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TexCycle in Bulgaria: textile sorting, recycling and upcycling under one roof

How long does it take to sort through 60 tons of post-consumer textiles? We are talking careful, professional sorting - by type of articles, quality, fibres, composition, colours and more. For comparison - an adult giraffe weighs about a ton. Now picture 60 full-grown giraffes on one side of a giant scale and their weight in discarded textiles...

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Is recovery in sight for the luxury sector? LVMH thinks so

The fashion industry’s mood may be brightening, if only by a few degrees. LVMH, the world’s largest luxury group and the sector’s perennial bellwether, delivered a cautiously optimistic third-quarter report, suggesting that the long-anticipated recovery in global luxury spending may finally be taking shape. After several quarters of challenges,...

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From heritage to high-fashion: Ireland stakes its claim with inaugural fashion week

As the number of global fashion weeks continues to climb, more regions are seeking to claim space on the international calendar: not only as cultural showcases, but as strategic platforms for creative communities. This month, Ireland joined their ranks, launching its inaugural Ireland Fashion Week, a five-day event that set out to both celebrate...

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Research: one in three fashion brands has no action plan against ‘mulesing’

Two-thirds of international fashion brands provide insufficient transparency on how they handle live lamb cutting (LLC), also known as ‘mulesing’. This is a painful procedure where folds of skin are cut from around a lamb's hindquarters. The findings come from a new report by the animal welfare organisation Four Paws, which surveyed more than...

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