With a combination of elegance in form and simplicity in material, Hanne Ludwig-van Tricht creates a wonderful casualness and a feeling of freedom in everyday life with her label VAN TRICHT.
Continue readingPerformance Days Munich // This is how trade fairs work.
Somehow I haven’t managed to go to the Performance Days yet, even though the leading trade fair for functional fabrics and sustainable textile innovations takes place at the Munich exhibition center. In October I attended the two-day boutique event for the first time. My conclusion: an absolute must for all textile and sports industry professionals who don’t want to miss out on the future.
Continue reading***SHIFT Conference. Overcome legacy. [he: n dl] disruption***
For a few weeks now, I’ve been busy sorting out the input from various conferences. Drilling down into old ideas. Allowing in new approaches. At the SHIFT Conference held by Hartmann Consultants in Munich, I gained so many insights that I would like to share these thoughts.
Continue reading***Nature. Future. Us. // Learnings from Lenzing***
Wednesday, August 28, 2024. 8:30 a.m. Somewhere in the middle of nowhere near Lake Attersee. I’ve received an invitation to a factory tour at Lenzing in Upper Austria and I’m standing there in amazement. I have no idea what I was expecting, but definitely not on this scale.
Continue readingan.ju studio – Studio for handmade leather goods
an.ju studio stands for Anna and Justine. Together, Anna Eham and Justine Nessi are the creators of the Munich leather studio an.ju studio. And together, the two see themselves as a cross-generational creative duo who want to keep the (somewhat forgotten) craftsmanship of fine leather making alive in combination with sustainability.
Continue readingMental Health in Fashion x ASVOFF Film Festival
As part of the A Shaded View on Fashion Film Festival (ASVOFF), the Mental Health in Fashion category will take place for the first time from November 7 to 10, 2024. Submissions are possible until September 30, 2024.
Continue readingFashion Positions Berlin 2024 // Fashion meets art
More visibility for Berlin designers and the manifestation of Berlin as an epicenter for creative and innovative fashion labels. These are the self-imposed goals of Fashion Positions. Also in the sixth edition from September 12th to 15th, 2024.
Continue readingHongkong Fashion Week 2024 // (my) schedule
Fashion shows, brands, workshops, talks, a Sustainable Award and lots of networking. The Hongkong Fashion Week is rightly described as Asia’s Fashion Spotlight by the organizer HKTDC (Hongkong Trade Development Council). GREENSTYLE is on site. Looking for sustainable brands for the German market.
Continue readingCentrestage Hongkong // Asia’s Fashion Spotlight
Over 200 upcoming labels and designers from Hong Kong, Mainland China, Taiwan, Japan and other countries will present their collections to international buyers and press representatives at the Centrestage in Hong Kong from September 4 to 7, 2024. GREENSTYLE will be there again this year.
Continue readingBerlin Fashion Week, July 24 // My comment
What a fashion month: Fashion Week in Berlin, Innatex in Hofheim-Wallau and the Fashion Days in Düsseldorf. There is a lot going on in Germany in terms of fashion. But the approaches are as different as they can be.
Continue readingSustainable styling // Interview with Julia van Almsick
Restyle and change instead of just shopping. Julia van Almsick aka The Munich Stylist is a sustainable stylist in Munich and explains what makes her different and unique and why only sustainable styling is an option for her.
Continue readingAtelier Courage – social production facility in Cologne
Driven by a lack of alternatives, Anna Jakob, Halina Hahn and Susanne Hütter founded the social production facility Atelier Courage in Cologne’s Südstadt in 2023 and have shown since then that sustainable fashion with social impact can be produced in the heart of the Rhine metropolis.
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