Lug, a popular lifestyle brand specialising in fashionable handbags and accessories, announces the launch of its first-ever vegan leather collection, which debuted live on the QVC show Saturday Morning Q on 20 March 2021. The […]
Fashion designer Stella McCartney has created two garments made from Mylo, a mushroom-based vegan leather alternative that’s completely biodegradable. The fabric is made by biotech company Bolt Threads.
Mexican cactus-based leather company, DESSERTO®, announces a distribution agreement with H&M, among the world’s largest clothing chains with 4700 shops in 69 countries. Founders Adrián López Velarde and Marte Cázarez state they are proud to […]
San Francisco-based MycoWorks, manufacturer of vegan leather alternatives from mycelium mushroom, announces the closing of a $45 million Series B financing round with participants including celebrities Natalie Portman and John Legend, and the opening of […]
Danish startup Beyond Leather Materials, creating apple-based leather alternatives, announces seed funding of €1.1 million, led by angel investor Steen Ulf Jensen via Jensengroup Investment Fund and accompanied by Rockstart and Vaekstfonden. The brand was […]
The Material Innovation Initiative (MII) is a young nonprofit collective dedicated to accelerating the advancement of next-gen materials across a spectrum of industries ranging from fashion, automotive, and home goods. The goal of the initiative […]
Beyond Leather Materials, a Danish startup creating apple-based clothing material, was recently announced as winner of the [email protected] 2020 competition, an event that rewards startups demonstrating climate impact. The finals were held online yesterday, 2nd […]
Pop star Rihanna has launched her first vegan leather line in fashion, under the brand name Fenty and dubbed the ‘faux leather capsule’. It has been cited by Vogue as ‘ultra on-trend’. Rhianna is the […]
Vegetarian Shoes has been a well-recognised part of the Brighton landscape since 1990. Founder Robin Webb began to make shoes and belts out of leather alternatives after leaving art college, when he discovered a synthetic […]
Following the news in November last year that Ecovative Design had invested $10 million into researching the mycelium fungus, the biotech start-up has announced that it is already producing a wide variety of incredible products […]
Infinium Global Research has recently published a global report on the Vegan Leather Market which estimates that the market for vegan leather will reach up to $89.6 billion by 2025, with a compound annual growth […]
The fashion industry is one of the world’s biggest pollutors, and as such there is a current movement towards sustainability with a movement known as Fair Fashion, which produces articles, often in Europe, using renewable, […]
No Saints is a new Australian footwear company that is out to buck the status quo, offering unisex shoes that are better for animals, people and the planet. Launching today, the brand is committed to […]
According to a report by transparencymarketresearch.com, the global non-leather products market is anticipated to expand at a significant pace during the forecast period primarily due to the rise in demand for these products in the […]
Since 1947, Sommers (Originally, Sommers Fabrics, later, Sommers Plastics) has been supplying alternative leather and skins to fashion industries including footwear, handbags, apparel, accessories, and luggage and leather goods. With the advent of flexible plastics […]
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