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Fashinnovation's 2nd Spring Salon Dinner Gathers Top Fashion Leaders to Discuss Sustainability in Fashion.

The 2nd edition of the Spring Studios X Fashinnovation Dinner Series took place on May 12th with the goal of discussing the problem of sustainability in the current global fashion landscape. Guests included model Brana Dane, designer Norma Kamali, executive Lewis Perkins and founder/tech leader Sinead Bovell, among others. Fashinnovation, the...

4 hours ago

Fashion

Each garment tells a story, an added value manifested through its special tags

The Spanish brand Niza incorporates this year in its collections some special tags, explaining in each of them the added value that each garment has. Because each of them tells a story, transmits values and the brand wants to show it through this action. Numbered Limited Edition. Nice launches a Limited Edition for the first time, each garment...

8 hours ago

Fashion

From Seed to handbag - New SS22 Collection from Wicker Wings

New season means new adventures. Inspired by blue skies, pink sunrises and fresh blooms, the spring collection was made for those long days in the sun. Wicker Wings uses the highest quality of rattan, a plant that grows from a single seed along the vines. Its fast growing speed and replenishable pace makes it an incredibly sustainable material....

18 May 2022

Fashion

THE LAB CO. - On a mission to reduce waste and elevate everyday - for life

Waste & Plastic pollution is harming our world. • 900M laundry bottles are thrown away per year in the US alone. That’s enough to travel 225,000km= SIX times around the world. Estimated, this could reach 28.5 million metric tons of plastic per annum by 2040. • It’s estimated that 85% of textiles and 300 million pairs of shoes are thrown away or...

18 May 2022

Fashion |Interview Featured

Can a former corporate fast fashion exec launch an authentic sustainability brand?

When a new sustainability-focused brand is founded by an industry veteran who has built their career at Gap, Victoria’s Secret, and The Limited, it is perhaps only natural to question the authenticity of the endeavor. Accusations of greenwashing have befallen many seeking to capitalize on sustainability as a trend rather than a mandate, and the...

17 May 2022

Fairs

Shop, discover and connect sustainably: at Neonyt Lab from 24 to 26.06.2022

Do you know what a 1.5 degree lifestyle is? Have you ever borrowed or lent your own clothes? What can the fashion sector contribute to achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Targets? At the Neonyt Lab from 24 to 26 June 2022 you can expect exciting interviews, interesting short presentations and workshops by international and local sustainable...

16 May 2022

Fairs

First Denim Show Mumbai focuses on sustainability and innovations

The debut Mumbai edition of the Denim Show started on 12th May and will end on 14th May. More than 120 exhibitors mainly from India are currently showing at Jio World Convention Centre at BKC, among them Hyosung India, Jindal Worldwide, Arvind, Ginni International, Raymond UCO Denim, Bhaskar Denim, LNJ Denim, Oswal Denims, KG Denim, Nandan...

13 May 2022

Fashion Featured

Mulberry launches its first carbon-neutral range

Mulberry is continuing its commitment to becoming net-zero by 2035 with the launch of its first carbon-neutral collection, the ‘Lily Zero’. The ‘Lily Zero’ comprises 12 styles, which are fully carbon-neutral from field to shop floor, crafted in Mulberry’s carbon-neutral Somerset factories using carbon-neutral leather from a tannery in Germany,...

12 May 2022

Fashion

Karine Augis' art deco shopping bags

Karine Augis describes her creations as “objects to wear inspired by the world of decoration and design”. Since 2019, the former artistic director in communication and media has given herself the mission of reworking the basics of the Parisian wardrobe and reinventing one of her flagship pieces: the tote bag. Creations inspired by Art Deco A...

12 May 2022

Business

Third Sustainable Apparel Forum focuses on engagement and collaboration

For the third time, policy makers, industry leaders, brand representatives and fashion campaigners from Bangladesh and abroad gathered in Dhaka to accelerate the momentum for achieving more sustainability in the Bangladesh apparel industry. More than 50 speakers and 20 green growth exhibitors from over 20 countries participated in the...

12 May 2022

BusinessFeatured

LVMH’s Nona Source opens its first UK showroom

Nona Source, the established luxury fabric resale platform, which re-values deadstock fabrics and leathers from LVMH Fashion and Leather Goods Maisons, has opened its first UK showroom at The Mills Fabrica in London. The start-up was launched last year to serve the creative community, selling surplus fabrics from the LVMH fashion and leather...

11 May 2022

Fashion

The fashion industry could become 80 per cent circular by 2030

Conversations around fashion have also become synonymous with conversations around sustainability. While fashion, of course, would like to be more eco-conscious, the pathway to that isn’t overnight. Many companies have implemented progress plans to get their supply chains and products to be mostly sustainable within the next five to ten years....

9 May 2022