Turning Old Into New: Understanding Textile Recycling
Despite the rising demand for recycled materials, less than 1% of clothes were recycled into new clothing in 2021. What is stopping fashion’s circular transformation and more importantly - who will fix it?
From 30 wears to 30 years: How Long Should Our Clothes Last?
For years, the benchmark for buying a new purchase has been a minimum of 30 wears, but is this enough?
Teatum Jones: a Zero Waste Mission at GFW22
Catherine Teatum, one half of London brand Teatum Jones, sits down at GFW22 to discuss their mission to become a zero-waste company, creating beautiful clothing from headstock materials.
Are Take-Back Schemes From Fashion Brands Truly Sustainable?
What happens to your clothes after you hand them back to the brand? And are these initiatives actually an impactful way to tackle fashion’s waste crisis?
Is Renting Your Closet Really More Sustainable? Let’s Find Out
Is fashion rental really a guilt-free way of experiencing fashion, or – as a study recently claims – is it worse than throwing clothes away?
Watch: Old, New Renewed. Sustainable Material Solutions
Join a conversation hosted during Graduate Fashion Week 2021 between fashion journalist Megan Doyle, sustainable textiles expert Charlotte Turner, and Keith O'Brien from ISKO Denim.
Inside Rental Platform Rotaro’s Mission To Transform The Fashion Industry
If the idea of ‘revenge shopping’ your way into the ‘Roaring Twenties’ has left you feeling a little conflicted, you’re not alone. How do we reconcile a heightened collective awareness of fashion’s environmental and human impact, with the gradual lifting of lockdown restrictions and ever-increasing reasons to get dressed up? Enter fashion rental platform Rotaro.
These 6 Traceability Technologies Could Help Clean Up the Fashion Industry
Traceability is difficult to achieve and progress is slow, especially for big brands that face retroactively implementing it into their huge, convoluted network of suppliers. But technology may offer a solution. Here are some of the exciting companies creating tech solutions to transform supply chain traceability.
From TENCEL to ECONYL, We’ve Decoded 12 Sustainable Materials for You
As more brand-name sustainable fabrics are launched, fashion brands are jumping at the opportunity to incorporate them into their products. But buyer beware, they’re rarely the sustainability silver bullets brands would have you believe.
From Landfill to Luxury With Elvis & Kresse
Elvis & Kresse has been redefining luxury by transforming landfill waste into accessories since 2005. Breathing new life into Burberry’s deadstock leather may be their biggest challenge yet.
Inside the Rise of Second-Hand Luxury Watches
Millennials and luxury conglomerates are embracing the boom in the second-hand sector, rethinking the way we purchase and own luxury goods.