When Stella McCartney launched 20 years ago, the luxury British brand brought a conscience to the fashion industry as the first luxury house to never use leather, feathers, fur or skins. Inspired by V is for Vegan from McCartney A to Z Manifesto and committed to never compromising on desirability or sustainability, Stella McCartney’s … Read more
Hermès unveiled a new vegan leather alternative made in collaboration with California-based startup MycoWorks. The new sustainable material called Sylvania is a hybrid of nature and biotechnology and it is the exemplar of a new generation of biotech materials. Hermès Victoria bag is the first object made with Fine Mycelium, the patented technology from … Read more
As a trend, veganism has really taken off. There has been a giant mainstream movement from people accepting this plant-based lifestyle in not just their diet but their cosmetics and clothes. As such, there has been a rapid increase in fake leather goods which they can wear. This intersection of ethics and fashion is … Read more
Silent goods: Creating a Sustainable Luxury Bag London has long had a Fashion Week and a Design Festival. Now there is 2018 London Craft Week – a magical combination of imagination, individuality, passion and skill found in the best-made of things. This year’s London Craft Week offered the chance to visit Silent Goods studio in … Read more
Seven reflections from on the ground at the largest gathering on sustainable fashion
Gucci for the Green Carpet Challenge bags Gucci, in partnership with Livia Firth’s Green Carpet Challenge, shows how the Italian fashion house can be pro-active on environmental issues, by raising awareness and demonstrating action on the subject of deforestation. The Italian luxury house launches a capsule collection of handbags produced with Rainforest Alliance-certified leather. “Gucci … Read more