Articles by Simone Preuss
Vibrant sourcing fair Texhibition Istanbul wants to expand further
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The fourth edition of the Texhibition sourcing fair in Istanbul took place from September 13th to 15th at the city's exhibition center near Atatürk Airport. All three days were lively and the fair was well attended. According to official figures, 7,000 visitors were registered on the first day; 5,000 of them from Turkey and 2,000 from abroad. In...
Design Museum discovers AR and lets visitors try on the looks they see
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On Saturday, 16th September 2023, the exhibition “Rebel: 30 Years of London Fashion” opened at the Design Museum in London. Apart from celebrating the 30th anniversary of NewGen, the British Fashion Council’s fashion talent incubator, which has supported more than 300 designers during those years, it is unlike many other fashion exhibitions. The...
Redress Design Award 2023 winner announced
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German designer Nils Hauser is the winner of the Redress Design Award 2023, the world's largest competition for sustainable fashion design. NGO Redress and partner VF Corporation announced the winner in a press release today. The award recognises the best talent in sustainable design each year - since about 80 percent of a product's...
Best of Bangladesh to establish country beyond sourcing as “hub for innovation and excellence”
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In Bangladesh, Mostafiz Uddin is a man who needs no introduction - he is the founder of many garment industry events like the Bangladesh Denim Expo and a driving force when it comes to putting Bangladesh on the map. Now, Uddin is reaching across borders with a nation-branding programme called Best of Bangladesh (BoB) Europe. Conceived to...
Seven sustainable dogwear brands
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Dogs have long been humans’ trusty companions but what started as a purposeful hunting and guarding partnership has gone far beyond - over the millennia, dogs have slowly but surely moved from barns and hearths to living rooms and even bedrooms. “Animals are the better children. They don't scream, don't talk back and are cheaper” is a popular...
Australia starts digital platform Circular Sourcing for surplus and designer deadstock fabrics
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According to research, over 10 million kilograms of excess textiles are created, imported or accumulated from production leftovers every year in Australia, amounting to about 500 million dollars. Reason enough for the Australian circular fashion brand A.Bch World to do something about it. Thus, six weeks ago, Circular Sourcing was launched,...
Fashion and sustainability in July 2023
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While July mainly beckoned with warm summer weather, it revealed some dark clouds in the field of fashion and sustainability: The European Court of Auditors, for example, found that the EU’s transition to a circular economy has come to a virtual standstill despite the ten billion euros made available to EU member states to promote the circular...
Green Product Award Fashion winners impress with innovative approaches
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Sustainable fashion fair Neonyt announced the winning products and capsule collections of the Green Product Award Fashion on 22nd July 2023. The subcategories were clothing, bags, accessories and shoes as well as editor’s choice and the public vote. A jury selected a total of seven winning products from 40 nominations, which came from Germany,...
Leonardo DiCaprio receives PETA’s first “Best Foot Forward” award for supporting vegan shoe brand Løci
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Leonardo DiCaprio has caught the eye of animal rights organisation PETA who will present a first-of-its-kind “Best Foot Forward” award to the actor and environmentalist. The award is in recognition of the DiCaprio’s planet- and animal-friendly investments, including the recent 4.5 million US dollars in British vegan footwear brand Løci, which...
Repreve LCA shows climate impact of recycled polyester vs. virgin polyester
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Repreve-maker Unifi announced the results today of a peer-reviewed Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) about the impacts of recycled polyester on climate change versus virgin polyester. “Repreve significantly lowers the impact of climate change and will have an immediate impact on the sustainability goals and environmental footprint of our esteemed...