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Ganni returns to runway in Paris Fashion Week debut

Marking its first time showing outside of its Danish homeland, Ganni will be taking to the French capital for its debut participation in the upcoming Paris Fashion Week. After leading the charge at Copenhagen Fashion Week (CPHFW) for almost a decade, the shift to Paris marks a major milestone in the premium label’s growth journey, and comes as...

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Ganni partners with Canopy to source more sustainable packaging

Danish fashion brand Ganni has partnered with non-profit environmental organization Canopy to eliminate sourcing fibers for its textile and paper packaging from ancient and endangered forests. Protecting the planet’s forests is one of the most efficient and effective methods to fight climate change. Yet annually, over 3.4 billion trees are cut...

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Ganni shutters UK office to focus on Paris base

Danish fashion label Ganni has reportedly shuttered its UK office, a move that is believed to have impacted up to 19 roles as it looks to “consolidate” its three European offices. Having reportedly closed its doors last month, according to Drapers which initially reported the news, the 2,153 square foot London office was based in Islington’s De...

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Digital Product Passport: new guide by TrusTrace unlocks the Why, What and How

“I got into fashion because I love numbers and data …” said nobody, ever, as pointed out by the new digital product passport (DPP) playbook, launched by TrusTrace, a platform for supply chain traceability and compliance, and written by about a dozen subject matter experts. However, the European Parliament adopted the Ecodesign for Sustainable...

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Ganni forgoes CPHFW in favour of ‘Fabrics of the Future’ exhibition

Danish fashion brand Ganni is celebrating its 10th anniversary as a participant in Copenhagen Fashion Week (CPHFW) by foregoing a fashion show. Instead, the sustainability-oriented label is hosting a dedicated exhibition for forward-looking materials, such as Celium from Polybion, a pioneering alternative to synthetic fabrics made from...

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COP28: Ganni, Fashion Revolution and more discuss sustainably clothing 10 billion people

Diversity is an inescapable part of any discussion that aims to tackle the topic of sustainability. This was a focal point of the panel talk ‘How to Clothe 10 Billion People Sustainably’, part of this year’s COP28 and moderated by Muchaneta ten Napel. In order to select a cohesive yet contrasting line up of participants, the founder of fashion...

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CPHFW announces AW24 lineup, Ganni steps back to support NewTalent

The lineup for the AW24 season of Copenhagen Fashion Week (CPHFW) has been revealed, with 31 shows set to take place across a four day period. Scheduled between January 29 and February 2, 2024, the event will continue to showcase designers that have been approved following a screening process carried out by the CPHFW Show Committee and CPHFW...

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Ganni opens first pop-up store in Japan

Danish luxury brand Ganni has opened its first pop-up store in Japan. To be precise, the pop-up store is located in Tokyo and thus expands its global network, Ganni reported in a press release. The temporary store is inspired by the childhood home of Ganni founders Ditte and Nicolaj Reffstrup and brings the feeling of Copenhagen to Japan, the...

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Ganni co-founder talks trials and triumphs of material innovations

Nicolaj Reffstrup, the co-founder and former CEO of Danish label Ganni, is betting on the potential of innovative materials to clean up the fashion industry, and believes collaboration between brands and start-ups will play a pivotal role in achieving that. At the Global Fashion Summit in late June, Ganni showcased a “carbon-negative cellulosic...

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Ganni and Polybion unveil new bacterial cellulose-made blazer

Danish fashion brand Ganni has teamed up with Polybion to create a new bio-leather blazer made entirely from Celium™, a new material made from bacterial cellulose. Crafted from fruit waste in Polybion’s factory in Irapuato, Mexico, Celium™ is a high-performing substitute to animal and plastic leather—the first of many solutions from the biotech...

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Ganni and Rubi debut carbon-made yarn

Danish fashion brand Ganni and California start-up Rubi, which is pioneering carbon-negative cellulosic textiles, debut the first-ever yarn made directly from carbon emissions through a fully enzymatic process. The yarn, which is carbon-made and water and land neutral, was unveiled at the Global Fashion Summit in Copenhagen, and marks phase two...

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Plus size, large sizes or size inclusive? This is what's going on in the plus-size fashion market

In recent years, the #bodypositivity movement has only grown stronger and calls for inclusivity have become louder. Among other things, the movement ensured that, mainly women, with larger sizes are slowly but surely becoming more prominent in the fashion industry. But a magazine cover featuring someone who is not size zero does not mean that...