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Crocs expands Takeback Shoe Program across the United States

Footwear brand Crocs has expanded its 'Old Crocs. New Life' shoe takeback program across the nation. Now all Crocs retail and outlet locations in the United States, minus Hawaii and Puerto Rico, feature designated collection boxes where customers can return Crocs footwear in any condition to be upcycled or recycled. Customers can also send back...

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LFW AW24: Robyn Lynch unveils collaborations with C.P. Company and Geox

Dublin-born designer, Robyn Lynch reinterpreted Irish dance for her autumn/winter 2024 collection showcased during London Fashion Week in a tribute to her younger sister Adrianna, a professional Irish dancer. Family is always a great source of inspiration from Lynch, and in her show notes she explained: “I vividly remember all these weekends...

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Champion unveils sustainable line with The Renewal Workshop

Athleticwear brand Champion has unveiled a new sustainable line with The Renewal Workshop, which turns discarded clothing and textiles into renewed apparel. The Champion Renewed collection renews apparel that would have otherwise gone into landfill and features repurposed Champion Reverse Weave sweatshirts in collaboration with The Renewal...

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Career Q&A with the founder of upcycled, ethical brand: Tototè.Studio

Retailers and brands have had to face unprecedented challenges due to the impact of the pandemic on the global economy this year. According to consumer data tracker, PSFK Research, the fashion industry is placing new value on sustainability, circularity and efficiency. Along with these current market trends, a surge of social protests worldwide...

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Maison Margiela ‘Défilé’ Co-ed Collection Autumn-Winter 2020

After the Artisanal show, we can say the new word in John Galliano’s vocabulary is ‘Recicla’. The new line Recicla includes all genuine authentic pieces, handpicked by John Galliano, restored and re-appropriated as limited-edition garments. The deconstruction concept that has been often related to Margiela’s collections can be seen everywhere in...

Fashion

Weekday launches capsule collection from upcycled denim

H&M has announced a new upcycled capsule collection for its Weekday brand made of denim from its old collections. The “Re-Made” collection, co-created with the H&M group’s Laboratory - the internal innovation department that explores new business models, is made exclusively from denim and aims to shine a spotlight on more circular production...

Fashion

British finalist among the last contestants for the Redress Design Award 2018

London - British designer Lynsey Gibson is among the 11 finalists for the Redress Design Award 2018, the world’s largest sustainable fashion competition. The finalists for this year’s award represent 11 different regions, including Hong Kong, India, and UK, and aim to embody the growing movement towards a circular fashion system. The annual...

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BYT rebrands to The R Collective and partners with Redress for the Design Award 2018

London - Sustainable designer collection BYT has rebranded itself as The R Collective as it announces its partnership with NGO Redress for the Redress Design Award 2018. The world’s largest sustainable fashion design competition for emerging and established designers has opened its 2018 cycle to all applicants around the world and is offering...

Fashion

BYT launches exclusive collection of jackets at Barneys

London - Premium department store Barneys has teamed up with luxury upcycling label BYT to launch an exclusive range of upcycled jackets. The BYT x Barneys New York jackets have been upcycled out of luxury industry waste product, as tackling the fashion industry's growing textile waste, which stands at an estimated 92 billion tons, is part of...

Fashion

In Pictures: students fashion academies upcycle clothes from Zara

Fast fashion chain Zara has challenged talents from four fashion academies to upcycle clothing from previous collections of the brand during the ‘Shape the Invisible’ project. The Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, Parsons in New York, EnsAD in Paris and Kingston University in London participated in the project. The project started last...