With Anja Woertge, the sustainable magazine, FOGS, not only has a new editor-in-chief. The 33-year-old, who has worked for the magazine as a freelance copywriter & stylist since September 2018, will also take on the role of editor.
Continue readingFast Fashion: The Dark Sides of Fashion
“Fast fashion. The Dark Side of Fashion” is an exhibition by the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg in cooperation with the Museum of European Cultures – National Museums in Berlin, which – after having started in Hamburg in 2015 – is currently making a guest appearance in Berlin. In order to reach as many people as possible, the organizers have organized a guided tour on Instagram on June 10th, 2020 at 5 pm.
Continue readingFrankfurt Fashion Week
In a live broadcast, Messe Frankfurt and Premium Group announced that Frankfurt am Main will be the new German hotspot for fashion – Frankfurt Fashion Week – replacing Berlin as the fashion capital.
Continue readingVegan leather substitute: Appleskin
Shoes, bags and accessories made of leather can also be made of Appleskin. The South Tyrolean, Hannes Parth, developed this innovative and vegan material with his start-up, Frumat, with years of tinkering. In the meantime it is also used in fashion.
Continue readingThe NEXT NOW: Cooperations with the Neonyt
As already announced in April, the NEONYT will not take place at the end of June. In order to offer its exhibitors a digital order service, Messe Frankfurt has entered into cooperation agreements with B2B online marketplaces. Further services are provided by the Koops with the Premium and Fashiontech conferences.
Continue readingGarden of Good: Masks for Munich
Until May 23rd 2020 there will be Breakout at Munich Central Station every day from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. except Sundays. The pop-up area GARDEN OF GOOD sells masks by Munich makers.
Continue readingThe Conscious Project – what’s good for us
The Munich-based initiative, “Project for Conscious Living”, was called into life by Jessica, Lorena, Viktor, Kevin and Debby to inspire people to live more consciously. The initiative has already launched on Instagram with maximum success. What is behind The Conscious Project? Exciting topics from all areas of life and actors from the sustainable scene.
Continue readingTip me – Global tip
Sneaker label, ethletic, and the denim label, DAWN Denim, are doing it now. What has long been part of a common and indispensable business model in restaurants and bars, has been established for other industries since 2018 by the founders of the start-up, Tip me. A tip as a sign of appreciation for those people who sew our sneakers, t-shirts, jeans, etc.
Continue readingSustainable fashion journalism
More consumption. More trends. More and more seasons. Classic fashion journalism is often tied to “always more”. Whether sales-promoting formats such as “ten must-haves of the season” or “Outfits under 50 or 100 euros” are still contemporary and whether sustainable fashion journalism can have a positive effect on conventional magazines?
Continue readingCRISIS FASHION – Social Distance Fashion
T-shirts for 50 cents. In casual colors like “How dare you PINK” and “Friday BLACK.” How great is this new shop?! What at first looks like the offer of the year is in fact a campaign. With CRISIS FASHION, Fashion Revolution Germany continues the successful 2 Euro t-shirt campaign.
Continue readingFashion Revolution 2020 – now more than ever
Since the beginning of the Corona crisis, major fashion brands have cancelled already completed as well as ongoing productions and orders amounting to around 1.5 billion US dollars in more than 1,000 clothing factories in Bangladesh alone. Payments are suspended. The impact on the
underpaid garment manufacturers involved in the process is serious. There is no social safety net.
#GoodAir – for a better tomorrow
What comes after Corona? That question is currently omnipresent. In order to use this crisis as an opportunity and to save the newly lived togetherness into the #postpandemic future, Holger Petermann from Munich communication agency, THINK INC., has launched the #GuteLuft campaign.
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