Agua by Agua Bendita and Peruvian sustainable luxury brand Escvdo will release their first fall collaboration on Monday. The collection features seven pieces and is being sold at Agua by Agua Bendita’s stores, Net-a-porter, Revolve and Harrods. “As Latin American brands, Agua and Escvdo speak a common language through our textile heritage and celebrate nature … Read more
There is no denying that Hongkongers love their meat. The city has the fourth highest meat consumption per capita in the world, at 123kg per year, according to the latest statistics from the World Population Review, including one of the highest per capita figures for pork consumption, at 53kg per year. To many, it is … Read more
Coach has tapped “The Summer I Turned Pretty” actress Lola Tung to be the face of its new Alter/Ego collection. The line of purses is made from leather scraps left over from the creation of other bags such as the Tabby, Hampton and Brooklyn, and is part of the brand’s Coachtopia circular collection. Tung stars … Read more
Hong Kong fashion designer Tiger Chung goes to great lengths to source materials. To show just how far, Chung plays a video taken earlier this year at a waste collection point near the designer’s flat in Hong Kong’s Tseung Kwan O district. The footage shows Chung, scissors in hand, stripping leather from a discarded couch … Read more
September wrapped a busy month for sustainability. Not only was it Climate Week in New York, which kept reporters very busy, but WWD sister publication Sourcing Journal published its biannual Sustainability Report and held its first Sustainability event in Los Angeles in collaboration with its denim publication Rivet. To see how the fashion industry is … Read more
Mother nature was on Stella McCartney’s side, holding off the rain for her early morning show — they are playing on the same team after all. The longtime animal rights activist’s show was a tribute to birds, namely those that are killed for fashion, and climate change’s impact on species that are now in decline worldwide. … Read more
Anyone thinking the terms “repurposed” and “upcycled” are jaded need only take a look at Ellen Hodakova Larsson’s designs for a change of heart. This year’s winner of the LVMH Prize for Young Designers, who creates her collections entirely from vintage finds and deadstock, offered a particularly creative, polished view of what sustainability can look … Read more
Last Updated: September 18, 2024, 16:14 IST These exclusive showrooms are set to open in 12 cities across India in phases. The MG Select showrooms will focus on high-end models like the much-anticipated Cyberster, which debuted in India in March 2024. MG Motor India, in collaboration with JSW, is gearing up to conquer the premium … Read more
With this week’s opening of GU’s much-anticipated first permanent U.S. store, the company is trying to accelerate its global growth with the debut of e-commerce and an app. Primarily centered in Japan and other parts of Asia, the Japanese retailer is trying to attract more Stateside sales from its 10,225-square-foot store at 578 Broadway. To … Read more
New York Governor Kathy Hochul celebrated the end of fashion week by saying the state will release the names of the companies who will receive the first round of funding from the New York State Fashion Innovation Center on Sunday. The Fashion Innovation Center seeks to expand the use of renewable animal, plant and bio-manufactured fibers in the … Read more
