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4 brands leading the sustainable fashion movement

The world’s first museum for sustainable fashion opened in Amsterdam this month shedding light on the fashion industry’s role in closing the loop. Although there has been a growing awareness among consumers regarding sustainable fashion brands, it’s still not the dominant market share. Recently, a panel discussion was held in New York City by...

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Sustainable brands have a way to go to connect with customers

Sustainable fashion brands are gaining market share, but considered designer alternatives are still not fully tapping into the eco conscious consumer. While there is an increase in shoppers looking for sustainable and considered fashion, there is a clear need to educate shoppers to make the connection, reports the NPD Group. Educating and...

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Sustainable brands have a way to go to connect with customers

Sustainable fashion brands are gaining market share, but considered designer alternatives are still not fully tapping into the eco conscious consumer. While there is an increase in shoppers looking for sustainable and considered fashion, there is a clear need to educate shoppers to make the connection, reports the NPD Group. Educating and...

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Global textile company Aquafil transforms Italian fishing nets into catwalk collections

Italy - Volunteer divers have collected more than 4 tonnes (4000 kg) of fishing nets and other objects from the waters off the coast of the Aeolian Islands, Italy, which will be sent to a recycling factory in Slovenia and transformed into sustainable textiles for fashion houses across the globe. Sustainable textile manufacturer Aquafil will...

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Hong Kong's new fight against fast fashion

Despite Hong Kong's reputation for rampant consumerism, a nascent movement against fast fashion is taking root in the city, with clothes-mending workshops and pop-up swaps growing in popularity, and designers parading recycled fabrics on the catwalk. From broken umbrellas to discarded curtains, no material is too shabby for designer Jesse Lee,...

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The End of Plastic: Eco-fashion becomes catwalk reality

It may have been a long time coming, but eco-fashion is no longer a hippie pipe dream. Biker jackets made from pineapple leaves and leather tanned with olive extract rather than hugely polluting chemicals are now within reach, experts say. Everyone from young avant garde designers to the big-name brands are racing to hop on the bandwagon, with...

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Zara and H&M leading the discussions about sustainability, says Launchmetrics study

Although the fast fashion model is considered to be the opposite of sustainable fashion, it turns out fast fashion giants Zara and H&M are the brands driving the conversation about sustainability in the apparel industry, according to a new study by data analytics platform Launchmetrics. Vegan luxury label Stella McCartney came third. While...

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Zara and H&M leading the discussions about sustainability, says Launchmetrics study

Although the fast fashion model is considered to be the opposite of sustainable fashion, it turns out fast fashion giants Zara and H&M are the brands driving the conversation about sustainability in the apparel industry, according to a new study by data analytics platform Launchmetrics. Vegan luxury label Stella McCartney came third. While...

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Business

Garmon Chemicals: aiming to boost sustainability growth

Garmon Chemicals, international supplier of textile chemicals and auxiliaries, has announced its’ new set of initiatives towards making the fashion industry more environmentally responsible and transparent. The new goals for the company, which was purchased in January 2018 by the US-based Kemin Industries group, is to implement a multiple...

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Self-destructive behaviour: Burberry not alone

Burberry, which has been in the crosshairs for burning tens of millions of dollars of its products, is far from the only firm to destroy unsold goods to maintain the exclusivity and luxury mystique of their brands. In its annual report the British fashion firm acknowledged that it had burned unsold clothes, accessories and perfume worth 28.6...

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Business

Worn Again Technologies hits 5 million pound target

London-based Worn Again Technologies has hit its 5 million pounds investment target to accelerate its trail-blazing polymer recycling technology, which aims to crack the code on the circularity of raw materials for the textiles and apparel industry. The cash injection has come from a number of investors, including global fast-fashion giant H&M,...

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