Fashion
British fashion designer Stella McCartney has launched a new ‘All Together Now’ collection inspired by the Beatles movie ‘Yellow Submarine’, which fea
Fashion and lifestyle brand White Stuff has stated that it is committing to using only sustainably sourced cotton by 2024, as part of its ‘Doing Good Stuff
Pirarucu, an alternative leather made from Pirarucu fish skin, has been recognised by Livia Firth’s Eco-Age and awarded a GCC Brandmark, a guarantor of sust
Dutch fashion label Schueller de Waal teamed up with Pik Pik Environnement to present its first collaborative cleaning Initiative named ‘Litter’ during Pa
Sportswear giant Nike is committing to fight climate change after signing on to the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action, a commitment under the United
According to new data from the Global Fashion Agenda (GFA), Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), the pace of sustainability
Actress Kate Hudson, who co-founded activewear brand Fabletics, has unveiled her latest venture, an environmentally-friendly womenswear line, HappyxNature tha
Swedish fashion retailer Lindex has launched a new sustainability promise to “make a difference for future generations” that will focus on three areas, to
Primark has launches its first ever range of women’s jeans made from 100 percent sustainable cotton, as the budget-fashion retailer continues to make steps
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In this episode of the series Frontline Fashion, we follow the journey of Redress Design Award winner Jesse Lee to see why sustainable fashion
The future is dressed in pineapples. Carmen Hijosa, a Spanish businesswoman is on a mission to prove to the world that pineapples are a suitable alternative to
US brand Everlane is taking a step towards a more sustainable future for its label after pledging to remove all virgin plastic from its business by 2021.
Fast-fashion giant Primark has announced that it has expanded its Sustainable Cotton Programme into Pakistan, one of the key sourcing countries for cotton, on
As Gen Z is expected to become the largest consumer market by 2020, their buying choices are beginning to affect the market. According to a report by CASSANDR
*In view of resources dwindling fast and natural fibres like cotton being resource-intensive to process and petroleum-based fibres like acrylic, polyester, ny
Adidas has recycled ocean plastic into soccer jerseys for the Real Madrid CF kit. It is the first time Parley Ocean Plastic, a company which aims to end mar
Simply Be is the latest high street brand to launch its own sustainable line of jeans, using a blend of cotton and recycled plastic bottles. The brand ha
Gucci has its finger right on the pulse of the fashion industry, as its latest initiative, Gucci Equilibrium, solidifies its position as a sustainable, resp
It has been one year since the Global Fashion Agenda (GFA), a leadership forum aiming to drive the change towards a more sustainable fashion industry, ini
London - Burberry Group plc, Gap Inc, H&M, Nike Inc, Stella McCartney and HSBC - some of the largest names in the fashion industry - have joined forces to
London - French fashion house Vionnet has teamed up with British visual artist Marc Quinn to create a sustainable capsule collection. Goga Ashkenazi, the cre
After a childhood building tree houses and robots, British designer Christopher Raeburn has made a career out of transforming unusual materials -- includin
London - Jack & Jones, the menswear retailer owned by Bestseller, is set to launch its most sustainable jeans to date. The brand's ongoing commitment to pro
London - Gant has unveiled its latest sustainability initiative under its Gant Beacons Project: a clothing collection made out of recycled plastic gathere
Algae Apparel - Turning algae into bio-fiber and eco-friendly dye that is also good for your skin. Source: H&M Foundation, YouTube
Crop-A-Porter - Making sustainable bio-textiles by using left-overs from food crop harvests. Source: H&M Foundation, YouTube
Smart Stitch - A dissolvable thread that makes repairing and recycling a breeze. Source: H&M Foundation, YouTube
The Regenerator - Recirculating fashion into new textile fiber by separating cotton and polyester blends. Source: H&M Foundation, YouTube
London - As H&M gets closer to achieving its ambitious goal of only using sustainable materials in its collections by 2030, it continues to experiment with ne
Stockholm - Making new fibers and textiles out of food crop waste was the public's favourite sustainable innovation from the 2018 Global Change Award, a
London - Pepe Jeans London has launched a new, responsible innovation initiative to help accelerate the denim industry shift to more sustainable production
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Rotterdam - The fashion industry is one of the world's largest and most creative sectors - but it also one of the most polluting industries, responsible for 1
London - The third cycle of the Global Change Award, an innovation challenge initiated by the H&M Foundation in 2015, has officially opened its public voting
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London - Global innovations firm Alvanon has partnered with former Editor-in-Chief of Apparel Monthly Jenny Liu, to launch a unique industry hub: The Shangha
London - G-Star Raw is set to launch its most sustainable denim jeans to date for Spring/Summer 2018, the G-Star Elwood RFTPi jean. This latest pair of je
OPIONIONLondon - The fashion industry problem with waste caught the public’s attention this week, as leading fashion companies H&M and Bestseller were accus
The clothing and textile industry has an “ecological footprint which is far from sustainable” due to the 1.7 billion tones of carbon dioxide it emits
London - It is no big secret that that fashion industry is one of the most polluting industries in the world, with the denim segment highlighted as one of th
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Amsterdam - How do you meet the needs of today’s consumers and anticipate the needs of tomorrow’s world? How, as a designer, do you deal with the ever-c
Global sportswear brand Reebok is creating sustainable plant-based trainers that will be compostable and feature organic cotton and corn. The Cotton + Cor
Budget fashion retailer Primark has extended its sustainable cotton programme in India for a further six years. The initiative, which launched in 2013 in part
