Innovative biodegradable shoes win James Dyson Award’s New Zealand competition
Lucire is the first fashion partner of UN Environment. The New Zealand winner of the James Dyson Award is in the fashion sector: Rik Oithuis, a Massey University student, conceived his Voronui Runners, shoes that can be composted at the end of their life. Despite many labels trying to do the right thing by […]
Putting the brakes on fast fashion
Lucire is UN Environment’s first fashion industry partner. Abigail Beall’s statistics in a recent BBC report about clothing recycling make sobering reading. She writes, ‘Around 85% of all textiles thrown away in the US—roughly 13 million tonnes in 2017—are either dumped into landfill or burned. The average American has been estimated to throw away around […]
Pureology relaunches with reformulated line-up for summer 2020
After preparing for two years, Pureology is relaunching for summer 2020, with a fully renovated line-up and reformulations. The line-up continues Pureology’s high-performance, professional-grade principles, and comprises shampoos, conditions, treatments and styling products. The formulas are sulphate-, paraben- and mineral oil-free. All formulas remain 100 per cent vegan. They are made with Pureology’s […]
Stegmann extends sustainable EcoWool shoe line
Austrian brand Stegmann, founded in 1888 and known for its comfortable wool felt footwear, will release an expanded EcoWool clog line on August 3. With an eye on species preservation and supporting heritage sheep breeds, the EcoWool clogs come in four colours: Stonesheep, made with wool from Tyrolean Stone sheep in Austria; Shetland, with […]
Jack Yan Above: Wellington, New Zealand’s Lambton Quay, normally a main thoroughfare, during that country’s lockdown. Over the last two issues of Lucire KSA, we ran a story each on COVID-19. The first examined how companies fared after previous economic crises, looking at the past for answers. Last month, we examined what companies were doing […]
YOOX and Vogue Italia launch sustainable, responsible fashion programme with €50,000 top prize
Jacopo M. Raule YOOX and Vogue Italia celebrated the launch of their mentoring programme, the Vogue YOOX Challenge—the Future of Responsible Fashion, at the San Paolo Converso church in Milano yesterday, during the city’s fashion week. The programme aims to support and mentor designers, creatives and start-ups who are investing in social responsibility and […]
Living Nature scores another award for its Charcoal Clay Mask
Living Nature scooped a silver award in the 2019 Pure Beauty Awards, held last week in London. Its certified natural Charcoal Clay Mask was runner-up for Best New Natural Face Product. The product has already received acclaim, winning, inter alia, Best Charcoal Mask in the New Zealand Verve Beauty Awards, and bronze in […]
Syversen AS invests into Danish sustainable legwear brand Dear Denier
Consolidation continues in Scandinavia, as Syversen AS, which invested into Panos Emporio earlier this year, has now bought into the Danish sustainable legwear brand, Dear Denier. ‘Syversen Group is built on socks and tights, and Dear Denier has a modern approach to the category,’ says Hans Erik Syversen, partner of Syversen AS. He notes […]
New German brand Xumu releases oversized autumn–winter 2019–20 coat collection
Last month in Berlin, Xumu launched their first collection, consisting entirely of large overcoats for both women and men. These giant coats are the brand’s way of disrupting boundaries and pushing the limits with their overstuffed appearance. The collection includes eight astonishingly designed garments, which all have their own distinctive size and shape. The coats […]
H&M details high level of transparency on all garments and interior products
Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) has announced that it will provide a greater level of transparency about its garments on its website as of today, detailing materials used, country of production, suppliers’ names, factories’ names and addresses, and even the number of workers in the factories. While not the first brand to go into this […]
