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Naghedi launches recycling programme

New York-based handbag label Naghedi, known for its popular handwoven neoprene bag carried by celebrities including Jennifer Lawrence and Jessica Alba, has launched a recycling programme. The ‘Waste Not’ initiative is the brand’s first step in creating more circularity in its business, aimed at reducing waste and its footprint. While many...

Fashion |In Pictures

Tod’s unveils collaboration with Rahul Mishra

Italian luxury fashion house Tod’s has unveiled a collaboration with renowned Indian couturier Rahul Mishra, which will debut during London Fashion Week with a cocktail party at the brand’s Bond Street boutique in London. Mishra is the latest designer to participate in Tod’s new ‘Tod’s Factory’ project, a creative laboratory where established...

Retail |Interview Featured

Astrid & Miyu opens first global flagship store: ‘Experiential retail is integral’

Physical retail remains an avenue in which brands can evolve and experiment with their identity in the context of the real world. It is exactly this that has led London-based jewellery brand Astrid & Miyu (A&M) to open its first global flagship store, achieving a dream that its team has held for years and thus cementing its presence further...

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Melina Bucher launches first completely bio-based, plastic-free bag

When FashionUnited spoke to Melina Bucher, founder of the eponymous label and Germany's first vegan bag manufacturer, in March this year, a novelty was already on the horizon: a 100 percent bio-based product. Now, with the new “Dreamer” bag, a dream has actually come true. After years of development and collaboration with material innovators...

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Côte&Ciel launches collaboration with MrBailey

Parisian accessories label Côte&Ciel, known for its architecturally designed bags, has unveiled a collaboration with MrBailey, better known as Daniel Bailey, the founder of London-based footwear studio ConceptKicks. The collaboration is defined as an “evolving design dialogue and journey of creative expression” with Côte&Ciel’s creative director...

Business |Interview Featured

A year of firsts: How Lié Studio is growing its ‘essentials’ concept

Scandinavian brands have garnered global acclaim for their thoughtful, minimalist approach to fashion and design. It is the same mindset that has been woven into the fibres of accessory brand Lié Studio, an emerging label from Denmark, a country in which it has begun to establish a more prominent physical presence. Such an expansion naturally...

Business |INTERVIEW Featured

Daniel Chong, accessories designer: 'Fast fashion must become aware of its production volumes'

Valencia - For Daniel Chong, backpacks, wallets, shoulder bags and fanny packs with minimalist shapes, yet enveloped in prints and colour have become his main hallmark. In the designer's eyes, it was vital to give accessories the importance they deserved and to abandon monochrome. More than 10 years ago, he not only found a clear niche in the...

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Vegan label and bag maker Melina Bucher: “Leather or plastic is out of the question”

Last year, German luxury bag label Melina Bucher opened its own master bag maker’s workshop, a skilled craft that traditionally specialises in leather processing. What is different, however, is that the young company specialises entirely in vegan and bio-based materials, making it the first and only one of its kind in Germany. The aim is to...

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First vegan bag maker starts in Germany

German label Melina Bucher has recently opened its own master bag maker's workshop. What is remarkable about this is that it specialises entirely in vegan and bio-based materials. The term “bag maker” refers to people who specialise in working with leather, which traditionally means animal leather. At Melina Bucher, however, traditional...

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Marc O’Polo FW24 Collection Preview Accessories

A new definition of clarity, thought through down to the last detail. With tangible value, visible durability, and a focus on sustainability and innovation, every Marc O‘Polo accessory becomes an icon. The Fall/Winter 2024 collection conveys all these values through natural materials, contemporary textures and refined proportions. New shapes and...

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When Art Merges: An Unexpected Collaboration in the World of Leather Goods

In the creative world of leather goods, a unique collaboration has emerged, bringing together two artists whose worlds seemed to be totally opposed. The combination of Karine Augis's pared-back minimalism and CharlyHO's figurative, street art world has resulted in the creation of unique pieces that push back the boundaries of art and fashion....

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Luxury label to watch: vegan bags by Luckynelly

Luckynelly is a slow fashion label that was founded in Berlin in 2012. All items are handmade and vegan and have already been seen on catwalks in New York, Paris and Berlin. FashionUnited spoke to founder Christine Rochlitz about sustainable material innovations, how Luckynelly was founded and the process, transparency and promises behind every...