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Retailers urged to improve workplace wellbeing as cases of poor mental health rise

A new report by retail industry charity the Retail Trust has brought to light concerns over mental health issues among UK retail and call centre staff. To collate its data, the organisation surveyed over 1,300 retail workers, 17 percent of which said they had missed at least one day of work this year due to poor mental health. Among the...

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‘Mental Health in Fashion’: 5 questions for industry pioneer Florian Müller

Florian Müller has been an integral part of the Berlin fashion scene for 20 years. Insiders know him in his role as a PR professional and guest manager at Berlin Fashion Week runway shows. In recent years, he has also continued his education, building on his former psychology studies to work psychotherapeutically. He is now bringing these two...

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Under Armour partners with James Heal to tackle fibre-shredding

Under Armour is partnering with precision testing solutions supplier James Heal to address the invisible sustainability threat microfibres and microplastics pose to the environment. The sportswear brand is working with UK-based James Heal to make its microfibre-shred test available to the wider industry to help understand and mitigate the impact...

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EBIT launches debut ready-to-wear collection with Modes

EBIT, the mental-health first brand, is launching its debut ready-to-wear spring/summer 2024 collection exclusively at Modes boutiques in Paris and Milan. Founded by Simon Whitehouse at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns, a time of isolation and struggle for many, EBIT, which stands for ‘Enjoy Being in Transition,’ aims to change the...

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Lululemon provides update on wellbeing report

Sportswear retailer Lululemon has published its third annual Global Wellbeing Report, which it began in order to better understand how to support people in their efforts to be well, as stated by its chief people and culture officer Susan Gelinas. She added in her press statement: “Advancing wellbeing is not a solitary effort, it is a collective...

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Cotton On and Lady Gaga partner on mental health initiative

Australian apparel group Cotton On has announced a new partnership with Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation, which will see the duo work towards the goal of raising five million dollars to support global mental health resources. From now until October 10 – World Mental Health Day – 100 percent of the proceeds from Cotton On Foundation products,...

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Lululemon forms Mental Wellbeing advisory board

Sportswear retailer Lululemon has announced the creation of a Mental Wellbeing Global Advisory Board consisting of 11 members from the wellbeing industry. The board is to be chaired by two of the brand’s senior leadership team, chief brand officer Nikki Neuburger and chief people and culture officer Susan Gelinas. Members of the board will...

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Toms places giving focus on mental health charities

Toms is continuing to support grassroots charities with the launch of 10 giving grants of 10,000 US dollars to mental health-focused organisations. The Toms 10x10 donation is in celebration of World Mental Health Day and has been designed to fund access to resources for people to take the “first step” into bettering their mental health. The...

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Amid wave of resignations, fashion educators tell of burnout, lack of support and cancel culture

Students today are graduating into an historically unprecedented environment of social and climate unrest amid a once-in-a-century global pandemic. It will have an effect on this generation of young professionals. When Covid struck and classes were taught remotely, academic leaders in fashion schools nationwide focused discussion on the mental...

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The relationship between fashion and mental health awareness

This month, Madhappy rolled out several initiatives for Mental Health Awareness Month, including capsule collections, along with their latest Out of Home campaign billboards in Los Angeles and New York. In late April, the company launched positive-message billboards across New York and Los Angeles with statements including “Peace of Mind”, “...

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Maybelline teams up with Wattpad for Mental Health Awareness Month

Maybelline New York has revealed it will be partnering with the web novel platform, Wattpad, on a campaign for Mental Health Awareness Month. The #BraveTogether initiative has asked the Wattpad community to elevate stories related to mental health issues, prompting the platform’s mostly Gen Z writers to share their own stories on self-care and...

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Boohoo partners with The Brain Coach for Mental Health Awareness Week

Fast fashion e-tailer Boohoo has announced it will be collaborating with neuropsychologist The Brain Coach on a new campaign that aims to empower customers through a seven day “self-love” plan. Set in time for Mental Health Awareness Week, the Body Image Cleanse campaign hopes to increase customer confidence through the promotion of...