Some others simply have a heart symbol on their face and show how their outfit looks when they walk. They strut about in outdoor shoots, modeling the garment through picturesque regions of the Valley. Influenced by technical innovation and concerns around ethicality and sustainability, and accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, fashion as a commercial enterprise faces existential challenges.

Because data on the fashion industry typically are reported for national economies and expressed in terms of the industry’s many separate sectors, aggregate figures for world production of textiles and clothing are difficult to obtain. However, by any measure, the industry inarguably …