Accepting candies from strangers
Malo, Italian luxury knitwear brand, has launched its new Candies capsule collection. The new capsule offers garments that are fun, good for the mood and for the environment.
This special collection was created in full view of sustainability. It offers a limited number of garments per color combination as it is made thanks to the recovery of production residues of cashmere yarns, according to the zero-waste philosophy of the Florentine fashion house.
A peculiarity of Malo is that it offers a wide range of always new and unique colors in its collections. This inevitably creates production residues that would be wasted if not reused.
The Candies capsule collection consists of two woman's proposals, a crew neck and a turtleneck, and a man's proposal with a crew neck, and is sold on the Malo e-boutique and in Malo boutiques.
Will responible party wear save the world?
The fashion industry is a massive contributor to the world’s plastic problem, with 70 million barrels of oil used to make polyester annually (UN). According to Oxfam, British women purchase 33 million sequinned garments every festive season – with 1.7 million ending up in landfill, after only five wears. This moves from waste stores to waterways, with 35% of microplastics released into the world’s oceans coming from synthetic clothing (European Environment Agency, EEA).
British designer Stella McCartney has develoiped a solution that could help solve the problemm in the future. She debuted the world’s first garment crafted from Radiant Matter’s Bio Sequins. She created a special, a jumpsuit worn by model, ecoactivist and House friend Cara Delevingne on the cover of a famous consumer magazine's April 2023 issue.
“I am amazed by the iridescent beauty of our Bio Sequins all-in-one – handcrafted in my London atelier from plant-derived, non-toxic sequins that are even more stunning than conventional options. Who says sustainability can’t be sexy? Cara is breathtaking in this rare, precious garment," commented the designer, hoping her newest development can inspire others to see the potential of a more conscious future of fashion.
“It is so special to see how Stella McCartney has worked with our Bio Sequins to bring them to life on this beautiful jumpsuit. We have loved her uncompromising approach to sustainability and aesthetics, which are reflected in any decision, down to the fabric and thread choice, resulting in a stunning yet fully plant-derived garment," said Elissa Brunato, founder, Radiant Matter.
Since 2010, Stella McCartney has been a PVC-free brand – including the sequins it uses in its collections. The conscious luxury designer has ambitions to only use recycled, recyclable and bio-based alternatives in the near future. Collaborating with Radiant Matter on Bio Sequins brings it one step closer.
Sensil By Nature is the first Nylon 6.6 for apparel, made by replacing a portion of the yarn’s raw materials derived from fossil fuel with renewable biogas feedstock.
The fiber, launched by Nilit in 2022, decreases the consumption of scarce fossil feedstocks as well as reduces the associated greenhouse gases that threaten the atmosphere. Sensil By Nature gives apparel brands and retailers a fiber with all the performance benefits of Nylon 6.6 but with reduced environmental impact and improved Life Cycle Analysis, something today’s conscious consumers value.
Nilit, a global leader in premium Nylon 6.6 for apparel, has recently earned the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification Plus system (ISCC+) accreditation for its primary Sensil By Nature facility in Israel. ISCC+ accreditation for Nilit’s other facilities around the world will follow soon.
The ISCC+ system is a globally applicable, independent sustainability certification program that confirms the controlled use of renewable feedstocks throughout a supply chain.
The ISCC+ system verifies the origin of the renewable feedstocks in Sensil By Nature, the new sustainable Nylon 6.6 with lower environmental impact that offers brands and retailers a high-quality foundation for more ecologically responsive apparel designs.
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