Explainer: What the US-China Trade War Means for Fashion

Until last week, getting products from China to the US as quickly as possible was top priority for some clients of Shift Fashion Group, a studio that helps brands with product development and manufacturing. That changed when tariffs as high as 145 percent kicked in last week.

“They’re starting to put it on a boat and gamble if the tariffs are going to lower in the next little while,” said Joe Ng, Shift Fashion Group’s founder and chief executive.

The US and China have exchanged…