazzi favorites—look like they’d been sprung from summer camp. Last November, Washington Wizard Kyle Kuzma pulled up to the locker room in a pink Raf Simons sweater with gigundo sleeves, calling to mind a kid wearing his big brother’s hand-me-downs. And fashion...

The global fashion industry is on the rebound as BMO Capital boosted Under Armour’s rating to Outperform from Sector Perform. Fashion retailers breathe a sigh of relief as demand picks up but comes at a high price for consumers. This year, about two-thirds of fashion executives expect to increase costs due to snarled supply chains. Average prices are expected to rise about 3% across all clothing and apparel, according to the State of Fashion 2022 report by the Business of Fashion and McKinsey & Co. About 15% of respondents said clothing and apparel prices could jump by more than 10%....

If you ever needed any proof for your left-wing friends that the current administration or, for that matter, progressives in general care nothing for anyone but themselves, look no further than the latest potential move by the Biden administration to rob Americans of their ability to heat their homes or run their cars this coming winter. The administration (and I use that term loosely) is mulling shutting down an oil pipeline in Michigan as the Midwest moves into the coldest time of the year. I grew up in Ohio and did my undergrad work in Michigan and I can tell...

Male teachers across Spain have joined a unique movement to fight stereotypical gender norms and promote tolerance in the country after a boy was expelled from school last year for wearing a skirt. Male teachers across the country are now wearing skirts to classes as a form of protest to fight the gender norms, according to a Metro.co.uk report.

✨Sneak peek! ✨We've partnered with Cream City Print Lounge, a Milwaukee-area Black-owned business, to create a line of tees for the whole family to support racial equality. 🙌🏾 Mark your calendars for 9/21 to shop the line in select stores and at https://t.co/EhtmGfroFR. pic.twitter.com/0O1afTMvg8— Kohl's (@Kohls) September 7, 2020

Here's a bright idea for Halloween! We’re taking a look at the popular LED costume that racked up over 23 million views on YouTube! A simple upload had a big impact on one Huntington Beach dad - his DIY costume went viral and now he’s making a living off selling them! [T]he former IT professional dressed his then 22 month old daughter in a DIY costume that turned her into a light up stick figure. The video quickly went viral and 23 million views later, the Glowy Zoey LED light suit was born.

American fashion brand Bstroy has received fierce criticism on social media after displaying school shooting-themed hoodies at a show during New York Fashion Week. The brand's spring/summer 2020 collection, designed by Brick Owens and Duey Catorze, featured distressed hoodies reading "Stoneman Douglas," "Sandy Hook," "Virginia Tech" and "Columbine," the sites of four of the deadliest school shootings in the US. Photos from the show posted on the brand's Instagram account, as well as Owens' account, quickly drew outrage, with some commenters identifying themselves as survivors or relatives of victims. On a photo of the Stoneman Douglas hoodie, one person commented,...

A 17-year-old resident of Loudoun County, Virginia is a finalist in Duck Tape’s annual “Stuck at Prom” Scholarship Contest, in which high school students compete to make the best possible prom wear out of duct tape. Christina Mellott, now a rising senior at Freedom High School, entered the contest this past school year after hearing about it from friends and family. Mellott has been designing clothes for three to four years already, and got her start in design after receiving a sewing machine for Christmas. Her friends and family thought she may be able to cinch the Duck Tape competition...

The multitrillion-dollar business of fashion, with its complex and long supply chain, is worryingly vexed with problems contributing to climate change. The fashion industry emits more greenhouse gas than all international flights and maritime shipping journeys combined, and it's estimated that a garbage truck's worth of clothing is either burned or sent to a landfill every second. On top of that, thanks to our powerful washing machines, our clothes pollute the ocean with microfibers equating to approximately 50 million plastic bottles each year. Conversation and action around sustainability and climate change has been quiet and slow to come within the...