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The North Face and icebreaker launch r capsule collection for Spring/Summer 2024

The North Face has partnered with outdoor performance wear brand icebreaker to create a capsule collection of adventure wear for Spring/Summer 2024. The new collection seeks to redefine comfort and performance and is made from merino wool and Tencel fabric blend that is 100 percent plastic-free. "In collaborating with The North Face, we've...

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VF Corp names appointments at multiple brands in leadership shake up

VF Corporation has announced a string of promotions and appointments at four of its portfolio brands, including Dickies, as it shakes up its leadership teams. The previous brand president of Altra, Todd Dalhausser, has been appointed global brand president of Dickies, where he will report to VF’s interim president and CEO, Benno Dorer, and serve...

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RawAssembly x Mindful Fashion New Zealand: Session 4 - Traceability

There is increasing demand for certified, traceable products and materials. Consumers want higher standards and visibility from the products they buy, and manufacturers want to make sure they can verify sustainability practices in their supply chain. Learn how businesses in the fashion and textile industry can use standards and certifications to...

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Icebreaker and Spinnova to develop circular mid-layer products

New Zealand-based Icebreaker is teaming up with material tech company Spinnova to developing fully circular mid-layer products out of merino wool and Spinnova fibre. The VF-owned, ethical and sustainable natural performance apparel brand is working with Spinnova on a joint sustainability journey to develop a mid-layer product with a minimal...

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Icebreaker gets closer to plastic-free goal in latest transparency report

New Zealand-based natural performance apparel company, Icebreaker, has released the fourth instalment of its annual Transparency Report that states the brand has reached 91 percent progress on its ambitious plastic-free by 2023 target. Icebreaker provides natural, high-performing outdoor clothing as an alternative to plastic-based synthetic...

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VF Corporation acquires Icebreaker

VF Corporation and Icebreaker Holdings, a privately held company based in Auckland, New Zealand, have signed a definitive purchase agreement. The company said in a statement that on a trailing 12-month basis, Icebreaker Holdings generated approximately 150 million dollars of revenue and the transaction expected to be complete early in 2018 is...