Is climate change forcing fashion to adapt and become less seasonal?


By AGENCY
A file picture shows clothes stored at Mango's logistics center in Lliça d'Amunt, north of Barcelona. Photo: AFP

Spanish retailer Mango is honing in on adaptable clothing to help customers adjust to wild swings in temperature as climate change makes fashion less seasonal, chief executive Toni Ruiz said.

According to him, the clothing industry used to work according to clearly delineated seasons, but global warming means it needs to adapt to periods that can include a mix of hot and cold temperatures and produce pieces that reflect those transitions.

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