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Vegan label and bag maker Melina Bucher: “Leather or plastic is out of the question”

Last year, German luxury bag label Melina Bucher opened its own master bag maker’s workshop, a skilled craft that traditionally specialises in leather processing. What is different, however, is that the young company specialises entirely in vegan and bio-based materials, making it the first and only one of its kind in Germany. The aim is to...

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First vegan bag maker starts in Germany

German label Melina Bucher has recently opened its own master bag maker's workshop. What is remarkable about this is that it specialises entirely in vegan and bio-based materials. The term “bag maker” refers to people who specialise in working with leather, which traditionally means animal leather. At Melina Bucher, however, traditional...

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New report explores how next-gen silk could disrupt the materials industry

Nonprofit think tank Material Innovation Initiative (MII) has published a report titled “What Makes Silk, Silk? Revisited 2023”, which explores silk’s unique properties and highlights key opportunities and challenges to inspire a new generation of scientists and entrepreneurs to develop high performance, luxurious and sustainable next-gen silk...

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Fashion for Good’s latest project transforms agricultural waste into fibres

In its latest project, “Untapped Agricultural Waste”, global sustainable initiative Fashion for Good wants to turn agricultural waste into fibres. To achieve this goal, the initiative has teamed up with the Laudes Foundation for funding, Fashion for Good partners Adidas, Bestseller, Vivobarefoot and Birla Cellulose as well as the six innovators...

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Adidas launches collection made from ocean plastic

As part of Adidas’s ongoing initiative to stop polluting oceans and end plastic waste by developing products derived from natural or recycled materials, the sporting giant announced a new collection made from ocean plastic. In partnership with Parley for the Oceans, a nonprofit intercepting plastic waste on beaches and coastal communities,...

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Fashion Featured

Stan Smith Mylo, the first sneaker made from mushroom mycelium

Designer Stella McCartney, yoga label Lululemon, and luxury group Kering already rely on Mylo, the mushroom-based leather alternative. Now sporting giant Adidas is looking to tap into the plant-based material. Made from mycelium, the underground roots of mushrooms, Adidas elevates the Stan Smith silhouette by creating a sustainable renewable...

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Solvay and Lenzing team up to develop new sustainable fabric

Austrian fiber firm Lenzing and Belgian chemical group Solvay have partnered up to launch a new sustainable fabric combining Tencel’s lyocell fibers and Amni Soul Eco, a biodegradable polyamide. The two companies said in a joint statement that the new fabric is designed to “further optimize the benefits the two fibers contribute”, such as...

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Sustainable textile innovations: self-healing fibres made out of squid genes

In view of resources dwindling fast and natural fibres like cotton being resource-intensive to process and petroleum-based fibres like acrylic, polyester, nylon and spandex not being the most environmentally friendly, it is about time to look for sustainable alternatives when producing fibres and fabrics. In this series, FashionUnited explores...

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Fashion |INTERVIEW Featured

Interview: sustainable brand Veggani founder Laura de Waal

The animal and environmentally friendly handbag brand Veggani has launched an innovative new piece comprised of apple peels. The product was developed by a juicing company in Northern Italy and involves the recycling of industrial waste from food processing centers and the recycled lining from other bags. FashionUnited had the chance to speak...

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Wrad – innovate or dye

When the makers of Wrad found out that fashion is the second-largest environmentally damaging industry in the world they were inspired to try to change this. In 2015 Matteo Ward therefore left the comfort zone of his job with the aim of influencing the status quo and finding a better solution together with Victor Santiago and Silvia Giovanardi....

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Sustainable textile innovations: handbags made of apples

In view of dwindling resources, especially through resource-intensive natural fibres like cotton and the environmental impact of petroleum-based fibres like acrylic, polyester, nylon and spandex, it is about time for the textile and apparel industry to look for sustainable alternatives. In this new series, FashionUnited finds sometimes...

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Sustainable textile innovations: hemp fibres

In view of resources dwindling fast and natural fibres like cotton being resource-intensive to process and petroleum-based fibres like acrylic, polyester, nylon and spandex not being the most environmentally friendly, it is about time to look for sustainable alternatives when producing fibres and fabrics. In this new series, FashionUnited...

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