Copenhagen fashion brand Ganni has launched a new season collection made entirely from upcycled and reprocessed materials from past Ganni pieces. In the collection consisting of 22 styles, the label looked towards a “responsible transition into the new season” using unused rolls of fabrics and unsold garments reworked into completely new items....
Sep 16, 2021
Enel Green Power North America, together with sportswear apparel company Lululemon, has announced it has signed a virtual power purchase agreement with the brand to further the label’s goal of sourcing 100 percent renewable electricity. The energy purchase agreement enables the brand to power its 360 stores, six offices and five distribution...
Collina Strada chose the Brooklyn Grange’s rooftop garden to return to New York Fashion Week after lockdown to share its spring/summer 2022 collection as a tribute to Y2K skater girls. This was a catwalk show full of energy, with many of the models walking the catwalk two-by-two while laughing, hugging one another and even plucking carrots from...
International environmental organisation Canopy has added more than 400 brands and retailers to its fashion and forest conservation initiative, CanopyStyle that aims to transform the fashion industry’s viscose supply chain. More than 3.2 billion trees are cut down every year, explains Canopy, many from the world’s most vital ecosystems, to make...
Colombian sociologist, designer and multidisciplinary artist, Claudia Gontovnik dedicates her work to fair and sustainable fashion. Born in the city of Barranquilla, she is now based in Miami, United States, where she creates unique garments that each hold important social commentary. With prices sitting between 395 dollars and 1,200 dollars,...
Online retailer Asos has published its ‘Fashion with Integrity 2030’, environmental, social, and corporate governance programme, which includes a commitment to achieve net-zero across the full value chain by 2030, and plans to be more circular, transparent and diverse. The ‘Fashion with Integrity 2030’ (FWI 2030) plan focuses on minimising Asos’...
Any foreign visitor coming to Japan will notice how integral packaging is to its culture. The painstaking craftsmanship to wrap even the simplest of products is as much a gesture as it is quality assurance. But while individually wrapped items are pleasing aesthetically, they are a sustainability nightmare. Japan’s top paper manufacturers have...
Digital wardrobe app Whering has come a long way since its launch in June 2020. It has attracted more than 35,000 users, launched a Caring Partners feature with a range of care, repair and donation services and most recently opened apop-up in Sohoas a curated space and educational hub for all things sustainable fashion. FashionUnited caught up...
Irish fast fashion behemoth Primark says all its clothes will be made using recycled or more sustainably sourced materials by 2030 as part of a new “wide-reaching” sustainability strategy. Just 25 percent of its fashion currently meets these standards, the company said Wednesday while announcing a number of new targets. The retailer will begin...
Sep 15, 2021
Casual footwear brand Crocs is introducing a new bio-based Croslite material into its product lines to lower its carbon footprint. The move is part of the company’s pledge to become a net-zero brand by 2030, as it targets a 50 percent reduction in its carbon footprint per pair of Crocs shoes. At 3.94 kilograms carbon dioxide equivalent per pair...
Sportswear retailer Puma has announced it will be welcoming a new shoebox designed as part of the label’s sustainability initiative that aims to make a positive environmental impact across the entirety of the company. Supposedly saving around 2800 tonnes of cardboard a year, the new shoeboxes are made of over 95 percent recycled material and are...
Sep 14, 2021
Redress, the environmental charity working to reduce fashion’s waste, has announced Jessica Chang as the winner and Jin PeiWen as the runner-up of the Redress Design Awards 2021. The Redress Design Award is in its eleventh competition cycle and it is the largest sustainable fashion design contest. The competition attracted entries from hundreds...
Sep 13, 2021
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