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Sylven New York Launches Apple & Coconut Vegan Leather Earth Day Sneakers
Sylven New York, the Brooklyn, New York-based female-founded sustainable luxury footwear brand, is launching its first-ever plant-based leather sneaker. Made from vegan apple and coconut leather, The Mel makes its debut on Earth Day,!-->…
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Collective for Change: Vestiaire Collective Aims To Raise Funds For Circular Fashion Charity The OR Foundation
Just in time for Earth Week, online resale fashion platform Vestiaire Collective has unveiled a new campaign dubbed ‘Collective for Change' to raise awareness on the tremendous waste produced by the fashion industry, by raising funds for!-->…
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These Vegan Versions Of Adidas’s Iconic Stan Smith Sneakers Are Made From Mushroom Leather
Sportswear giant Adidas recently unveiled its plant-based versions of its famous Stan Smith Sneakers showcasing biotech company Bolt Threads' Mylo, a renewable mycelium-based vegan leather.
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Circular Economy: Fashion Tech Incubator The Mills Fabrica To Open New Physical Hub In London
Hong Kong-based sustainable innovation platform, The Mills Fabrica, which helps fashion and food tech industries transition to a circular economy, is set to expand in the U.K. with its new physical hub set to open in London this June.
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Allbirds Makes In-House Carbon Accountability Tool Open Source, Invites Fashion Industry To Track Emissions
Just in time for Earth Day, sustainable shoe brand Allbirds is open-sourcing its version of a carbon footprint calculator and is encouraging consumers to call on the fashion industry to add carbon footprint labels to their products. To!-->…
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Farleigh: London-Based Social Marketplace Allows Users To Curate, Share & Shop Sustainable Products
Newly launched social marketplace Farleigh offers users, small and medium businesses, brands, artists and creatives an opportunity to curate and share sustainable products they love with their network and at the same time earn from!-->…
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Fossil Unveils New Eco Collection Featuring Cactus Leather Totes & Solar-Powered Watch
To celebrate Earth month, Fossil, a luxury brand of fashion watches and accessories launched a limited-edition solar-powered watch and a collection of bags that are created out of animal-free vegan leather developed by award-winning!-->…
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World’s First Zero-Waste Lingerie: Chantelle Debuts 100% Recyclable Circular Bra
French lingerie brand Chantelle has launched its new sustainable concept Chantelle One, unveiling the world’s first truly circular bra. Made from an innovative yarn that enables garments to be recycled in its entirety, each Chantelle One!-->…
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After Ditching Animal Skins & Fur, Fashion House Karl Lagerfeld Unveils Cactus Leather Bag With Model Amber Valletta
Founded by German fashion designer and photographer Karl Lagerfeld, the fashion house recently joined forces with model, actress, and activist Amber Valletta to co-create a sustainable accessories collection for Spring 2021 that!-->…
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Leading Fashion Brands Alexander McQueen and Balenciaga Ditch Animal Fur For Future Collections
As part of the French multinational corporation, Kering Group's work with The Humane Society of the United States, and its international arm, Humane Society International (HSI) that works around the globe to promote animal welfare, two of!-->…
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H&M Joins Forces With Footwear Brand Good News To Unveil Sneakers Made From Banana Fibre & Grape Leather
Clothing giant H&M recently partnered with footwear company Good News that makes sustainable trainers inspired by the retro age to unveil a new collection that features shoes made out of alternative plant-based materials as well as!-->…
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Otrium Bags US$120M To Bring End-Of-Season Digital Fashion Outlet To U.S.
Dutch end-of-season fashion online marketplace Otrium has bagged US$120 million in its Series C financing round, which will go towards its upcoming U.S. launch and improving its technology platform. The firm has reported record growth amid!-->…
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Circular Fashion: Tommy Hilfiger X Ellen Macarthur Foundation Debut Denim Line With Detachable Buttons, 100% Organic Fabric
Leading designer lifestyle brand Tommy Hilfiger recently joined forces with the non-profit Ellen Macarthur Foundation that works with companies to promote a circular economy, to unveil its first circular design denim collection that is!-->…
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Urbankissed: Slow & Ethical Online Fashion Marketplace Celebrates 100 Brands Milestone
Urbankissed, a sustainable online marketplace that offers its customers slow and ethical fashion choices across a number of brands, has just added its 100th vendor on board. hitting a new milestone for the company as well as for the!-->…
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AlgiKnit Bags US$2.4M In Li Ka-Shing Backed Round To Bring Algae Bio-Yarns To Market
New York-based biomaterials startup AlgiKnit has raised US$2.4 million in a bridge financing round that saw participation from Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing’s Horizon Ventures among others. The company says the investment brings it!-->…
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Global Fashion Exchange To Set Up ‘Swappable Department Store’ In NY
The Global Fashion Exchange(GFX) recently joined forces with art deco boutique chain Walker Hotels in New York City for a “SwapAteria” experience that will take place at the latter's new TriBeCa location, in order to promote sustainable!-->…
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Nopal FTW: These 8 Cactus Leather Must-Haves Will Make Your Plant-Based Fashion Dreams Come True
Cactus leather, the vegan-friendly and sustainable alternative developed by Mexican startup Desserto, has turned heads lately in the textile world, from landing a partnership with industry giant H&M to packing a punch in boxing gloves!-->…
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Smateria: These Recycled Plastic Vegan Handbags Made By Artisan Khmer Women Help Prevent Carbon Emissions
How much does your handbag cost the planet?
Smateria, a Cambodia-based ethical women-founded fashion label, has launched its newest sustainable collection, this time made from a new recycled plastic manufacturing technology. Handmade!-->!-->!-->…
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H&M X IKEA Study Highlights Safe Substances For Recycled Textiles
Home furnishing giant IKEA and clothing begemoth H&M have partnered together on a large-scale test study to help address textile recycling obstacles and are hoping the results will help them make a smooth transition to a circular!-->…
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SDG Campaign Togetherband Launches 100% Recycled Gender-Free Loungewear Line
Togetherband, the nonprofit campaign developed by British sustainable accessories label Bottletop, has debuted its first 100% recycled loungewear collection. Launched earlier this month on Global Recycling Day, the new gender-free!-->…
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H&M’s Pledge To Quit Xinjiang Cotton Backfires In China As Taobao Shop No Longer Available
China's Community Youth League, a division of the Chinese Communist Party has called out the clothing giant H&M over its recent pledge to avoid sourcing cotton from Xinjiang, where ethnic minorities are allegedly forced to work in!-->…
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