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Wool Re-Introduces Itself at Functional Fabric Fair

The Portland show was awash with a "surge in wool innovation" among the latest advancements in textile and…

Adidas Protest Crashes Sustainable Fashion Forum

A group of 37 protestors demonstrating against Adidas about wage theft interrupted the Portland event on…

Why Nike and Puma Are Quitting Controversial K-Leather

Kangaroo leather will disappear from Nike and Puma footwear this year as big-name athletic brands pursue…

What’s New in Version 2 of Salomon’s Recyclable Shoe

For the past five years, experts at Salomon's Annecy Design Center have worked to develop a recyclable shoe…

This California Materials Innovator Made a 100% Plant-Based Topcoat for Vegan Leather 

Liquidplant is manufactured in Los Angeles from a mixture of corn sugar, castor oil and flaxseed oil.

How These 2 Brands Are Getting Even Greener

Frank And Oak says its full assortment is now 100 percent responsible while Spain's TwoThirds uses Recover's…

Filippa K Gets First Crack at Lenzing’s Newest Fibers

The Austrian cellulosics firm's also been busy creating a sustainable leather alternative with Natural Fiber…

#DenimDonates Raffle Raising Earthquake Relief Funds

Denim Dudes founder Amy Leverton helped lead the effort, which aims to raise $10,000 by the end of Friday.

Puma Gets Serious About Cutting Carbon Emissions

The German athletic giant joined Zero100 to sniff out ways to decarbonize its supply chain.