August and September were eventful months in terms of more sustainable fashion. In the area of shoes, there were ground-breaking innovations such as a sneaker made out of rubber and plant oils and one out of carbon emissions. Yes, you read that right, carbon emissions can be turned into footwear now. This was also the time to go all out to save...
The Fashion District has named nine emerging designers on the shortlist for its Design Futures 2022 - Innovation Challenge Prize to find a new sustainable solution that will develop design for circularity and revolutionise the fashion industry. The nine sustainably driven fashion designers are using “innovative approaches to circularity” to...
29 Sept 2022
When environmental issues are a hot topic in the press, fashionistas are also increasingly shifting their attention from fast fashion to sustainable fashion lines. Sustainable fashion is now not only a statement of responsibility, but also an expression of trendy style. People used to associate sustainable fashion with limited design, but those...
26 Sept 2022
US fashion department store chain Bloomingdale’s is celebrating its 150th anniversary this autumn and has teamed up with the Fashion Institute of Technology to launch the Bloomingdale's x FIT Sustainable Innovation Fund. It has also announced the launch of its new social purpose platform entitled b the change. The aim of the Sustainable Fashion...
22 Sept 2022
Adidas has unveiled a new viscose sportswear range as part of its collaboration with British designer Stella McCartney to demonstrate the potential of a circular fashion ecosystem. The tracksuit has been made as part of the New Cotton Project, an EU consortium of 12 partners, and took the process of making the apparel from a linear to a circular...
Sustainable footwear brand Allbirds has unveiled its latest innovation, the ‘Plant Pacer’ sneaker featuring 100 percent plastic-free plant leather made from all-natural materials such as rubber and plant oils. The ‘Plant Pacer’ marks a further step into the lifestyle footwear category for Allbirds, while also championing what it calls a “truly...
13 Sept 2022
Luxury fashion house Valentino is partnering with Karma Metrix to help quantify the energy performance of its website as part of its ongoing commitment to becoming a sustainable business. Italy-based search marketing and AI company, Karma Metrix Energy Efficient Website, found that Valentino’s website generates 2.56 grams of carbon dioxide...
No longer a buzzword, sustainability is a must to guarantee the fashion industry's future. Over the past decade, many fashion brands have been seeking more sustainable production methods, investing in alternative fibers, and becoming more transparent overall regarding how and where their products are made. But what about the footwear industry?...
8 Sept 2022
Supported by Kering Material Innovation Lab, Albini_next, the think tank of Italian shirting fabrics manufacturer, the Albini Group, and Vienna Textile Lab have announced a collaboration project in which they will explore the possibility of employing microbial colours for dyeing applications on cotton and other natural fibres. The objective is...
7 Sept 2022
Swedish recycling company Renewcell is well known in the textile industry, most notably for upcycling cellulosic textile waste, such as cotton clothes, and transforming it into its new material Circulose. Since its foundation in 2012, it has partnered with companies like H&M, Aditya Birla, Tangshan Sanyou, Levi’s, Ganni, Daiwabo Rayon and...
6 Sept 2022
The state of inflation in the U.S. and globally is at an interesting place. Strikes recently swept Britain as soaring inflation, but at the same time, U.S. manufacturing growth has steadied as a sign inflation pressure is easing. Congress also passed the Inflation Reduction Act to help ease inflation domestically in the United States. The...
1 Sept 2022
PrettyLittleThing (PLT), part of the Boohoo Group, has officially launched its re-sale MarketPlace app for UK customers, ahead of a US launch, to allow its community to buy and sell pre-loved pieces. In February, PLT’s creative director, Molly-Mae Hague, told FashionUnited that the MarketPlace would encourage sustainability, help its young...
30 Aug 2022
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