Reducing fashion’s carbon footprint has never been more imperative. A recent report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change indicates that without immediate and widespread intervention in shrinking emissions, it will be impossible to keep global warming limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius. According to the United Nations,...
Companies across the apparel industry are making a push toward circularity as a means to lower the environmental impact of garments. And to further individual firms' efforts, collective initiatives are forming to quicken and advance progress. On Oct. 8, individuals from around the globe will come...
Collaboration is going to be key in driving sustainable change in the fashion industry. This is especially true for creating more circular garments. In a single garment, there are numerous inputs—fabric, trims, dye and more—that all need to be considered to make clothing that can more...
Collaboration and circularity are the next frontier in textile and fashion transformation. By working together, sharing ideas and vision, in 2020 we first created the lookbook and design tool called THE CIRCLE BOOK from the ACT TOGETHER partnership between TENCEL™, Meidea and Officina+39. Transparency is the foundation...
Styles may come and go, but comfort dressing is here to stay for the foreseeable future. Consumers traded their street clothes for loungewear during the Covid-19 pandemic, and their newfound infatuation with soft fabrication isn’t going anywhere. But slouchy needn’t mean sloppy. For Los Angeles-based womenswear brand...
Fashion is focused on developing circular designs and systems, but to get to the end goal, companies from across the industry will have to collaborate. The Circle Book aims to show what is possible when companies “Act Together.” Founded by Lenzing, Meidea and Officina+39 and launched...
At Lenzing, we’ve given indigo yarn dyeing a low-impact makeover. Our TENCEL™ Modal with Indigo Color technology fibers offer an alternative to the resource-heavy process typically used to achieve the blue denim look. Instead of using significant water and energy to get dye to soak into...
Lenzing’s recent fiber launch is disrupting conventional indigo dyeing for a lessened environmental impact. Instead of dyeing fibers once they are manufactured, TENCEL™ Modal with Indigo Color technology takes coloration earlier in the process. Indigo pigment is added to the liquid modal solution before it is...
Traditionally, the fashion industry has been all about take, make, waste. Take resources, make a garment and then create waste—both during the production process and after the consumer discards the item. Rinse and repeat until closets are bursting and landfills are packed with castoffs. For an...
Coming out of Covid-19, traceability is vital to meeting customer demand. Over half of consumers want their fashion to be sustainable, and about 80 percent desire more transparency from brands about their supply chains. Brands are responding to this growing need for eco-friendly fashion, and over...
Jeans are ubiquitous, but consumers often don’t know much about how exactly their denim is made. An installation at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2021 this month used landscaping to make the impact of the fashion industry more visual and experiential. The Fashion Footprint...
Bleaching effects are popular in denim, but the chemicals typically used to lighten indigo may soon be a thing of the past. Chemical firm Kaiser Tekstil has developed Lava Zyme NBF, an enzyme-based bleaching system that it describes as the most sustainable means of bleaching. Certified...