Fashion Regenerating Amazonia on Display at CPHFW Creative Hub

Fashion Regenerating Amazonia on Display at CPHFW Creative Hub

Charity organization Collective Fashion Justice (CJF) brought its shiringa bio-leather—made by Indigenous Amazonian people from regeneratively-collected tree sap—to the CPHFW Creative Hub. Held Aug. 6-7 at the Nikolaj Kunsthal art gallery during Copenhagen Fashion Week, the dedicated space for industry-relevant innovation’s daytime programming spanned talks and workshops, including a screening of “Shiringa: Fashion Regenerating Amazonia.”…

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Turning Farm Leftovers into Fashion's Future

Turning Farm Leftovers into Fashion’s Future

Cellulose textiles could give fashion a sustainability glow-up, and not just the tree-hugging kind. A study headed by researchers from Chalmers University University of Technology in Sweden has found they can turn farm “trash”—byproducts like wheat straw and oat husks into dissolving pulp for clothing—using fewer chemicals and less hassle than wood-based methods. Why it…

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