In a world choking on textile waste, Ambercycle is performing industrial choreography for the fashion industry, orchestrating a new ecosystem of capital and manufacturing with brands and retailers to make circularity a commercial reality with Cycora. The Los Angeles-based innovator discussed the importance of next-gen collaborations—and how its three-year offtake agreement with REI Co-op is more…
One thing is clear: fashion has never been short on new ideas to champion and platform. What the industry does lack, however, is harmony on how—and who—will pay for them. Granted, earlier examples of this gap were comparatively benign. But in the current climate—both the literal one and the economic one—where shoppers are absorbing climate…
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.”…
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…
As Hong Kong’s Fashion InStyle fairground wrapped up, attendance numbers underscored the Fragrant Harbour city’s international influence as a global trade platform. Organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), a statutory body established in 1966 to promote, assist and develop Hong Kong’s trade, the global show brought together some 400 exhibitors and drew…