“Fashion platform Farfetch has launched a new consumer footprint tool called the Sustainability Calculator, which aims to equip customers with a better understanding of how their pre-owned or conscious fashion choices impact the planet.” Source: lnkd.in/dYiuZQ6

“Academics at De Montfort University Leicester are asking health and care workers to complete a new survey in a bid to uncover any changes in laundering practices that may have occurred in response to Covid-19.” Source: lnkd.in/gJ7skHD

“Google Cloud this week teamed up with wildlife charity WWF Sweden to develop an environmental data platform that will focus on sustainable sourcing, helping the fashion industry boost its environmental efforts.” Source: lnkd.in/dWdnSjA #technology #sustainable #design

Could your face mask actually help fight the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic? Two Japanese firms are hoping to make this reality with a new e-textile that can reportedly inactivate microorganisms on the spot Source: bit.ly/2WrHzbB #smartfabric #technology #design

Researchers at Tufts University’s School of Engineering have developed biomaterial-based inks that respond to and quantify chemicals released from the body (e.g. in sweat and potentially other biofluids) or in the surrounding environment by changing color bit.ly/3fzP4F3

“The temporary scrapping of VAT on PPE has been extended until the end of October - saving care homes and businesses dealing with the coronavirus outbreak £155 million” Source: lnkd.in/dR3Ppxk #Fashion #Design #Uniform

In the global marketplace, labels have come to mean everything. A shoe that is “hyped” and worth hundreds of pounds at Sneaker Con one day can become worthless the next.

One advantage fast-fashion retailers have is that by sourcing locally, they can respond to quick changes in demand, and thereby usually avoid the need to sell unsold inventory in big clearance sales. Thus, they have some room to absorb higher costs.

The latest public survey by WRAP suggests that two in five UK citizens (41%) have “had a clear out” of unwanted textiles and clothing during the Covid-19 lockdown, with the majority storing their items at home until lockdown lifts.

An array of photos on display at Shanghai Center of Photography presents thought-provoking reflections on fashion photography dating back to the 1980s. A collaboration with the Foundation for the Exhibition of Photography, “Beyond Fashion” features 90 works by 48 photographers

An integrated approach and a consistent "branded" experience are key to advance in the world’s most crowded and competitive marketplace.

The apparent opportunism of the athleisure retailer’s parent Frasers Group reinforced Sports Direct’s poor corporate image. Primark found itself in the crosshairs of activists, who accused the fast-fashion group of punishing workers in developing countries when it cancelled order

Check out some of the projects Google has quietly been developing or funding, according to white papers and demo videos, in an effort to create the next generation of wearable technology devices.

Researchers have developed textiles that can be wired for electronic heating, as well as others that can use body heat to form shapes that conform to whomever is wearing them. In China has developed smart textiles that can actually adapt to different temperature conditions.

Fast fashion has caused a massive disruption over the years in how consumers evaluate clothes and the cost of making clothes. Fast fashion seems to have only got worse with the presence of e-commerce, especially with new fast fashion labels popping up every minute

Fast fashion is bad for the environment. From growing and processing cotton, which uses a lot of water, overuse of synthetic fabrics which don’t biodegrade, to manufacturing and transport, fashion is shockingly high-polluting.

Scarlett Yang designed an ethereal, sculptural high-fashion dress made from silk cocoon protein and algae extract. The textile is completely biodegradable. #sustainablefashion #Sustainability #design #biodegradable #savetheplanet

fastcompany.com/90604447/made-…

Do you know where the cotton in your uniforms comes from? Is your #workwear sustainably sourced? #bci #cotton #sustainable #sustainability #uniforms #ethicalfashion #CSR

fastcompany.com/90604447/made-…