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Is Conscious Capitalism the Way Forward For Fashion?

Is conscious capitalism a real path forward for fashion—or just more marketing spin? As pressure mounts to align profit with purpose, brands face a choice: check the box or build the system. This piece breaks down what it takes to do it right, and why the future of fashion depends on it.

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Jul 12, 2025

Jul 12, 2025

The Material Innovation Era: How Fashion and Furniture Are Being Redefined

Sustainability is now a lifestyle expectation. As values-driven consumers connect their wardrobes and living spaces, fashion and furniture are starting to speak the same language. This piece unpacks the shift and the materials reshaping both industries.

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Jul 9, 2025

Jul 9, 2025

World Collective & Kinset: A New Chapter in Fashion Traceability Starts Here

World Collective and Kinset Launch DPP Pilot to Unlock a Scalable Path for Real Textile Traceability. This colllaboration is paving the way for real textile traceability and future-proof Digital Product Passports. Click here to learn more about it!

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Jul 8, 2025

Jul 8, 2025

Beyond Compliance: Why Digital Product Passports Could Reshape Fashion Sourcing and Brand Value

Digital Product Passports aren’t just a compliance checkbox—they’re a turning point for fashion businesses’s brand value. As the EU mandate approaches, forward-thinking brands are starting to see DPPs as a strategic tool. This piece unpacks why they matter, and how to prepare.

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Jul 7, 2025

Jul 7, 2025

Designers, Here’s Why Your Moodboards Aren’t Translating into Product

Beautiful mood boards don’t always lead to beautiful collections. If you’ve ever watched your design vision stall at sourcing, you’re not alone. This post breaks down why that happens, and how starting with real, traceable materials can change everything.

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Jul 4, 2025

Jul 4, 2025

A fashion designer sketches garments by hand beside a sewing machine, surrounded by fabric swatches and illustrations—capturing the early-stage creativity often constrained by Fashion’s Production Problem: Why SME Designers Struggle—and What the Industry Needs to Change.
A fashion designer sketches garments by hand beside a sewing machine, surrounded by fabric swatches and illustrations—capturing the early-stage creativity often constrained by Fashion’s Production Problem: Why SME Designers Struggle—and What the Industry Needs to Change.

Fashion’s Production Problem: Why SME Designers Struggle—and What the Industry Needs to Change

Sketching the vision is only the beginning. For most emerging brands, the real challenge is making it real—through sourcing, production, and supply chains that weren’t built with them in mind. This piece unpacks why fashion fails at execution, and what a smarter, more collaborative system looks like.

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Jul 2, 2025

Jul 2, 2025

Woman's legs with red pans and red high-heels with a bag of orange
Woman's legs with red pans and red high-heels with a bag of orange

Fashion’s Blind Spot: The Systems Thinking Already Transforming Food

What if fashion could borrow the best ideas from food? Discover how systemic thinking, regenerative practices, and radical transparency from the food industry could spark a true sustainability revolution in fashion.

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Jul 1, 2025

Jul 1, 2025

How to Buy Fabric in 2025: A New Vision for a Changing Fashion Landscape

Sourcing fabric in 2025 is about more than just buying materials—it’s about building resilient, transparent systems. This piece explores why fashion needs a new vision for supply chains, and how online sourcing is evolving to meet that need.

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Jun 30, 2025

Jun 30, 2025

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