Saks OFF 5TH is Going Fur-Free

  Saks OFF 5TH Commits to Going Fur-Free by End of Fiscal 2022. Saks OFF 5TH has committed to stop selling products made using animal fur through a phased approach by the end of fiscal 2022 on January 28, 2023. This includes both brand partner and private label merchandise sold online and in stores. “As … Read more

Proportions and textures that excite the eye: Raf Simons for Prada and the costumes for United States Vs. Billie Holiday

  Raf Simons’ first collection for Prada simulates a yearning for contact, with proportions and textures that shock and excite the eye. Executed in leather and bouclé, lined in geometric jacquards, garments are sensual – crafting a topography of feeling, enjoyed by the wearer alone. Color and pattern excites the eye; surfaces entice touch. The … Read more

Mylo unleather is everything you love about leather without everything you (and the planet) don’t

    Kering, adidas, lululemon, and Stella McCartney are ushering in a more sustainable future for fashion via biotechnology. The future of sustainable materials Made from infinitely renewable mycelium, Bolt Threads’ Mylo is an innovative material that looks and feels like leather. Bolt Threads, the biotechnology company creating the next generation of advanced materials, announced … Read more

From vermin to fashion: ‘These people hate cane toads so much they want a piece’

Designers, jewellers and artists are turning northern Australia’s noxious pests into handbags, high heels and even fetish masks

Livia Firth: It’s not realistic to think we’re going to be in a world without leather or wool

Environmental fashion campaigner visits Tasmania to learn about wool production, its impact on the environment and mulesing

How safe are the people who make your clothes?

The wood enters in the first Leather & Wood Collection signed by NAPKIN and Pininfarina

Sartorial materials and finishing, Italian design and artisanal production: this is Folio, the new Napkin Forever by Pininfarina line. Forever Pininfarina Folio is the new line of business accessories created by NAPKIN and Pininfarina after several futuristic projects in the sector of writing tools. The collaboration between NAPKIN and Pininfarina, born in 2014, gave life … Read more