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The Paradox of Innovation in Fashion: The Case of Renewcell

In the realm of fashion, the journey from innovative idea to industry standard is fraught with obstacles. The recent bankruptcy filing by Renewcell , a trailblazer in textile-to-textile recycling,...

IN CONVERSATION WITH GANNI ABOUT THEIR SUSTAINABILITY JOURNEY

At the beginning of 2024 I had the opportunity to sit down with Lauren...

The Tipping Point: Fashion’s Critical Crossroads with Legislation and Sustainability

The fashion industry stands at a critical crossroads, one where the path taken will...

Fashion Revolution’s COP28 Demands: What is Feasible? What are the Challenges? & Is there Potential to Meet Them?

The Fashion Revolution’s demands for COP28, backed by various influential organizations, represent a pivotal...

The Paradox of Innovation in Fashion: The Case of Renewcell

In the realm of fashion, the journey from innovative idea to industry standard is fraught with obstacles. The recent bankruptcy filing by Renewcell ,...

If You Could Change Your Body As Easily As You Would Your Clothes, Would You?

Can you imagine rewriting what has always been? That we are born, we grow up, we age, and then we die. Well, thanks to...

The LifestyleTech Competence Center: A Platform for the Development of Promising Technologies and R&D Collaborations

With well known big names like Accenture, Guess and Microsoft involved, the LifestyleTech Competence Center Association is on a mission to promote and support...

COVID-19’s Affect on Apparel e-Commerce & Consumer Purchasing Behaviour

Fit Analytics is a sizing platform that is trying to solve sizing so retailers can sell smarter. Their work is based on the most...

The Wearable Lab, Decoding Future Trends in VR and Smart Materials

Première Vision, which took place last week in Paris, houses The Wearable Lab, an initiative launched by the tradeshow to support the future of fashion...

Self-powered Flexible Electronics Step Up The Game For Next Gen Self Sustainable Wearables

There is a new device in town that promises to make a massive leap in the wearable tech space. It is a tiny and...

Vollebak On Pushing Graphene Tech And Building Clothes That No-one Will

The existence of Graphene was first theorised in the 1940s, but it wasn’t until 2004 when two maverick scientists, Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov,...

Scientists, Artists and Designers’ Exploration of Powering Up Our Wearables

Technology has come a long way when it comes to small and flexible batteries and new protocols like Bluetooth Low Energy. As new technologies...

Burberry Foundation Appoints Professor To Apply Radical Thinking To Invent New Materials

Today the Burberry Foundation and Royal College of Art announced the appointment of Professor Sharon Baurley as Professor of Design and Materials and Chair...

Could A Mutant Enzyme That Breaks Down PET Bottles Be The Solution To Plastic Pollution?

We have all know that as useful as plastic is, it has not been that great for the environment. Plastic is the wonder material that...

Facebook’s Wearable Device Teaches People To Feel Words

Facebook researchers have come up with a wearable device that can teach people to feel words on their arms. The Facebook wearable takes cues...

AlterEgo, The Intelligence Augmentation Device That Reads Your Mind

We recently came across a wearable that is capable of reading people's minds. Experimenting with new form factors and interfaces, the Dr Xavier type...

This Recyclable E-Skin Could Solve Our E-waste Problem

One of the hardest tasks in making fashion tech and wearable tech 'smart' in the sustainable sense of the word, is finding a way...

These “Skin Electronics” Can Transmit Biometrics to the Cloud

With the rate of enhancements in the field of wearable tech growing, in particular with touch sensing and stretchy bio skin technology, we've got some...

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