Fashion products fall under the textile priority group for the Digital Product Passport in the ESPR. A fashion brand is usually the legal manufacturer, so it carries the passport duty and needs fibre, material and supplier data from its makers. The exact fields and dates come from the textile delegated act, still in preparation.
Why should fashion brands prepare now?
Textiles are an early ESPR priority, and brands already field data requests from retailers and rules such as the ban on destroying unsold clothing. Building a per-style record now means the passport becomes a matter of completion rather than a scramble when the delegated act lands.
What does a fashion passport show?
Expect fibre composition, materials and shares, recycled content where claimed, care and repair guidance, and supply-chain and origin information. Public and restricted fields will follow the delegated act, so a deliberate access and redaction policy matters as much as the data itself.
How to roll it out across collections
Start with one style family, capture composition and suppliers, then reuse the template each season. DPP Shield keeps versioned records and a stable public passport URL, so a printed care label or QR keeps working as a style is updated.
Frequently asked questions
Is a fashion DPP mandatory yet?
No. Fashion sits in the textile priority group, but the requirement applies once the ESPR textile delegated act is adopted, with its own date.
Who is responsible for a fashion passport?
Usually the brand that places the product on the EU market. It still depends on fibre, material and test data from its manufacturers and suppliers.