{"id":432872,"date":"2023-05-09T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationorigins.com\/?p=432872"},"modified":"2023-05-09T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T14:00:00","slug":"these-5-companies-are-making-the-fashion-industry-more-sustainable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/en\/these-5-companies-are-making-the-fashion-industry-more-sustainable\/","title":{"rendered":"These 5 companies are making the fashion industry more sustainable"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We need sustainable fashion more than ever. The industry is one of the most polluting ones. It is behind 10 percent<\/a> of the world\u2019s carbon emissions, dries up water sources, and pollutes water streams. Since the so-called fast fashion emerged, more of these resources are exploited. From 2000 onwards, clothing production has doubled, with people buying more garments and keeping them for half the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fashion businesses themselves are offering more collections than ever, with an average that went from two in 2000 to five in 2011. What is more, 85 percent of the world\u2019s textiles end up in dumps every year, not to mention that washing some kinds of fabrics results in releasing plastics into the oceans. How can these trends be reversed? These five companies are trying to change the status quo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Resortecs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Every garment corresponds to a specific kind of thread. Each one has a specific color, material, or elasticity we look for in trousers or a jumper. At the moment, recycling textiles is oftentimes inconvenient. Reprocessing used clothes takes time because it mostly happens through manual labor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This may all be a thing of the past because Resortecs developed a heat-soluble sewing thread. The Smart Stitch is no different from conventional threads, except for one thing: it allows garments\u2019 to be disassembled without manual intervention. Alongside the thread, the Belgian company developed an oven that\u2014 without using fire \u2014disassembles textiles. This system allows for easier recycling, without impacting quality or design possibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n

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A new type of thread could allow the creation of a circular economy in the fashion industry<\/div>
In the fashion industry, processes start very slowly, but once they start moving, they get going quickly, says Davidson Leite, spokesperson for Belgian startup Resortecs.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

Orange fiber<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Jam, juice, and jelly can all be easily related to oranges. Since a few years, fabric and citrus go hand in hand too. The Italian company Orange Fiber is indeed making fabric from citrus pulp. The Sicilian company extracts cellulose from oranges, lemons, or mandarins to then convert it into fabric to supply the clothing industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The end result is a light fabric, that resembles silk. Orange Fiber was used by high-end fashion houses such as Salvatore Ferragamo, as well as H&M and the tie maker Marinella. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Citrus fabric gives fashion industry a vitamin boost<\/div>
Orange jam, orange cake, orange juice, orange jelly, orange liqueur and orange marmelade. Citrus fruits can be squeezed quite a bit, so to speak. But turning oranges into fabric is something entirely new.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

Lamoral<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If rain is your constant companion, you must have a good water-repellent coat. In the manufacturing of water-resistant coatings, hazardous chemicals are involved, that eventually pollute the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lamoral created a water-repellent coating to be applied to textiles without using fluorine \u2013 a hazardous chemical indeed. The Dutch company found a way to create a durable coating and sparked the interest of several sports and outdoor apparel manufacturers.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Water-repellent coating can help fashion become more sustainable<\/div>
One of the showpieces of the young company Lamoral on the Brightlands Chemelot Campus is a water-repellent coating for textiles. Without using fluorine, which means that no PFAS or other hazardous substances end up in the environment.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

Coffee clothing<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Before denim, a shirt, or a jacket get to your favorite shop\u2019s shelves, many steps need to be completed. In the early stages of designing a product, trying out different materials and patterns helps figure out what works best. This entails producing garments that will end up being discarded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coffee Clothing\u2019s mission of making the fashion industry more sustainable also consists of not producing any physical samples but using 3D drawings instead. What\u2019s more, the company doesn\u2019t do any physical fashion shows, opting instead for digital ones. Besides, the brand limits the number of chemicals used in clothes production.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Coffee Clothing makes fashion world sustainable with virtual shows and 3D designs<\/div>
The fashion world today can be described as anything but sustainable.\u00a0The textile industry pollutes drinking water and the sector’s carbon emissions are more than those of aviation and shipping industries combined. <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

The fabricant<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If digital fashion shows might not seem innovative, have you ever heard about a fully digital fashion brand? In that case, you should be aware that they already exist, and that The Fabricant is one of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fabricant is the first digital-only fashion house. There are no scissors, textiles, or sewing machines, but 3D models can be found in their digital atelier. If we are to experience more and more digital environments, we will need to dress to impress there as well. And the Fabricant got us covered.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Fabricant wants to change the way we view fashion<\/div>
There will be a time, according to futurologists, in which we will spend more time in the digital world than in real life. That doesn’t mean you’ll never have to think again about what to wear in the morning.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

Sustainable fashion <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the physical and digital<\/a> world, fashion addicts will still have the chance to find the best outfits. Hopefully, without the need for as much pollution as we do now.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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