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Two California residents have filed a class action lawsuit against French luxury group Hermès International for violating antitrust laws by allegedly forcing them to purchase some of its other products to get a chance to purchase the iconic Birkin bag.

A new initiative to help wool and cotton producers in the US is targeted at greenhouse gas reduction, emissions and sequestration, along with equity, social justice, including benefits for historically underserved groups.

The Pods Are Plastic bill faces uncertain prospects in the New York City Council. If it does pass, however, it will only go a short way toward mitigating laundry-related microplastic pollution.

Researchers from the MIT Self-Assembly Lab have developed a 4D knit dress that promises to be more sustainable than traditional fashion to both the consumer and the producer.

H&M Group has taken steps to scale textile-to-textile recycling. Textile as in polyester, promising a "lower impact on the planet.”

Will secondhand fashion, including luxury, become as big as firsthand? Yes, says Stephanie Crespin, Founder & CEO of Reflaunt.com, a resale technology provider for fashion brands which claims a network spanning over 350 million secondhand shoppers globally. texfash.com in conversation.

On a mission to use sustainable algae technologies to replace petroleum-derived products to launch carbon negative products, Living Ink is a biomaterials company that has developed Algae Black, a sustainable alternative to the black pigment used to make materials such as ink, plastics, leathers and rubber. texfash.com in conversation with the Co-Founders Scott Fulbright and Stevan Albers.

Imagine you can make a yarn, just a regular textile yarn, that you also make into a battery. You can basically hide it in your clothing. A team of researchers is working on this which could well be a significant development for wearable technology.

Next-gen material solutions are here. Biomaterials company Keel Labs has launched its first in-house garment by using Kelsun fibre, with the T-shirt serving as the start of global product and brand launches to come.

Consumers could one day get to pick sneakers that fit their personal running style if research on a new model developed at MIT reaches commercial scale.