Pre-owned luxury and designer fashion platform Vestiaire Collective has announced a ban on fast fashion from its platform. The announcement which came into effect from Black Friday is part of its mission to fight fashion waste over the next 3 years. The list of brands impacted by the move...
Burberry pledges to be climate positive by 2040
Iconic British fashion house Burberry has pledged to become climate positive by 2040. Making it the first luxury brand to become Climate Positive by going further than its current 2040 net-zero target, the new climate ambition builds on its heritage of exploration and long-standing...
Gucci relaunches its Inclusive Equilibrium Program
Gucci has relaunched its Equilibrium platform to create a sustainable and ethical future. The Italian fashion house renewed the platform with a new dedicated Instagram profile and refreshed website (Equilibrium.gucci.com.). Together the two platforms will highlight the brand’s...
Allbirds announces new Sustainability measures
Allbirds has announced plans to implement new sustainability measures of increasing transparency by labeling its carbon footprint. The New Zealand-American footwear company will become the first fashion label to mark every single one of its products with a corresponding carbon footprint...
Stockholm Fashion Week canceled due to sustainability con...
Stockholm Fashion Week has been canceled. The fashion event was due to be held next month between 27 to 29 August where the new collections of Scandinavian brands would be presented. The Swedish Fashion Council announced that due to concerns about the negative impact of the event on the...
Prada launches sustainable version of its iconic nylon ba...
Prada is taking another step in the sustainable direction. After announcing earlier this year that it would completely exclude fur from future collections, the Italian fashion house is releasing its iconic nylon bags entirely made from sustainable and recycled materials. Titled Re-Nylon, the...
Net-a-Porter launches sustainability platform
Luxury online fashion retailer Net-a-Porter has launched a new platform committed to sustainability. Titled ‘Net Sustain’ the platform comprises of 26 brands and more than five hundred products each of which must meet at least five of the established sustainability criteria. These...
The Week in Fashion: May 20 – May 24
From Topshop shuttering its stores across the US to Margot Robbie becoming the new ambassador of Chanel’s latest perfume line; here’s your Fashion Week in brief. France and Sustainability The Fashion capital announced plans to ban the burning of unsold luxury goods in an effort...