H&M has announced a partnership with Vegea, a vegan leather made of wine by-products. The animal skin alternative will debut on handbag straps and shoes on March 26. The product was discovered through H&M’s Global Change Award in 2017.
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How Orange Peels Can Become a Luxury Scarf
The innovative use of unusual plant-derived raw materials in the textile industry is still in its infancy. However, production residues such as fruit peels and fruit stones, which are by-products of food processing, are increasingly attracting the attention of textile producers who transform natural resources into new materials. These include the Italian company Orange Fiber, which uses groundbreaking technology to process orange peel into high-quality textiles.