Articles by Simone Preuss
Simone Preuss is a freelance journalist specialising in apparel production, sustainability and social responsibility. She has been working with FashionUnited since 2012, gaining valuable insights into an ever-changing industry.
Fashion for Good and AltMat support adoption of next-gen fibres through new Altag Fibre Club
Global fashion initiative Fashion for Good has announced a strategic partnership with AltMat today, a pioneering materials science company that transforms agricultural waste into high-value materials. It was one of the nine participants of Fashion for Good’s first South Asia accelerator programme back in 2020. In 2022, it was also part of...
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Shein accused of manipulating customs declarations in UK Lawsuit
Mere days after 25 European consumer organisations filed a complaint against Shein over misleading practices at the beginning of the month, the Chinese ultra-fast fashion giant finds itself in the crosshairs again. This time, the online shopping giant faces a High Court lawsuit with documents accusing it of “manipulating customs declarations for...
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New sneaker brand Solk unveils its first biocircular shoe
After developing millions of shoes for global brands such as Adidas, On Running, Helly Hansen and Zara, David Solk and Irmi Kreuzer decided to launch their own brand, combining comfort, style and responsibility. At the Global Fashion Summit, which also addressed the rights of nature, they presented their first model, the ‘Fade 101’ sneaker,...
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Who's responsible? NextGen voices on accountability in fashion and nature's rights
At the Global Fashion Summit, which took place in Copenhagen at the beginning of the month, NextGen Assembly members presented their take on the given topic, which was “How Can Fashion Value the Rights of Nature?”. What ensued was an interesting session with refreshing takes on current obstacles. The group’s collective manifesto was also...
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EU Green Week: What opportunities do repair and reuse offer for the textile sector?
The theme of this year’s EU Green Week was “Circular Solutions for a Competitive EU”. The event explored how circularity could become a new economic reality with a circular economy driving sustainable competitiveness, reducing waste and promoting innovation within the EU. The aim of the EU Green Week, which took place last week in Brussels, is...
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Global Fashion Summit: barriers remain while bridges fail to span far enough
The Global Fashion Summit, now in its 16th year, took place from 3rd to 5th June 2025 in Copenhagen. It was launched by the Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) in 2009 to “spark urgent action and accelerate impact in the fashion industry”. As in previous years, it attracted over 1000 industry leaders, including C-suite executives, leaders and...
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As the first country in Europe, Switzerland imposes import ban on cruelly produced fur
As the first European country, Switzerland recently decided to adopt a ban on the import of fur and fur products produced through animal cruelty, which is to come into force as early as 1st July 2025. “For Four Paws, any kind of fur production involves animal cruelty. We believe that the import ban must be comprehensive. The fact that...
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The magic of the Pet Gala - fashion’s feel-good show by pet couturier Anthony Rubio
A twist, a turn, a rainbow of glittering sequins followed by a flash of camera lights. A smile and then … a bark. Wait, what, a bark? Yes, because the model is a dog! A debonair chihuahua in a top hat. This is the annual Pet Gala in New York City, brain child of pet couturier extraordinaire, the designer who coined the term - Anthony Rubio....
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Swiss start-up Finally. breaks down taboos surrounding fashion for people in fragile times
Swiss start-up Finally. covers fashion and sustainable products for a period we don't like to think about: hospital stays, chronic illness, a person’s final days. These are fragile times, as the community-oriented design studio and research lab calls them. All products are created after careful consideration and planning, often in collaboration...
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Aid by Trade Foundation completes 2.8 million euro project for climate-resilient agriculture in Africa
Coinciding with today's International Day for Biological Diversity, the Aid by Trade Foundation announced the successful completion of a 2.8 million euro project focused on climate-resilient agriculture in Africa. Healthy soil, responsible water management and biodiversity conservation play key roles in this initiative. The CAR-iSMa project (“...
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