Cone Denim has announced that it will be expanding its partnership with hemp processing innovator Bast Core, following the launch of the duo’s US Hemp Collection. The partnership looks to build on the company's efforts of bringing new opportunities for collaboration between like minded businesses while providing sustainable denim offerings to...
Aug 16, 2022
Fish leather manufacturer Inversa has announced that designer Yotam Soloman will be joining its Advisory Board. Solomon, a former creative director and fashion designer of carbon negative fashion brand Covalent, is aiming to provide strategic guidance and support as the company continues to grow, it said in a release. Inversa hopes that Soloman’...
Aug 12, 2022
There was no sign of a summer slump in terms of sustainability, on the contrary: in July, several studies were published that provided us with plenty of reading material during the hot days, for example on the ubiquitous topic of greenwashing, but also on textile recycling and consumption. On brand and resale side, there was quite some activity...
Ebay UK is continuing its relationship with reality series Love Island through a new pre-loved fashion deal with one of this season’s ‘Islanders’, Tasha Ghouri. According to the marketplace platform, the partnership with Ghouri, who has been named as its ‘Pre-Loved Ambassador, marks the first non-fast fashion brand deal to come out of the...
Aug 11, 2022
The Crown Estate has teamed up with independent designer concept store Lone Design Club to open a sustainability-focused pop-up store on London’s Regent Street. The pop-up, named The Conscious Edit, will shine a spotlight on emerging brands, companies, and individuals “working hard towards a more sustainable future”. It will bring together “...
Aug 10, 2022
Stella McCartney has teamed up with Collaborative Fund to invest and support entrepreneurs building a more sustainable future. Called the SOS fund, an initial 200 million dollars will be invested in climate solutions and founders for better business. McCartney said she has been a part of SOS since “day 1 and we have already invewted in...
Aug 9, 2022
The fashion industry is currently at a crossroads. While most brands and retailers welcome sustainability and related issues and are making efforts to reduce their environmental impact and improve conditions for their workers throughout the supply chain, there are stumbling blocks along the way. Global rules and regulations for one, from...
Helsinki Fashion Week (HFW), held between August 5 to 7, returned in the physical format this year and once again set out hoping to spark conversations around important societal issues both in and outside of the fashion industry. A total of eight designers and brands showed during the event in the Finnish capital, each of which were chosen based...
The UK’s first Sustainable Fashion Week (SFW) is set to debut September 16 in Bristol with a number of panel discussions, shows and eco-conscious activations to be a part of the schedule. As part of the event, a runway show on September 21, hosted in the city’s The Mount Without venue, will see the merging of the week’s overarching themes;...
Aug 8, 2022
When the first products with the new, more sustainable ePE membrane from Gore-Tex hit the market in autumn, the world leader for waterproof functional fabrics and with it the entire outdoor industry would have made a real U-turn. Or wouldn’t it? PTFE is Gore-Tex’s main module To understand that the development of this new, more sustainable ePE...
Sports giant Puma has announced it will be hosting a conference focused on solutions to drive a more sustainable fashion industry. Set to take place in London on September 6, the ‘Conference of the People’ will see a number of activists, NGOs, experts, ambassadors and consumers take to the event to discuss various sustainability issues and...
Aug 5, 2022
As high inflation raises the prices of gas and bills, consumers will be faced with tough spending decisions as seasons change, kids go back-to-school and budgets are weighed for holiday gifting. FashionUnited speaks with Nikki Baird, former retail analyst and Vice President of Strategy at Aptos, about how our purses will be impacted during the...
Aug 2, 2022
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