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North Sails names 727 Sailbags as European upcycling partner

Sailing and performance clothing brand North Sails has appointed 727 Sailbags as its European sail upcycling partner to help minimise the environmental impact of the sailing community. The partnership will see North Sails and 727 Sailbags providing a second life to old sails and diverting them from ending up in landfills. Every year, 727...

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Fashion and sustainability in June 2023

The month of June was all about sharing information - about new materials, EU legislation and industry pioneers who are driving sustainability in the textile and apparel sector. Sustainability was also the key point on the agenda at the Global Fashion Summit. Product and material innovations In March, the sustainability-oriented footwear...

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Fashion house Aelis upcycling tutus for Paris Opera

Ecology-focused couture brand Aelis announced a partnership with the Paris Opera to upcycle tutus into bespoke dresses and new costumes at its fashion week show on Thursday. Aelis founder Sofia Crociani said she was initially inspired for a new collection by dandelion seeds, which reminded her of ballet tutus. That led her to go see a friend at...

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Nike Re-Creation collections to launch in London and Paris

Nike announced the launches of new upcycled collections in the frame of its Re-Creation program for London and Paris this summer. For Re-Creation, discarded clothes are collected and re-created into a wearable condition, and then further redistributed, all on a local scale, combining creativity, innovation and the outlook onto a circular...

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Kane Footwear unveils new upcycling programming ‘Project Renew’

Active recovery brand Kane Footwear has unveiled a new upcycling initiative to turn shoes into yoga and changing mats. Kane Footwear has partnered with upcycled rubber goods manufacturer Lava Rubber to launch ‘Project Renew,’ which will allow customers to send back its Revive slip-on shoes to be shredded into flakes so they can be incorporated...

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Fashion and sustainability in March 2023

March witnessed some highlights in terms of the fashion industry's sustainability efforts: A study showed that social media is one of the most influential sources of sustainability information for consumers, while luxury brands Sonia Carrasco, MaisonCléo and Rabôt and young labels Vernisse, Quinta Maso, Fateeva and Re49 Shoes proved how...

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Levi’s celebrates 501’s 150th anniversary with denim mural by Ian Berry

What does an artist do who is at the top of their game? Simple, kick it up a notch. Or various ones. This is what Ian Berry did, British denim artist extraordinaire who creates painting-like artworks out of old jeans - minus the paint. In honour of the 150th anniversary of Levi’s cult jeans 501, Berry collaborated with the brand. The result is...

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Labels to Watch: Upcycling

Upcycling has arrived at the heart of the fashion industry. Some of the most popular fashion labels in the industry are building their success on recycling leftover fabrics, textile waste, or other discarded materials. In this article, we present some young labels that have embraced the concept of upcycling successfully and beautifully. Vernisse...

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Turkish artist Deniz Sağdıç creates stunning portraits out of textile waste

Turkish visual artist Deniz Sağdıç makes stunning portraits out of textile waste, among other things. From afar, they look like paintings, done in bold strokes and colours. When coming closer, the viewer is astounded to find that each portrait is made out of thousands of small objects, waste products like discarded zippers, buttons, old museum...

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Upcycled fashion for everyone, a possibility?

Upcycling is very much in demand and has its finger on the pulse of the times. More and more fashion labels are launching collections made from leftover and rejected fabrics. Other brands go one step further and use only old textiles which would otherwise have ended up in the bin for their entire product portfolio. Even in luxury fashion,...

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Football and upcycling: a young designer in France turns shirts into corsets

Paris - At 19, from her bedroom workshop in the Paris suburbs, she is giving old football shirts a second life by transforming them into corsets, a colourful, ethical and eco-friendly concept that has caught the eye of a Parisian fashion mogul in the run-up to the World Cup. "I do everything myself, from collecting the jerseys to designing and...

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Sustainability round-up October 2022

Much was happening in October in terms of sustainable efforts in the textile and apparel industry -- from regenerative cotton farming for denim and more sustainable materials to circular approaches. A new report revailed that the resale market tripled in just two years and an international sustainable design project brought together different...