London Fashion Week goes digital

Following the UK Prime Minister's announcement on Monday 4 January 2021 and the return of lockdown measures in the UK, the British Fashion Council...

TechNovus launches AI powered body measurement platform

TechNovus Ltd, a UK-based artificial intelligence and virtual reality company, has launched an Artificial Intelligence-powered body measurement platform, Mezura AI which lets customers instantly...

H&M’S latest kidswear collection transforms plastic waste into everyday fashion

H&M has joined forces with Danone AQUA for the bottle2fashion project, which transforms plastic bottle waste from the shores of Indonesia into recycled polyester....

Cashmere Circle aims to revive repair and recycle cashmere garments

A leading Scottish knitwear entrepreneur has joined forces with a University of Edinburgh graduate to launch Cashmere Circle, a service to revive, repair and...

Call for action on textile wet processing

A new report from the financial think tank Planet Tracker investigates the magnitude of the financial and environmental impact of wet processing on the...

Performance Days: Closed loop functional fabrics still some way off

Functional fabrics fair Performance Days took place digitally on the 9th and 10th of December to showcase new developments for autumn/ winter 22/23. Following...

Ten US mills sign up to US Cotton Trust Protocol

The US Cotton Trust Protocol is welcoming its first 10 US cotton textile manufacturers – Buhler Quality Yarns, Cap Yarns, CCW, Contempora Fabrics, Cotswold...

The Fashion Awards 2020 Honourees Announced

The British Fashion Council (BFC) is delighted to announce the 20 Honourees of The Fashion Awards 2020, which takes on an entirely new format,...

DuPont Biomaterials sponsors fashion program at Central Saint Martins

Wilmington, DE, USA DuPont Biomaterials announces its sponsorship of the fashion undergraduate BA Fashion Design program at Central Saint Martins (CSM) in London. Renowned for...

How to watch the Fashion Awards 2020

The British Fashion Council (BFC) is delighted to announce that The Fashion Awards 2020 short film will premiere on fashionawards.com on Thursday 3 December...

Fashion Awards 2020 trophy designed by Parley for the Oceans

The British Fashion Council (BFC) is working with Parley for the Oceans, which commissioned 3D-printing design specialist Nagami to create a trophy made from...

Fulgar launches sustainability project with NABA design students

First announced in June this year, the special sustainable supply chain project FUTURE/Lab has now launched. Developed and supported by leading Italian fibres and...

Virtual event: Discover the Sustainable Development Goals

The Conscious Fashion Campaign, an initiative founded by social entrepreneur Kerry Bannigan to accelerate fashion industry action in support of the Sustainable Development Goals,...

New Cotton Project to prove circular sustainable fashion can be achieved...

Twelve pioneering players in the fashion and textile industries are breaking new ground by demonstrating an entirely circular model for commercial garment production. This...

Red Dot Gives away 50 free entries to product design competition

On 2 December 2020, Red Dot will be focusing on promoting young talent. That date marks Young Professionals Application Day, when 50 free entries...

Plastic-free textiles innovation gathers momentum

The Plastic Free World Summit 2020 took place on the 9th and 10th of November and was presented in a live online and on-demand...

2021 International Woolmark Prize finalists announced

Six of the world’s most promising emerging design talents have been selected for the 2021 International Woolmark Prize – a long established and prestigious...

World’s first sweater knitted with innovative fabric produced through microbial fermentation

Fast fashion is among the leading contributors to climate change and one of the most ravenous industrial consumers of natural resources, according to technical...

Indigo Knits: Denim’s definition is expanding

Indigo is most often associated with denim, but the dye has applications beyond jeans.Lucia Rosin, founder and head of design at consulting company Meidea,...

UNIQLO Debuts at China Import Expo with The Art and Science...

Japanese global apparel retailer UNIQLO made its debut at the annual China International Import Expo (CIIE), held this year from 5-10 November in Shanghai....