Swiss bag maker Freitag wants to ensure that its bags made from upcycled truck tarps are not only recycled in the future, but also remain endlessly recyclable. To achieve this, the company has teamed up with various industry partners to develop a completely recyclable truck tarp. “Today, we are thinking primarily about how we can help the...
Oct 4, 2021
August 2021 was a very strong month in terms of sustainability initiatives of the fashion industry - there were collaborations galore, for example by Nike and Newlight Technologies or Heron Preston with Mercedes Benz or fashion weeks cooperating. Mending and upcycling is in, with brands and service providers offering repair services for clothes....
Sep 9, 2021
American fashion designer Heron Preston has teamed up with Mercedes-Benz to unveil a capsule collection paying homage to the airbag by using recycled airbag materials and upcycled materials from the carmaker. The conceptual looks celebrate the 50th anniversary of the airbag and the 40th anniversary of the life-saving feature’s use in...
Aug 31, 2021
Remnants, leftover production and returns are a problem for many brands and retailers in the fashion industry. Gerry Weber International AG has teamed up with Akademie Mode & Design (AMD) students to tackle this problem. Under the motto "Destroy was yesterday, today we recycle", 41 students from the Master's programmes "Fashion and Product...
Aug 25, 2021
London-based Teatum Jones, which showcased at Copenhagen Fashion Week as part of theZalando Sustainability Awardshowcase, unveiled its Re-Love | Global Womanhood 2022 collection featuring archival stock, “imperfect and forgotten” Liberty fabrics and damaged tailoring fabrics from British woollen mills. “As per our Pillar #6 ‘A Slower Approach to...
Aug 16, 2021
Following up on the DENMCHEF project from Jeansschool Amsterdam student Benjamin Daniel; Meet Mila, our new intern from Amsterdam Fashion Institute Amsterdam – AMFI. From a batch of SJAAN jeans made too tight, from rigid, raw denim, she made denim shorts and a handy backpack to carry a water bottle, wallet and smartphone. Using 100% of the...
Jul 7, 2021
Not often does it happen that one’s passion aligns perfectly with one’s profession, in this case, art and fashion. Add a cult item - the humble denim jeans - and you got a winner. FashionUnited spoke to British artist Ian Berry (via email) in detail about his incredible artworks, the denim industry and his disenchantment with it, his...
Jul 5, 2021
In April, the fashion industry continued with its sustainability efforts and especially sneaker brands like Adidas, Asics, Mr Porter and others put their best foot forward while coming up with innovative materials that are easy on the environment or getting into the afterlife of their shoes with creative recycling. Upcycling was also in vogue,...
May 14, 2021
American backpack retailer and VF corporation owned JanSport has linked with sustainable designer and upcycle artist Nicole Mclaughlin to create a capsule collection of apparel made from upcycled backpacks. The Nicole McLaughlin Upcycled JanSport Collection highlights a six-piece avant-garde style apparel collection starring a bra, shorts, vest,...
Apr 16, 2021
In February, sustainability seemed high on the agenda of fashion brands and retailers, with some like H&M, Mango and John Lewis announcing not one but multiple initiatives. Resale is also booming, with second hand initiatives, resale platforms and clothing swaps making inroads. This month, FashionUnited is highlighting 33 sustainable initiatives...
Mar 12, 2021
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
Minimalist fashion brand Cos of Swedish fashion company H&M presents its second Restore Collection, about 800 restored Cos pieces, retailed at a reduced price in select stores in Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, France and the USA. The collection was developed in partnership with the Renewal Workshop, an innovative provider of...
Feb 3, 2020
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