Sustainable fashion

Mulberry has launched a new capsule for its 55th anniversary, aiming to show how transparent leather supply chains can positively impact people and planet through regenerative farming and localised sourcing.

Vinted has completed a secondary share transaction of €880m (£761.9m), valuing the second-hand fashion online marketplace at €8bn (£6.9bn).

London-based womenswear brand Damson Madder has reduced its use of virgin synthetic fibres to just 4% of total materials, as it today (21 April) published its first-ever impact report outlining progress across sourcing, emissions and supply chain transparency.

Children’s footwear brand Zig & Star is launching in the US later this year, Drapers can reveal.

Drapers hears from slow fashion brands Asket, With Nothing Underneath and Atelier Ninety Five on how they get customers to buy into seasonless collections.

In February, B Corp overhauled its certification framework with stricter minimum requirements. This B Corp Month, head of sustainability at Vivobarefoot, Charlotte Pumford, explains why the footwear brand welcomes these changes.

Our latest consumer research reveals strong demand for sustainable fashion, with 83% of UK shoppers factoring it into purchase decisions. However, an enduring gap between intent and action – driven by affordability, uncertainty and scepticism – means brands and retailers must deliver credible, accessible solutions to turn growing awareness into…

Sustainability is now a decisive force in consumer’s shopping behaviours – but a gap remains between what consumers say and what they shop. Drapers’ latest research, based on an exclusive survey of 2,000 UK shoppers and insights from 20 leading brands and retailers, reveals how the conscious consumer is evolving…

Fashion brands and retailers are signing up to our newly launched Drapers Conscious Fashion Manifesto, which identifies four key areas in which the industry needs support from government to overcome sustainability challenges.

Alpaca Apparel, the Hampshire-based knitwear business founded by model Claire Turner, impressed the Drapers' Den judges and took home the award for Drapers "One to Watch" at Drapers Conscious Fashion Awards on 11 March.

As tough trading continues and consumers tighten their belts, fashion retail must persevere with prioritising sustainability, writes Drapers editor Jill Geoghegan.

There is huge potential for “Made in UK” clothing and footwear – as advocated by Drapers Conscious Fashion Manifesto – but also many hurdles to overcome.