London Fashion Week is renowned as being a hotbed for emerging talent and this season St Albans-born and London-based designer, Yaku Stapleton, a graduate of Leeds Beckett and Central Saint Martins, became the standout NewGen talent with his immersive SS25 Afrofuturism presentation. Following the success of his MA collection, which won the L'Oré...
16 Sept 2024
Danish fashion brand Ganni has partnered with non-profit environmental organization Canopy to eliminate sourcing fibers for its textile and paper packaging from ancient and endangered forests. Protecting the planet’s forests is one of the most efficient and effective methods to fight climate change. Yet annually, over 3.4 billion trees are cut...
22 Aug 2024
German sportswear brand Puma has been listed in Time magazine's most recent ranking of the "World's Most Sustainable Companies." Compiled by the US news magazine and Statista, the ranking considers a company's key environmental data, its level of transparency, and evaluations from external organizations. Scoring 73.02 out of 100 possible points,...
10 Jul 2024
Nativa, supplier of nature-based luxury fibres, has launched the world’s first blockchain-driven sustainable cashmere direct from the farm. Nativa Cashmere offers ethically sourced cashmere fibres from Mongolia, produced by nomadic tribes in small, family-run farms, following its success with sustainable Merino wool and regenerative cotton. The...
6 Jun 2024
Pop star Rita Ora is launching a sustainable activewear brand called Humans Being, designed to take the wearer “from workout to out-out”. Launching on November 3, Humans Being will offer “fashion-forward thinkers sustainable and stylish activewear designed around people and their hybrid lifestyles,” with performance pieces crafted from...
27 Oct 2022
Earlier this month the first cohorts of Jimmy Choo’s JCA | London Fashion Academy’s MA Fashion Entrepreneurship in Design and Brand Innovation course showcased their debut collections. Noon Khouri opened the show with her nomadic, inclusive and upcycled denim brand, Angels Wear Nada, described as the “new eco-friendly alternative, battling the...
24 Oct 2022
Helen Kirkum, known for creating new sneakers from repurposing old ones, unveiled her first ready-to-wear sneaker at her London Fashion Week presentation. Until now, the Helen Kirkum Studio has been known for its made-to-order service and collaborations, but the new ‘Palimpsest’ sneaker will offer fans a ready-to-wear style featuring her...
27 Sept 2022
Luxury fashion house Valentino is partnering with Karma Metrix to help quantify the energy performance of its website as part of its ongoing commitment to becoming a sustainable business. Italy-based search marketing and AI company, Karma Metrix Energy Efficient Website, found that Valentino’s website generates 2.56 grams of carbon dioxide...
13 Sept 2022
Sportswear brand Puma has teamed up with model Cara Delevingne on a yoga collection made with more sustainable materials. The ‘Exhale’ yoga collection features tops, tights and jackets, all made with sustainable materials such as recycled or certified cotton and polyester. The move is part of Puma’s pledge to make nine out of ten products with...
5 Sept 2022
Sustainable accessories brand Rothy’s has unveiled its first, limited-edition, tennis-inspired capsule collection made with repurposed Evian water bottles collected during the US Open Tennis tournament last year. The partnership between Evian and Rothy’s was launched in September 2021 to keep plastic waste from Evian’s water bottles in the...
23 Aug 2022
Margate-based natural beauty brand Haeckels is undergoing a revamp to showcase its “most progressive leap yet” following investment from Estée Lauder Companies earlier in the year. Haeckels will reimagine the brand across four pillars – skin and home, as well as fragrance and lab, with the latter launching in September and October, respectively....
22 Jul 2022
Speedo has launched its most sustainable swimwear collection to date, with its Eco collection featuring up to 82 percent recycled materials. The Eco swimwear collection strengthens Speedo’s sustainable offering and features the launch of two new fabrics, the Eco Endurance + and Eco Endurabrite fabrics, which have been crafted from recycled yarn....
1 Jun 2022
