Cambridge-based start-up Sparxell will next month begin selling what it claims is the world’s first commercially available, plant-derived structural colour ink for textiles. The launch, produced in partnership with manufacturing specialist Positive Materials, offers fashion brands a dye-free alternative that promises sharp reductions in water,...
Jun 27, 2025
H&M Group has struck up a multi-year sourcing agreement with material manufacturer Circulose. The Swedish fashion giant has agreed to replace a “substantial share” of its virgin viscose used throughout its portfolio with Circulose’s own man-made fibres. The deal contributes to H&M’s wider mission of ensuring that 100 percent of its materials are...
Sustainable luxury brand Patrick McDowell has announced a new collaboration with colour platform Sparxell to create a printed couture gown and a commercially available shirt dress, thus integrating Sparxell’s innovative colourants for the first time into fashion. Sparxell was founded by University of Cambridge scientists Benjamin Droguet and...
Jun 25, 2025
Swedish circular material company Circulose has partnered with global NGO Canopy to launch Circulose Forward, a solutions platform, designed to help facilitate and streamline the adoption of low-impact, Next Generation materials and products at scale. The new platform features practical tools, such as a digital materials library, price...
Jun 24, 2025
Textile-to-textile recycling firm Syre has established a strategic partnership with Gap Inc., Houdini Sportswear and Target ahead of the commercial launch of its circular polyester product. All of the companies have agreed, within their own capabilities, to utilise the company’s polyester, furthering both Syre’s mission of reaching a broader...
Spanish fast-fashion retailer Mango is the first brand to partner with Swedish circular material company Circulose since its restart, as the retailer aims to integrate the next-gen material into its production chain. The partnership underscores a milestone in Mango’s commitment to working more sustainably and sits in line with its long-term...
Jun 19, 2025
Global sustainability initiative Fashion for Good has announced a strategic partnership with AltMat today, a pioneering materials science company that transforms agricultural waste into high-value materials. It was one of the nine participants of Fashion for Good’s first South Asia accelerator programme back in 2020. In 2022, it was also part of...
On Saturday June 14th, the first French Slow Fashion Week presented the fashion show of the fourth graduating class of Studio Lausié in Marseilles. Twenty-three young designers presented five silhouettes each, entirely made from upcycled materials. This fashion show wasn't simply a presentation of fashion; it was intended as a true manifesto, as...
Jun 18, 2025
Opportunities for sustainability exist in all parts of the fashion industry and its supply chain. Not just in the production of items or logistics, but also in order packaging. Consider, for example, reusable packaging, alternatives to bubble wrap and seaweed-based polybags. These innovations, however, are not often in the spotlight, even though...
This episode of Wardrobe Crisis focuses on the significant environmental issues within the fashion industry, and building on our exploration of Latin America, we delve deeper into Brazil this week. Clare interviews Agustina Comas, an industrial upcycler based in São Paolo. Additionally, it covers Brazil's rich craft traditions and the...
At the Global Fashion Summit, which took place in Copenhagen at the beginning of the month, NextGen Assembly members presented their take on the given topic, which was “How Can Fashion Value the Rights of Nature?”. What ensued was an interesting session with refreshing takes on current obstacles. The group’s collective manifesto was also...
Jun 17, 2025
As sustainability imperatives tighten across the retail landscape, The White Company, the British home and lifestyle brand known for its monochrome minimalism, has taken a new step in its post-B Corp journey. The 30-year-old retailer announced its participation in the Cotton Lives On recycling programme during its inaugural Sustainability Week,...
Jun 16, 2025