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Palestinians all over the world are getting support in one way or the other and the fashion industry is no different With the lead designer of Zara brand making a huge mistake of attacking a Palestinian model on social media, her career is now in jeopardy. Venessa Perilman made derogatory remarks about a Palestinian model in her instagram which has received huge criticism from the world wide social media fraternity. The world is up and arms against the brand and is seeking a mass boycott of the brand itself. Post pandemic, this could spill trouble for the brand.  Zara has already been asked to take strict action against the designer who apparently, gave a public apology and then took down her remarks.  The model in question is Qaher Harhash who apparently had made some  pro-Palestine remarks and had posted them online. The attack comes as a response to her posts. She later also posted screenshots of their conversation on Instagram. The publicised exchange caused thousands...

Children's clothing is seeing innovative sustainable solutions One of the biggest problems with preventing pollution is controlling clothes landfills. Cloth related garbage dumps are the most menacing problem facing human kind today.  It has become a challenge to keep unused and even fresh garments or textiles out of landfills. As fashion changes rapidly, people's desire to up thier fashion and therefore dispose off clothes that are not even worn twice, is a sad situation. But most countries worldwide are faced with this challenge. There are now designers that are trying to make use of shreds or old fabric to create something new. The buzz word doing rounds is 'sustainable fashion'. But the challenge is worst when it comes to facilitating for children's fashion. Their sizes continue to change as they grow their maximum between the age of 5-12 years.  In order to address this situation, a company has now come out of a novice idea.  Petit Pli is one such company that ...