In our quest to create clothing that is a source of joy for the Simple Pleasures collection, we meditated on this question: What makes clothing comfortable? A well-cut design, thought to allow us to move freely and feel well, can only benefit from the best fabrics....
Increasingly, mills are thinking beyond virgin cotton for denim. This might mean cottonless denim with materials like TENCEL™ lyocell or hemp, or a mix of recycled textiles and wood-based fibers. Carved in Blue checked in with the TENCEL™ denim mill customers to chat about their...
The circular economy will require waste feedstock for recycling. One solution to finding these inputs, according to BanQu's Estefania Angel Villanueva, is leveraging the existing waste pickers and bringing them more formally into the supply chain. In the third episode of our Circularity Solutionist podcast series...
The Circularity Solutionist series by Blue Cast X Fashion Impact presents Estefania Angle Villanueva, account manager at BanQu, the first-ever non-crypto blockchain-based supply chain and economic passport platform, solving the toughest global problems: extreme poverty. Because circularity can only happen if we put people in...
The Circle Book is back for its third year. This collaborative project was launched by Lenzing, Meidea and Officina+39 in 2020 to rethink circular design and creation, acting as an example of what is possible in sustainable apparel when companies work together. Under the motto Act...
Sustainable Denim Wardrobe has always had collaboration as its backbone. Nowadays, a project requires the input of both creative and technical companies in order to bring it to life in an effective and efficient manner. It requires a sustainable approach right from the fiber through...
Increasingly, mills are thinking beyond virgin cotton for denim. This might mean cottonless denim with materials like TENCEL™ lyocell or hemp, or a mix of recycled textiles and wood-based fibers. Carved in Blue checked in with the TENCEL™ denim mill customers to chat about their...
This episode in the Circularity Solutionist series by Blue Cast X Fashion Impact Fund is the co-founder and CEO of Sortile, Constanza Gomez. Coming from the financial industry, Constanza now leads this company, which has developed a technological solution for the sorting of textile waste that...
One of the biggest challenges in circularity is identifying a garment’s fiber composition to determine how it should be processed. Typically, this is done by hand, with sorters reading tags, which can lead to human error. Adding to the issue? The fact that 30 percent...
https://www.youtube.com/embed/sG12GhcxGsE We are often led to believe that the only things worth celebrating in life are major events—things that we have had to work hard and sacrifice for. However, an average person’s life consists of far more days when nothing out of the ordinary occurs. Should...
Increasingly, mills are thinking beyond virgin cotton for denim. This might mean cottonless denim with materials like TENCEL™ lyocell or hemp, or a mix of recycled textiles and wood-based fibers. Carved in Blue checked in with the TENCEL™ mill customers to chat about their cotton-free...
Extending the lifespan for fashion items has a direct effect on reducing their environmental impact. Resale helps recapture goods that would otherwise be tossed in the trash, allowing them to find a second life. For the first episode in our four-part Circularity Solutionist podcast series...