Sustainability Pulse #79
Sustainability Trends & News Worth Exploring — April 30th, 2023
Can Microfactories Revolutionise Fashion Manufacturing?
High-tech production facilities on a smaller scale are already providing a closer alternative to offshore manufacturing. However, it remains to be seen if these microfactories, which are part of a growing network, can expand and thrive while the rest of the fashion industry catches up.
Tom Ford bows out from eponymous brand after multibillion takeover deal
US fashion designer’s departure comes in wake of sale to cosmetics group Estée Lauder
Would You Wear a Bag Made of Cactus, Apples, or Grapes?
These leather-alternative brands are hoping that you will.
Saudi designer uses 3D tech to drive sustainable fashion
RIYADH: Saudi fashion designer Ghaydaa Majdaly is using 3D technology to design and produce clothes, helping to save resources and driving sustainability in the Kingdom.
The B List: Fashion and beauty B Corp brands to shop now
We're increasingly mindful of what we consume. Brands are making it easier to make greener choices for ourselves and the environment.
Poland: How two women are promoting sustainable fashion
The EU wants clothing companies to come up with greener business models by 2030, but can we live without fast fashion? Two Polish women are showing how we can rethink our relationship with what we wear.
Reality Check: The High Price of Low-Cost Fakes
Wearing fake designer items is not stylish. It supports theft and contributes to dangerous activities worldwide. Normalizing counterfeits is not a good thing.
Environment, Ethics, And A Cold Evaluation Of Human Endeavour: This Week In Fashion Technology
The fashion industry's connection with the environment and people is still problematic, despite the focus on sustainability in marketing this week. How will the industry respond when AI technology brings attention to this issue?
INSIDE THE 2023 AMERICAN IMAGE AWARDS
The American Image Awards took place at the Plaza Hotel in NYC, recognizing industry leaders like New Balance and Harlem's Fashion Row. Steven Kolb of the CFDA praised young designers for reflecting today's culture.
MEET THE MODEST AFRICAN FASHION INFLUENCERS USING FASHION TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES
Nabilah Kariem, Khadija Mahmoud and Hafsah Mohammed find sartorial joy in the intersection of their cultural, religious and aesthetic values.
Tom Ford Buys $51 Million Palm Beach Mansion After Selling Fashion Brand
The deal follows the sale of the Tom Ford fashion label to Estée Lauder Cos.
Trends are dead
Everything and anything can be a trend on the internet. Why are we so determined to name them?
Gen Z loves dupes. Is this bad news for luxury fashion brands?
Dupes, or duplicates, have surged on TikTok as young consumers buy cheaper products that echo Celine or Bottega Veneta. If they’re not technically counterfeits, should brands be worried?
Fashion-Enter Collaborates with the Fashion Impact Fund to Deliver Skills in Sewing and Upcycling
Fashion-Enter Ltd (FEL) is delighted to announce a collaborative partnership with the Fashion Impact Fund to develop practical skills in sewing and upcycling for the fashion and textiles sector.
First-ever A.I. Fashion Week debuts in NYC
Hundreds of collections were submitted to the first-ever A.I. Fashion Week in New York City from designers around the world. NBC’s Gadi Schwartz is joined by model Sinead Bovell to discuss the future of technology and fashion.
Why do we buy into ‘stealth wealth’ and the class who wear it?
We try to wear clothes like the super rich, but in reality they are just laughing at us.
Calls for US legislation to fill ‘gaps’ in circular fashion
A new report published by the American Circular Textiles group sets out what it describes as the gaps in circular fashion domestically with proposals for policy solutions.
Fashion greenwashing glossary: what do ‘circular’, ‘sustainable’ and ‘zero waste’ really mean?
Vague, technical-sounding terms are often used in fashion to make clothing sound environmentally conscious. Here experts decode the meaning behind them.
Shop Your Values and Your Closet
Kerry Bannigan, founder of the Conscious Fashion Campaign, talks about the environmental and social damage caused by a culture of constant consumption, and the innovative ways consumers and producers are pushing the fashion industry to help achieve the SDGs.
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