Tag: sustainable fashion
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Flotsam and fashion: recycler of ‘ghost’ fishing nets makes marine litter trendy
Last year a company set up by an Italian former scuba recycled more than 5,000 tons of discarded nets into nylon for apparel brands including Speedo
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Deforestations Series: Stella McCartney announces sustainable sourcing of viscose
Viscose – Sustainable sourcing. For this year’s Climate Week, Stella McCartney is addressing the issue of deforestation and the impact it has on our planet with its NGO partner Canopy Planet. It may not be the most intuitive link — the one that ties an 800 year-old tree to that stylish creation that is hanging…
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Would you wear wool shoes to save the environment?
As demand for all-wool shoes grows, a number of US footwear brands are heading directly to the source: the sheep pastures of New Zealand
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Sustainable fashion: Camille Boillet, LVMH Young Talent prize winner, at 2016 Green Showroom Berlin
The “Cultures et Création” fashion show in Montfermeil offers a fresh and positive perspective of challenged urban neighborhoods. LVMH has sponsored the event for the past six years. This year the LVMH Young Talent prize went to fashion designer Camille Boillet. In addition to a grant enabling her to purchase materials, she has been coached by…
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MCM x Christopher Raeburn at London COllections Men – Spring/Summer 2017
MCM and British designer Christopher Raeburn unveiled their highly-anticipated collaboration in London. For Spring/Summer 2017, MCM and the rising British designer debuted a capsule collection in celebration of the travel luxury label’s 40th anniversary this year. Presented during London Collections Men, the range redefined travel for global nomads with technical fabrics and sustainable materials, including…
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Danish Design Now. From Ceramic ‘super objects’ to hard-core industrial design
DesignMuseum Danmark is focusing on the contemporary Danish Design scene with a new permanent exhibition Danish Design Now. Danish Design Now presents a rich, yet selective, collection of objects, which represent the full spectrum of Danish Design: furniture for the home and the workplace; product Design for the body and the home; and graphic Design…