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

James Wylie

Textile Restoration / Tartan

25 January 2024

3 minutes

Designer Emma Wilkinson and Scottish Tartans Authority expert Peter E Macdonald with the original and recreation.

Designer and Historian Recreate 400-year-old Tartan Discovered in a Peat Bog 40 Years Ago

Four decades after a piece of discovered tartan fabric was confirmed to be the oldest in the world, Scotland’s House of Edgar and a tartan historian have recreated it just as it was woven around 1500–1600.

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Young India Fashion Survey 2025

Textile Recycling Expo

ITF Intertex Portugal 2025

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Event Roundup / System Change Report

Beyond the panels and presentations, the 4th Sustainable & Circular Textiles, Apparel & Footwear event stood out for its open, constructive atmosphere. The second-day workshops in particular provided a space for deeper discussion—moving from theory to practice and encouraging real dialogue about what circularity actually takes. One thing was clear: we don’t all agree on the exact path forward, but we share similar goals. And sometimes, hearing an alternative opinion can sharpen your own perspective.

From Ideas to Impact: Circularity in Textiles Needs Scalable Action—Not Just Solutions

Kirsi Roine

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NextGen Materials / Canopy View Interview

Low-carbon MMCF is NextGen MMCF. It's MMCF that is derived from waste textiles, from agricultural residues, or from food waste as the input, rather than from forests being cut down. That's what fundamentally reduces the footprint of MMCFs.

Transition from Take-Make-Waste System to More Circular NextGen Inputs Still in Early Stage

Richa Bansal

1 April 2025