Elvis and Kresse news and archive

Mayfair opens sustainable store of the future, where materials are borrowed, donated, repurposed, recycled and plastic-free

Mayfair is home to a new sustainable department store called The Good Store. Housed on the fashionable South Molton Street, the new 6,000 sq ft space features a range of products from clothing to health, beauty and homeware, while simultaneously promoting environmental and community projects. Unique to The Good Store is that it is plastic-free,...

Business

Elvis and Kresse - From Firehouse to Farmhouse

Each month Sass Brown, an expert in ethical fashion, sustainability and craftsmanship, shares a fashion brand that approaches business differently and innovatively or operates outside of the main fashion systems and capitals. Sass is the former Dean of Art and Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology and the founding Dean at Dubai Institute...

Podcast

Podcast: Elvis and Kresse - From Firehouse to Farmhouse

In this episode, part of our monthly brand feature series, we learn about Elvis and Kresse, a UK-based company that began by reusing firehoses to create amazing accessories to now owning and managing a permaculture farm in Kent and rethinking circularity. Listen to Fashion News Bytes short form podcast here.

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Cambridge Satchel Company founder awarded a CBE

Julie Deane founder of The Cambridge Satchel Co has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List and awarded a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire). CBE is the highest-ranking of the Order of the British Empire awards, excluding a knighthood and damehood and was awarded to Deane for her services to Entrepreneurship and...

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Fashion SMEs awarded 1.2 million pounds to support sustainable growth

Ten of the UK fashion industry’s innovative and sustainable small to medium enterprises, including Ananas Anam, the company that has created an innovative natural textile made from pineapple leaf fibre, and accessories brand Elvis and Kresse, have been awarded more than 1.2 million pounds by the Business of Fashion, Textiles and Technology...

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Burberry tackles leather waste with new collaboration

The Burberry Foundation has announced a five-year partnership with London-based sustainable accessories brand Elvis and Kresse to tackle the waste created by the leather industry. Elvis and Kresse, which is known for re-engineering waste material through innovative craftsmanship, has received a grant from the Burberry Foundation to support their...