News Adidas, BESTSELLER and Inditex back textile recycling project AMSTERDAM – Fashion for Good has launched a new project to help unlock post-consumer textile waste for textile recycling in Read More »
News RE&UP recycles 20,000 pairs of jeans for denim capsule EINDHOVEN – RE&UP, Madewell and ISKO have turned 20,000 pairs of post-consumer jeans into feedstock for a new textile-to-textile denim Read More »
News AAFA challenges California textile EPR rollout WASHINGTON – The American Apparel & Footwear Association has challenged California regulator CalRecycle over the state’s new textile EPR scheme. Read More »
News Adriano Goldschmied, ‘Godfather of Denim’, dies aged 82 MILAN – Adriano Goldschmied, the Italian designer widely credited with helping turn jeans into a premium fashion category, has died Read More »
News Lycra Company partners with Texhong on renewable fibres SHANGHAI – Lycra Company is targeting China’s stretch yarn market through a new partnership with Texhong International Group focused on Read More »
News AI used in China to slash textile sorting times ZHANGJIAGANG – A Chinese textile recycler says an AI-powered sorting machine can process 100kg of used clothing in just two Read More »
News Spiber relaunches under new leadership TOKYO – Spiber has relaunched under new leadership, with the Japanese biomaterials company sharpening its focus on commercialisation. Chief executive Read More »
News Poor product information drives fashion returns LONDON – A new survey suggests poor product information is fuelling avoidable fashion returns, causing brands to still lose sales Read More »
News Archroma and ORTA use wool waste dyes in denim LONDON – Archroma and Turkish denim manufacturer ORTA are launching a denim collection dyed with colourants made partly from wool Read More »
Leather alternatives: the good, the bad, the ugly 4th May 2022 No Comments What are the main vegan alternatives to leather, how do they perform and what is their environmental profile like? INGE FLOWERS, managing director of Authenticae, Read More »