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Not all animal skins are bad, says founder of world’s first Invasive Leather

Two years ago, a pair of entrepreneurs who were avid scuba divers and childhood friends, co-founded Inversa Leathers to introduce new skins from species onto the fashion market. Their launch flew in the face of industry efforts to move away from using fur and other skins in the same year that brands such as Stella McCartney, Adidas and Gucci...

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Inversa reveals python as its third invasive species leather offer

Inversa Leather, a company specialising in materials derived from invasive animal species, has revealed its third leather offering made from python. The new material expands on the company’s current portfolio, which already includes lionfish and dragonfin leathers. Its python leather was unveiled during the leather and sustainability conference...

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Inversa Leather expands invasive species leather, adds Dragonfin

Exotic leather manufacturer Inversa has announced that it is adding to its capabilities with a new invasive species, Dragonfin. The firm entered the market in December with an alternative leather made from the invasive Lionfish, a species running rampant in various global oceans and causing increasing damage to coral reefs. Its second venture,...

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Inversa: the company hoping to build back the coral reef through leather production

Next Generation materials, a term often used for sustainable and ethical fibre alternatives, can quite often come from surprising natural elements - ones that are right under our noses but have not yet been explored to their full extent. Many materials in the Next Gen space revolve around the axing of animal-based products, something the fashion...