It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Irmandy Wicaksono

Smart Textiles / Innovation

11 July 2022

4 minutes

The 3DKnITS technique could have many applications, especially in health care and rehabilitation. It could be used to produce smart shoes that track the gait of someone who is learning to walk again after an injury, or socks that monitor pressure on a diabetic patient’s foot to prevent the formation of ulcers.

MIT Researchers Develop Smart Textiles that Sense How Their Users Are Moving

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a comfortable, form-fitting fabric that recognises its wearer’s activities, like walking, running and jumping.

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Young India Fashion Survey 2025

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Event Preview / Intertex Portugal Interview

ITF Intertex Portugal expects the participation of over 250 top-tier exhibitors, alongside the anticipated presence of more than 5,000 professionals from over 20 countries.

Balancing Between Nearshoring and Regional Supply Chains with a Global Outlook

Subir Ghosh

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If unfair trade barriers persist, there's the risk of seeing mountains of usable clothing pile up in the US, while markets abroad fill the gap with cheap, low-quality fast fashion that often results in more waste, not less. Keeping the second-hand clothing trade flowing freely is in everyone’s best interest: economically, socially, and environmentally. This is a moment to build smarter, fairer, and more circular global systems, not to shut them down.

Trade Barriers on Second-Hand Clothing Disrupt a Globally Significant Reverse Supply Chain

Subir Ghosh

24 April 2025