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Sarah Jessica Parker Judges Fifth-annual Etsy Design Awards, Gives Style Tips on ‘Cactus Leather’

Carrie Bradshaw would approve.

Levi’s Latest Anniversary Style 501s Tout ‘Circulose,’ Plant-based Details

The denim brand is reinvigorating its famous style.

Future Fabrics Expo Highlights Green Innovations, and Practical Solutions, for Fashion    

The latest edition of the London-based fair was a wonderland of ideas, innovations and practical solutions…

Chloé Partners With Vestiaire Collective on Traceability

The one-year partnership between Chloé and Vestiaire Collective spans more than 25 stock keeping units.

UKFT Unveils Scalable, One-stop Textile Recycling Project

Participants of the circular fashion project include Marks & Spencer, Tesco, New Look and Pangaia.

Behind Beyond Retro’s ‘Loanhood,’ T-shirts Made With Textile Waste and Mill Upgrades: Short Takes

A pilot project proves that T-shirts can be made from textile-to-textile waste.

H&M Foundation’s 2M Euro Grant Funds Next Cohort of Global Changemakers 2023

The 10 selected 2023 innovators span design, materials and recycling.

Slow Factory Continues Sustainability Education, Parson MFA Textiles Show Reimagines Textiles

A splash of fiber creations from Parsons grads and a free climate justice block party.

LVMH Perfumes and Cosmetics Unveils Asia R&D Center in Shanghai

It comes with laboratories and testing rooms on the outskirts of the city and a consumer hub inside the…

Golden Goose Makes Sustainability Progress With R&D Lab, Online Repair Service

Coinciding with Earth Day, the 500 million euro shoemaker debuts the Yatay Lab, aimed at cocreated and…

Photonic Labeling Stokes Demand in Fashion

The fashion and textile recycling industries could benefit from photonic labeling. But what is it?

Inside Retail’s Plastic Bag Problem — and Efforts to Curb It

Retailers are making sustainability efforts, but many still require items to be shipped in individual plastic…

EXCLUSIVE: A Look at Koio’s Biodegradable Sneaker

The Mello sneaker claims to be 99 percent biodegradable in a compost environment.

U.K. Bedding Company Woolroom’s Quest for Sustainability

A warming planet and microplastics in the ocean keeping you up at night? Woolroom owner Chris Tattersall…

EXCLUSIVE: Kering’s Materials Innovation Lab to Mentor Young Designers at Pitti Uomo

The MIL is mentoring 10 designers as part of Pitti Uomo's S/Style Sustainable Style section for the trade…