Alexandra Drissner’s affinity for the textile industry runs in the family. Because she works in retail. As Country Manager of the Swedish second hand online platform Sellpy, she gives people the opportunity to act sustainably in an uncomplicated way
Continue readingCarmen Jenny – CLOTHESfriends
Even before starting her studies in fashion design at the AMD Akademie Mode & Design München, the native Swiss founded her blogazine CARMITIVE (Carmen + positive attitude to life) in order to combine fashion with social issues and to offer a differentiated view of fashion and its effects .
Continue readingKate Sekules – Lady of Visible Mending
Mending, darning, sewing and repairing are all the rage. Not only as a skill, but also as a practice of using our clothes in a more sustainable manner. And last but not least, as a statement of an individual style. The British Kate Sekules, who lives in Brooklyn, NYC, has been addressing the topic of “mending” for many years with great enthusiasm and from different directions
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Since Robin Balser exchanged a gin and tonic and his scarf for a denim jacket in a bar in Estonia, he has given fashion a second life over 100 tons (read: over 100,000 kilograms).
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