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Stella McCartney questions role of living beings in fashion with summer 2027 collection

Paris Fashion Week October 2026: Stella McCartney continues its commitment to animal and nature protection with a spring/summer 2027 collection that rethinks material choices. The ocean inspires the shapes, colours and patterns of Stella McCartney's spring/summer 2027 collection, but also serves to ask the question: “At what point does a living...

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Nature is becoming fashion’s most underpriced risk

As fashion week rolls through New York, London, Milan, and Paris, buyers and editors are working out where the money will go for spring/summer 2027. But behind the catwalks, the people who actually make those collections are watching something less reassuring. Almost every material the industry runs on, from cotton and wool to leather and...

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Cherwell Collective hosts third annual sustainable fashion show at Blenheim Palace

Oxfordshire-based grassroots organization Cherwell Collective staged its third annual Sustainable Fashion Show at the Orangery at Blenheim Palace, serving as the local hub for Sustainable Fashion Week. The event presented over 50 runway looks constructed entirely from circular, upcycled, and sustainable materials to demonstrate practical...

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ReHubs appoints Béatrice Moureaux as chief executive officer

Belgium-based textile recycling alliance ReHubs has named Béatrice Moureaux as chief executive officer. Moureaux, who has served as board advisor to the Brussels-based organisation since December 2025, brings more than 25 years of experience across technical textiles, advanced fibres, nonwovens and circular innovation to the leadership role. She...

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Everything that happened during the UK’s Sustainable Fashion Week 2026

Amid an increasingly shifting regulatory landscape, this year’s Sustainable Fashion Week (SFW) in the UK sought to prove what a sustainable fashion future looks like when national collaboration is welcomed open-armed. Taking place from September 26 to October 4, SFW saw over 347 grassroots community activities held across 41 regional hubs....

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Fashion’s changing professional landscape puts hybrid skills in focus

The fashion industry is increasingly looking for professionals who can work across creative, commercial and strategic functions, according to three lecturers from IED Firenze’s postgraduate programmes interviewed by nss magazine. The discussion comes as fashion roles become more specialised while also requiring greater flexibility between...

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NUA on its Sustainable Fashion Week role: ‘Sustainability is not an add-on to creative practice’

Sustainable Fashion Week returned to the UK this week, continuing its mission of bringing eco-values beyond the traditional fashion industry and into local hubs across the country. At Norwich University of the Arts (NUA), for example, education is being positioned as a means to both discuss fashion’s sustainability challenges and also a space...

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Portuguese footwear association APICCAPS enters second year of London College of Fashion partnership

The Portuguese Footwear, Components, Leather Goods and Alternatives Association (APICCAPS) has extended its strategic partnership with London College of Fashion (LCF) into a second consecutive year. Embedded directly within LCF's BA (Hons) Cordwainers Footwear curriculum, the recurring initiative connects design students directly with Portuguese...

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Oxford report reveals fashion industry influences nearly a third of global farmland

A new report published by the University of Oxford’s Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, in partnership with DIRT Charity, reveals that the fashion industry influences approximately 30 percent of global agricultural land. By expanding traditional assessments—which previously focused solely on textile crops like cotton, flax, and hemp...

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Marks & Spencer, New Look and Sainsbury’s join Oxfam to build UK textile recycling network

British retail giants Marks & Spencer, New Look and Sainsbury’s have joined UK charity Oxfam in partnering with textile development company Circle-8 to launch The Circuit, an initiative designed to develop circular textile supply chains using clothing collected in the UK. The initiative brings together retailers, textile recovery organisations,...

Only Natural Student Design Competition 2026 announces overall winners

Jewellery combining naturally dyed fish scales and golden grass alongside a modular lighting system made from bamboo have taken top honours at the Only Natural Student Design Competition 2026. UK-based Central Saint Martins student Ana Luisa Braun Rodrigues was named overall fashion winner for her Shimmer Jewellery collection, while India-based...

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Amazon, Stella McCartney and Canopy co-found coalition to scale sustainable fashion

The Climate Pledge, alongside US-based e-commerce giant Amazon, UK-based luxury label Stella McCartney, and Canadian environmental non-profit organization Canopy, has co-founded The Climate Pledge Fashion Coalition. The group receives convening support from Switzerland-based international organization the World Economic Forum (WEF). The...