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🔥🔥🔥3 TOP CRITERIA FOR SUSTAINABLE FASHION BRANDS🔥🔥🔥 Vanessa Barboni Hallik, Founder & CEO of Another Tomorrow, is at the forefront of end-to-end sustainable luxury fashion with their ready-to-wear collection and platform. Starting from their values of animal, human, and environmental welfare, they’ve created innovations such as a QR code that provide transparency and history of a product. 🔥🔥🔥👇🏽Episode link in comments below👇🏽🔥🔥🔥 This episode sponsor by Sendlane! Please support those who support the show! #founders #brands #entrepreneurship

The Seam: another promise in the repair industry at scale. Is it the answer to the #underconsumptioncore trend on TikTok? The Seam, a UK startup,  was born from the rising awareness of fast fashion's environmental impact and the urgent need for sustainable practices in the fashion industry. Crazily, 85% of textiles end up in landfills each year. And yes, you can change this with companies like TheSeam. This isn’t just a smart business move; it’s a game-changer for the environment and your wardrobe. By making high-quality repair services easy to access, they’re helping people extend the life of their garments, reducing waste and promoting sustainability. They’ve partnered with the likes of NET-A-PORTER & COS. The Seam is setting a new standard in the industry by valuing quality and longevity. So, next time you think about tossing that torn shirt, remember, they got you seamed. P.S. Fascinated by the business of luxury? You’ll love my newsletter. For more tips, check the link below for 👇Unbound. #Sustainability #businessmodels

Parent: You can't. 🚫 Child: 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁? 🤔 Somewhere along the way, we lose our childlike nature to question things, our youthful desire to push boundaries. Instead, we start accepting systems and processes, without a further thought. Take our current "linear economy" of buying goods, watching them break or be superseded, only for those same items to be thrown away in favour of the next new thing that comes along. Buy, throw away, buy again... over and over. 🔁 What if there was a better way to enjoy the items we love, for longer? That's exactly what Agnes Weber, co-founder of MENDED and pioneer in the circular fashion space, had in mind when she built her innovative clothing repair, resale and alteration service. Since then, MENDED has been a smash hit, connecting leading European fashion brands, a growing network of high-quality tailors and countless happy customers who can now enjoy more life out of their favourite pieces of clothing. 🧵 And it all started with by reconnecting with that inner childlike inquisition, of challenging the status quo, and embracing the power of playfulness. Agnes's inspirational story is a testament to what can happen when vision, passion and effort all come together perfectly, and the end result is one of true positive impact. 👌 We also spoke about: 🔸 Her unlikely path to entrepreneurship 🔸 Connecting with people and inspiring change 🔸 Adopting playfulness as a strategy for success 🔸 The importance of circular economies 🔸 Why a “perfect storm” is on the horizon 🔸 Make lasting relationships between people & brands 🔸 Finding and leveraging data goldmines And much more... 🎧 Listen here: https://lnkd.in/gvkkwMWR #changemaker #fashion #circulareconomy #repair #reuse #newways

Today’s guest is a changemaker in the sustainability space and a pioneer who is looking to round off the traditional 'linear model' of the fashion industry. Agnes Weber is the co-founder of MENDED, a startup that is at the forefront of this new era of circularity, providing an innovative, fun and convenient clothing repair, alteration and resale service. It’s what the company calls, “a better way to keep clothes in play”. After forging partnerships with several clothing companies, MENDED is also helping to knit together a closer relationship between brands and customers by offering dedicated services for some of Europe’s favourite denim brands, including Kings Of Indigo and MUD Jeans. 🧵 During our conversation we also talked about Agnes's unlikely path to becoming an entrepreneur, the benefit of accessing childlike inquiry and challenging the status quo, why the business adopted playfulness as a core value, the emotional connections we have to clothing and much more. Agnes is striving to make circularity, a reality, bringing new life to some of your old favourites and ensuring there's plenty of fun to be had along the way. 🎧 Listen to this: https://lnkd.in/gmE5Guvm #newways #sustainability #circular #fashion #techstartup #repair #reuse #circulareconomy #technology

In a world dominated by fast fashion, the environmental and social impacts are undeniable 🌱 We recognize the urgent need for change in the fashion industry. That's why we're on a mission to redefine the way we shop, wear, and think about clothing. 2 ways we're tackling that are prioritizing: • Waste Reduction: We promote mindful consumption by helping you find the perfect fit — your Feel Good Fit — reducing the need for returns and unnecessary purchases. • Ethical Production: We aim to ensure our retail integration is powering brands that prioritize fair labor practices and ethical production methods, so that every garment is made with care and respect for the people who make them. Together, we can rewrite the narrative of fashion and create a brighter, more sustainable future for generations to come. Join us in our journey towards a world where fashion is not only beautiful but also kind to the planet and its people 🌍 #fashion #sustainability #sustainablefashion #sdg11 #sdg12 #sdg13 #entrepreneurship #startup #easyfits #thefeelgoodfit

Fashion is such a fascinating industry, isn't it? It's not just about clothes, but about so much more. It reflects our identity, showing the world who we are and what we value. It's also a way to express our hopes and dreams, showcasing our aspirations to the world. Every decision we make in the fashion industry is like sending a message, a message that speaks volumes about us as individuals and as a society. It's incredible to think about the impact we can have on the future of fashion, and the potential to redefine its purpose and make it even more meaningful. So let's embrace fashion as a powerful tool, a tool that enables us to express ourselves, our values, and our aspirations. Let's be conscious of the messages we're sending and use fashion to shape a better future for all. Together, we can make a real difference in this ever-evolving world of fashion. 💚 #bigmoves #businessgrowth #sustainablelife #smallbusiness #ecofriendly #recycling #entrepreneurlife #cleanearth #trendsetter #sustainablebusiness #sustainabletravel #entrepreneurship #sustainablefashion #sustainableclothes #cottonclothes #sustainablefood #hustle #sustainableproducts #zerowaste #sustainablecommunity #clothes

For a lot of people, the real question with Renewcell is not what they did wrong, but why the industry allowed it to happen. “Renewcell did not just file for bankruptcy — we ALL did,” as Crispin Argento wrote so eloquently earlier. From the story we just posted on Vogue Business: Startups “will never have the bandwidth to work with every supplier and have the same product offering as what incumbents have managed to do for decades,” says Priyanka Khanna of Fashion for Good. For her, the news poses some pressing questions: “Is the industry ready for next-gen solutions at scale, beyond capsule level? Can we scale innovations in a free market, or is subsidy [or] policy action required?” Thank you Priyanka and Peter Majeranowski for weighing in on what the news means for fashion going forward. The key takeaway for brands? Reassess your strategies, actively support innovators — and understand: setbacks are part of the process. Don’t run away from the setbacks and risks; find ways to take them on.

Renewcell was considered and widely endorsed as the beacon of hope for circularity in fashion. It topped $1b three years ago and was named as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in the world. Renewcell managed to establish a full scale recycling plant in Sweden which was based on 100% renewable energy. Things changed drastically and on February 2024, the company filed for bankruptcy. This proves that the fashion industry fails to understand, conceptualise and support circularity. Fashion brands are not changing nor challenging any of the underlying systemic conditions, failing to accept radical change. They, instead, hijack theoretical concepts and attempt to shoehorn such innovative aspirations into a broken business model driven by self-interest, cost reduction and operational efficiency, aka financial indicators. ‘Renewcell’s failure proves systemic change can’t happen without significant industry overhaul.’, thank you, Rachel Cernansky Vogue Business #circulareconomy #circularfashion #fashion #textile #sustainability #recycling #waste #environment #sustainablefashion #supplychainsustainability #finance #supplychainmanagement #supplychainfinance #finance #systemschange #fibre #renewcell #voguebusiness

This news story is taking over my LinkedIn feed. It is a huge bummer to see Renewcell, a sustainability pioneer, face such a daunting chapter. There are endless innovations and climate-smart solutions out there. How do we collectively (as consumers, brands, policy-makers, fellow innovators, etc.) ensure their/our success? Because it is necessary that we do so.

Advocating for sustainability in the fashion industry – a collective commitment to circularity. Joining forces for positive change. 🌍 #sustainablefashion #circulareconomy #industrycollaboration #instantreplay #circularfashion