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Soorty launches organic cotton initiative

Pakistan’s largest vertically integrated denim company, Soorty has launched an organic cotton initiative in partnership with WWF Pakistan and the Department of Agriculture Extension, Balochistan, along with support and input from the Laudes Foundation. The Soorty Organic Cotton Initiative (SOCI) aims to create an “organic cotton revolution”...

Apr 6, 2021

Fashion

Ex-Warehouse executives launch new sustainable brand Albaray

Three former Warehouse executives are launching a new sustainable womenswear brand from April, called Albaray. First revealed byJohn Lewis in Februaryas one of its new 50 fashion and beauty brands, Albaray will launch with a selection of dresses, separates and loungewear. Albaray is a sustainable start-up founded by chief executive Paula...

Mar 15, 2021

Business

Fenton announces B Corp certification

British fine jewellery brand Fenton has confirmed that it has been certified as a B Corp business for meeting the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability. The direct-to-consumer brand is one of only a few jewellers in the world to achieve this globally-recognised certification and comes...

Mar 15, 2021

Business

QR Code – The Kingpin Tech for Ethical Fashion

The growing demand for sustainable fashion is giving rise to new digital and virtual experiences within the world of runway styles and clothing collections. London Fashion Week 2020 saw eco-consciousness at the forefront, with brands claiming a commitment to reduce their carbon footprint. Concerns about sustainability, labor exploitation,...

Mar 1, 2021

Business

The Rise of Sustainable Fashion in a Digital World

Fast fashion is everywhere. Some of the largest brands have been built around high volumes and low prices, with rapidly shifting product lines. With clothing becoming cheaper and cheaper, shoppers have generally stopped caring about ordering more than they need and this has led to a shift in clothing shopping habits. But there is a much greater...

Feb 23, 2021

Fashion

YKK commits to achieving climate neutrality by 2050

Sustainable trims leader announces Sustainability Vision 2050 addressing climate change, material resources, water resources, chemical management and human rights YKK announced the YKK Sustainability Vision 2050, which will serve as a roadmap to the company achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, among other targets. The Sustainability Vision 2050...

Oct 28, 2020

Video

Video: Fashion Institute of Technology hosts upcycling workshop

Sustainably-driven fashion designer and activist, Isabel Varela joins the Fashion Institute of Technology for a workshop on how to sew, upcycle and reimagine an old unworn piece from your closet into something new. In this short 12-minute film, viewers will learn materials they need, and how to reuse old clothing, instead of throwing it away....

Oct 20, 2020

Fashion

Farfetch launches consumer fashion footprint tool

Online luxury fashion platform Farfetch has launched an online fashion footprint tool to help consumers understand how to track the environmental impact of their purchasing decisions and how their pre-owned and conscious fashion choices can impact the planet. The tool, part of Farfetch’s ongoing commitment to sustainability, is available on its...

Jun 18, 2020

Fashion

Portland Fashion Week 2020 addresses the Coronavirus.

Portland Fashion Week Sept 22-27, 2020 will be streamed! The first Fashion Week in the world to announce doing so! Look for the 2020 series to run for 10 hours over 6 nights, first streaming over Amazon Prime then via the Portland Fashion Week website, and finally over the official PFW YouTube channel allowing a potential viewing audience of...

Apr 30, 2020

Podcast

Talking Upcycling with Maddie Williams, Helen Kirkum & Duran Lantik.

In this 110th episode of Wardrobe Crisis, a sustainable fashion podcast from VOGUE’s sustainability editor Clare Press, she asks some questions about fashion’s latest obsession: upcycling. Three emerging designers: Londoners Maddie Williams and Helen Kirkum, and Duran Lantink from The Netherlands. “Through my work I try to show that ‘eco’...

Mar 19, 2020

Fashion

Wolford relaunches packaging

Luxury hosiery and lingerie brand Wolford has given its packaging a “contemporary update” to showcase what it calls the brand’s rejuvenation and commitment to sustainability. The move comes as part of Wolford’s ongoing revamp, which has included a new creative vision, with new advertising campaigns and brand new concept stores in recent months,...

Dec 2, 2019

Video

Video: Adidas to produce 11 million sneakers made from ocean plastic in 2019, here's how

Adidas, in a partnership with Parley for the Oceans, is creating sportswear and sneakers from dubre collected from the ocean. In 2019 Adidas plans to make 11 million shoes from ocean plastic doubling, what it made in 2018. Since it's partnership with Parley for the Oceans began, Adidas' efforts to clean up the sea, the sportswear brand has...

Sep 4, 2019