Instead of focusing on cheap and fast production with low wages at the same time, Zakeia founder Sara Saad focuses on luxurious (sometimes already tailored!) deadstock materials from couture houses. Individual upcycling pieces are made from these fabric jewels in the company’s own workshop in Egypt (slowly, of course), which are launched every Saturday at 12 noon as limited drops.
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What our oceans have to do with the textile industry? Incredibly much. And that’s why we need to raise awareness of the fashion industry’s impact on these vital waters and ask you (feel free to share) to take action.
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After (fashion) trade fairs were declared superfluous and outdated during the pandemic (“after all, you can depict everything digitally”), the “post-pandemic” restart on the floor showed: No. It just doesn’t work that well digitally. Fashion is clearly linked to haptics. With fits. With emotions. Not to mention the personal contact that many (all of us!) missed. Means: The fairs are not gone. On the contrary.
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INNATEX, the international trade fair for orders for sustainable textiles, is continuing its “DesignDiscoveries” funding program this season: Young, innovative labels and first-time exhibitors can still apply for one of the coveted places in the community area as part of the 52. Apply for INNATEX.
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Now there is a 360° sustainable lifestyle in Munich. With the KAURI STORE Munich, the makers of the ambitious start-up from Bozen (South Tyrol) are continuing their expansion course and opening the first KAURI STORE outside of Italy. In Munich. They have found a gem for their concept store at Sendlinger Strasse 35. At the same time, they are opening the most central sustainable store in the city.
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After the successful first event in January, the next round of Neonyt will take place in Düsseldorf from July 22 to 24, 2023 in Areal Böhler. With GREENSTYLE as supporter and communication partner. And maybe also with you as a brand.
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From the Zero Waste movement (Hello, Coffee To Go Again!) to the city council and now a candidate for the Bavarian state parliament. I have known Julia Post for a long time and appreciate her commitment beyond measure. your motto? Something can only come about through doing. And she’s doing something again: On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Rana Plaza accident, she submitted another application on April 24, 2023 in the direction of fairness and sustainability. This is how lived change works.
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Ganze eineinhalb Jahre hat die gelernte Innenarchitektin Stephanie Haug in Produktentwicklung und Materialrecherche investiert, bevor sie sich ihren langjährigen Traum erfüllen konnte. Seit 2021 entwickelt sie vom ersten bis zum letzten Schritt skulptural-geometrische Taschen und Accessoires aus Upcycling-Leder. Per Hand. Im eigenen Atelier am Bodensee.
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Three days. 24 brands. Six lounge talks, good discussions, exciting contacts, great networking, entertaining evenings – these are the vibes that GREENSTYLE is known for. That was the GREENSTYLE in Salzburg.
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Anyone who knows Mirjam knows that she is committed to changing the textile industry. For less is more, quality instead of quantity, respect for people, the environment and animals. She uses various channels to inform, enlighten and inspire: the GREENSTYLE trade fairs, conferences, the PUREVIU magazine… and now her LinkedIn newsletter RETHINK FASHION (on Mirjam Smend’s profile). This is her reaction to Instagram and its algorithm. Because Instagram places little(r) value on quality content and Mirjam doesn’t feel like staging a fashion revolution with mini videos just because the platform would like it. Every two weeks she shares her fashion ideas with everyone who is interested. Mirjam is looking forward to feedback, exchange, discussion, input, contradiction to the thoughts that are on your mind at the moment.
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… only in cool. And that’s exactly what Simone Sedlacek is all about with her knitwear label Sophisticated Knits. Less scratchy (hello, organic merino yarn!), lots of color and always with that certain something. And so the studied fashion designer has been knitting her iconic knit bombers, jumpers and beanies with attention to detail since 2022 – by hand, of course – in Starnberg. stitch by stitch. Piece by piece.
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The German-Bolivian company Tinku was founded in 2019 by the siblings Eliana and Gonzalo Garrón Liendo to support indigenous artisans and preserve their cultural heritage. In addition, they open up markets for traditionally manufactured alpaca products in Europe.
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