: A modern innovation, some brands are now testing "nutrition labels" for apparel that disclose chemical content, water usage, and worker wages to shoppers. Modern Supply Chain Innovations

Social innovation offers five golden opportunities to ... - Kearney

The global apparel chain is a vast network transforming raw materials into the $1.9 trillion retail market we see today. It has evolved from 19th-century manual tailoring to a highly complex, buyer-driven "Global Value Chain" where power sits with lead firms—major retailers and brands that outsource labor-intensive manufacturing to developing nations. Fascinating Historical Milestones

: Humans have used bone needles as far back as 30,000 BC to stitch animal hides.

: In 1873, Levi Strauss and tailor Jacob Davis patented the use of metal rivets on work pants to prevent pocket-openings from tearing, creating the first durable "blue jeans".