Photo: Malick Bodian/Courtesy of Harper’s Bazaar
These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Thursday.
Meghan Markle covers Harper’s Bazaar
Meghan Markle is the cover star for the Harper’s Bazaar December 2025/January 2026 Art Issue. Photographed by Malick Bodian and styled by Carlos Nazario, Markle wears a Dior jacket and pants with Tiffany & Co. Blue Book Collection earrings on the cover. In the cover story written by Kaitlyn Greenidge, Markle talks pursuing authenticity in her life and career, how her husband Prince Harry always supports her and learning from her mistakes in her business. The issue will be on newsstands Dec. 2. {Harper’s Bazaar}
French retailers take legal action against Shein
After the controversial opening of Shein’s first physical retail store this month, 12 French retail federations, alongside several big brands, have launched legal proceedings against Shein’s European subsidiary, Infinite Styles Service Co. Ltd. The federations’ legal action against Shein seeks to stop unfair competition and ensure compliance with European product safety standards. It also aims to put a price on the economic harm to the sector and potentially recover damages, as well as set a legal precedent for regulating global e-commerce platforms operating in Europe. {WWD/paywalled}
Everlane’s Black Friday Fund supports regenerative cashmere in Mongolia
Through its 12th annual Black Friday Fund, Everlane is supporting Good Growth and its Regenerative Cashmere Initiative in Mongolia by contributing $50,000 to launch regenerative grazing programs in partnership with local communities and Hustai National Park. The programs benefit over 40 herder families, 8,000 goats and 113,000 acres of grassland. “By investing in regenerative grazing, we’re protecting the source of our cashmere so we can continue delivering the soft, durable and responsibly made pieces our customers love — pieces they can feel good about wearing,” Everlane CEO Alfred Chang said in a statement. {Fashionista inbox}
Patagonia asks customers to protect public land for Giving Tuesday
Patagonia and Adyen are teaming up with Conservation Lands Foundation to protect American public lands for Giving Tuesday, and they’re asking customers to also help. Patagonia’s customers will be able to donate to Conservation Lands Foundation during checkout this holiday season — which payment partner Adyen will match as a co-funded grant — at retail locations and on Patagonia’s website. Donations will go toward grassroots organizing and support critical efforts including defending millions of acres in Alaska’s Western Arctic and the Western U.S., opposing Senate attempts to gut the Wilderness Act and sell off public lands and more. {Fashionista inbox}
Tod’s under investigation for suspected labor abuse
Italian prosecutors have placed Tod’s and three of its executives under investigation for suspected labor abuses and are seeking a temporary ban on some company advertising, Reuters reported on Thursday. Milan prosecutors allege Tod’s was fully aware of and complicit in labor exploitation at subcontracted workshops, saying third-party audits over several years flagged problems but were ignored. As punitive action, they are seeking a six-month ban on Tod’s advertising for luxury goods produced in those factories. {Reuters}
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Source: Fashionista.com
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