Tag: textiles

SXSW Eco: Label Networks to Present #TheSustainables: Youth Culture’s DIY Future

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Our presentation at SXSW Eco is upon us! Monday, Austin, TX. Label Networks presents their 3rd Annual Sustainability and Youth Culture Study 2014, expanding from the years before featuring greater depth of consumer insights on youth trends towards sustainability, eco-friendly fashion and footwear buying habits, sustainability preferences, trends and actions towards sustainability, feelings about the […]

Swimwear Fabrics Moving Sustainable: LYCRA Introduces Bio-Derived Spandex

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Good news for swimwear manufacturers and brands that create anything with LYCRA as owner INVISTA announced last week the launch of a bio-derived spandex. The spandex fiber will come from a renewable source, dextrose, which comes from corn. According to Sustainable Brands, INVISTA, which also produces the COOLMAX®, CORDURA®, STAINMASTER®, ANTRON®, THERMOCOOL® and THERMOLITE® brands, […]

H&M Becomes World’s Largest Organic Cotton User, Plus Mad-Hype for Maison Martin Margiela X H&M Collab and Music-Inspired Gray Concept Builds with Dancing Models and Cool Videos

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H&M, the fast-fashion giant from Sweden continues to blaze trails going into the holiday season with their latest masstige collaboration with Maison Martin Margiela, and latest reports from the Global Sustainable Textiles Market Report that once again, they are the largest manufacturer of organic cotton in the world. First, the brand is known for their […]

H&M Now Ranked First in Usage of Organic Cotton as Fashion Brands Go Green

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This fast-fashion giant has not only changed in the way business is done in fashion retail by offering trendy pieces at a faster rate, but also outshines in sustainability goals.

393-Year Old Japanese Textile Manufacturer Eirakuya Attracts Youth Market with Collaboration with Lawson and Launch of Cool Fabric Pattern Stationary

As Beams once noted, one way into the heart of youth culture is to create cool limited-edition stationary supplies distributed by large convenience stores that are not usually on the cutting-edge of cool.