Articles by Simone Preuss
Key trends mens- and womenswear SS24
Feb 27, 2023 - Fashion
What is fashion? Who defines it? And where does a trend start? These are all questions that Rossella Catapano, professor at the Accademia Della Moda (IUAD) in Naples, started her trend forecast at Istanbul Fashion Connection (IFCO) on 10th February 2023 with. Trendforecasts are all about colours, styles and materials and for Catapano, today’s...
World stands united with Turkey at Istanbul Fashion Connection
Feb 24, 2023 - Fairs
When the doors of the third Istanbul Fashion Connection (IFCO) opened on Wednesday, 8th February 2023, visitors and exhibitors did not really have textiles and garments on their mind but were in thoughts with the victims and survivors of the terrible earthquakes that shook Turkey and Syria mere two days earlier, in the early hours of Monday, 6th...
Lenzing and NFW collaborate on sustainable leather alternative
Feb 22, 2023 - Fashion
Austrian fibre producer Lenzing Group has teamed up with US-based material science company Natural Fiber Welding Inc. (NFW) to offer Tencel-branded fibres as another backer option to the current all-natural fabric backing for NFW’s patented plant-based technology Mirum. The Mirum x Tencel collaboration is currently being showcased for the first...
5 Myths about leather vs vegan alternatives debunked
Feb 21, 2023 - Fashion
There is much confusion in the fashion world and among consumers when it comes to vegan products, especially leather alternatives: Are they harmful, because some of them use polyurethanes (PU) and chemicals, or are they the lesser of two evils as the perfect, circular material does not exist (yet)? FashionUnited spoke with Claudia Pievani from...
Turkish artist Deniz Sağdıç creates stunning portraits out of textile waste
Feb 17, 2023 - Culture
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...
Fashion and sustainability January 2023
Feb 14, 2023 - Business
Sustainability continues to play a major role for the fashion industry in 2023. In the first month of the new year, efforts included resale, buyback programmes, clothing swaps and secondhand initiatives, which FashionUnited lists below. This article uncovers if upcycling could become a possibility for everyone. The European Fashion Alliance,...
Recycled plastic collected by Indian waste pickers turned into 152 million buttons
Feb 13, 2023 - Business
Around 62 million tonnes of waste are generated annually in India, of which only 19 percent is treated. The rest ends up in landfills but that is not where it remains - enter about 1.5 to 4 million informal waste pickers who are the largest driving force behind recycling in India. Often barefoot, uneducated and shunned by society, they climb...
Why the Thriftcore trend is here to stay
Feb 1, 2023 - Fashion
Move over, ‘Cottagecore’, ‘Coastalgrandmother’ and ‘Barbiecore’ - there is a new trend currently making waves on social media and that’s ‘Thriftcore’. Not just since the pandemic, social media has been fuelling new fashion aesthetics and has worked towards democratising fashion. Thriftcore fashion or thrift store chic refers to consumers buying...
Fashion for Good launches Sorting for Circularity USA project
Jan 31, 2023 - Business
The global sustainability initiative Fashion for Good has launched its new Sorting for Circularity USA project today, which will focus on the North-American textile-to-textile recycling market. External brand partners are Adidas, Inditex, Levi Strauss & Co. and Target, and external partners are Eastman, H&M and Nordstrom. The 18-month project...
Bestseller, C&A, H&M, Inditex, Otto Group and PVH Corp. commit to Pakistan Accord
Jan 26, 2023 - Business
As the member brands of the Pakistan Accord’s steering committee, Bestseller, C&A, H&M, Inditex, the Otto Group and PVH Corp. have affirmed their commitment to the workplace safety program. They will act in close collaboration with their Pakistani suppliers and other stakeholders in the coming weeks as they take steps towards the establishment...