Articles by Sylvana Lijbaart
ByBorre co-founder: 'The more textiles we sell, the more of a positive impact we make'
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Dutch textile innovation company Byborre is committed to shifting towards a circular textile economy and raised nearly 17 million euros in an investment round in early February. With the capital injection, textile designer and ByBorre co-founder Borre Akkersdijk aims to expand internationally and continue investing in automation, materials...
Scotch & Soda's bankruptcy: what preceded it?
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On March 20, Dutch fashion retailer Scotch & Soda reported that it had filed for bankruptcy for its Dutch operations, after which the company was also declared bankrupt. It is a result of "severe cash flow problems" due to the lockdown imposed during the Covid-19 restrictions in The Netherlands and the energy crisis and high inflation that...
Laundry Lab puts international expansion on the agenda
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Since 2021, Antwerp-based Laundry Lab is not only an agency, but also a clothing brand. So far, the label is available in more than 50 stores in Belgium and the Netherlands and is now thinking about international expansion due to its rapid growth. Favourable countries to expand to are Germany, France and Scandinavian countries, among others. "We...
Childrenswear returns to Modefabriek in a mature form
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It's the first time after the closure of Market by Kleine Fabriek in 2017, that the Modefabriek fashion fair has returned to children's fashion. This year, the shift happened in collaboration with Drive Inn Junior, a company that has been around since 2018 and is operated by M-Agency and Hop Agenturen. Twenty children's fashion brands were...
How Snapchat removes the last online shopping obstacle with augmented reality
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There are only a few barriers left when it comes to online shopping: you don't have to leave the house, it can be done at any time of the day and orders can be delivered the next day (sometimes even the same day). But, what about items like sunglasses and makeup? Currently, consumers seem to prefer to go to the store for those. Communication app...
The Fashionweek The Hague Talent Award 2022 announces winner
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Dutch fashion designer Ilona Simons has won the Talent Award 2022 at The Fashionweek in The Hague, Netherlands. The jury praised her work for its "beautiful jacquards and powerful combination of traditional finishes, craft and streetwear", the press release reads. Simons was up against 27 other local fashion designers and labels. Simons won a...
New accessory brand Bird develops a raincoat for the bag: 'The first design was made of groundsheet and yellow wool'
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It is time to put a new brand into the spotlight. This time FashionUnited spoke with the founder of the new brand Bird. Anja Fijma has designed a “raincoat for the bag”: the Bird Cover. The journey of the Bird Cover began some eight years ago, Fijma tells FashionUnited by phone. "At the time, I had purchased a very nice suede bag. I noticed that...