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For Stella McCartney, Mushrooms Are the Future of Fashion
At Paris Fashion Week, the British designer featured a version of her Frayme bag clad in Mylo, a leather…
Everlane Experiments With Recycled Leather
Everlane can add recycled leather to its roster of better-for-the-planet materials.
MycoWorks Taps Coach Vet for Advisory Role as Shroom Boom Continues
The California startup has enlisted Ian Bickley, former president of Coach International, as a strategic…
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The Gap Inc. brand's revamp is "is "less about fashion and more about living."
Bolt Threads’ Mylo Mushroom ‘Leather’ is Now Vegan Verified
Good news for the cruelty-free crowd: A popular mushroom-root-derived leather alternative is now verifiably…
M.Gemi Says ‘Cheers’ to Italian Beer
The made-in-Italy footwear brand tapped a fellow compatriot for a premium 'birra' themed sneaker collection.
Why Stahl’s Integrating This Leather-Finishing Subsidiary
Stahl, which manufactures ingredients for footwear, apparel and and home goods, plans to fully integrate…
Fire Roars Through Bangladesh Leather Factory
A fire has destroyed a leather factory in the Bangladeshi city of Narayanganj less than a month after a…
Child Labor Rampant in 96% of Bangladesh’s ‘Shadow’ Leather Sector
Children as young as seven are working with hazardous chemicals and dangerous machinery for long hours and…
Leather Working Group, Textile Exchange Create Partnership With Reciprocal Membership
The agreement allows members access to each other's resources and events, and facilitates joint efforts to…
The Booming Business of Biomaterials
As traditional leather loses luster over animal-rights and environmental issues, vegan alternatives stand…
Lululemon Gets in on the Fungi Fun With Mushroom Leather Capsule
The fungalpl-based leather helps the brand "reimagine iconic pieces in our line through a sustainability…
Enspire Brings Sustainable Leather to Furniture Makers
A survey found that 87 percent of respondents claim to be willing to pay more for environmentally friendly…
Gucci’s New Animal-Free Luxury Material is a ‘Shoe’-In
Gucci's Demetra is a new animal-free luxury material that melds quality, softness, durability and scalability…
Spinnova Applies Circular Fiber Tech to Leather
Working with KT Trading, the leather partner to Ecco, Spinnova has created a a fiber made from leather waste…