System Change with Julia Post // Interview

Julia Post

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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Combbags – inspiriert von Natur und Architektur

Combbags

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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Long live fashion. LinkedIn Newsletters.

Lang lebe die Mode

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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Sophisticated Knits – knit like grandma used to make

Sophisticated Knits

… 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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Fashion Fair Month. My comment.

Modemessen

January is – at least in Germany – fashion month. Starting with the Berlin Fashion Week including three trade fair formats, continued with the Innatex, which celebrated its 51st edition in Wallau near Frankfurt. The fashion order cycle was just completed by Neonyt, which took place in Düsseldorf for the first time as a licensed product of the Igedo Exhibitions. Our review of the fashion tour.

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Prepeek by Neonyt Düsseldorf

Prepeek

Neonyt has moved from the Spree to the Main and now to the fashion city of Düsseldorf. From January 28th to 30th, 2023, not only over 60 sustainable (Neonyt approved!) brands can be discovered in Areal Böhler. In addition to the Fashionsustain conference format, the Prepeek networking format will also take place again. And we’re in.

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