Regenerative fibres for the fashion industry
One startup is redesigning textiles to promote a circular economy
Fashion and Beauty Innovations
Innovation sectors > Fashion and Beauty
Innovation has always fuelled the fashion and beauty industries. Bringing consumers the newest and most exciting products is the key for commercial success and brand longevity. Today, innovation is also helping the sectors act in more sustainable ways, reinventing everything from products and packaging, to supply chains and marketing. In the Springwise library, we feature solutions that address all of these and more – from designer handbags made from grape ‘leather’, to custom lipstick designed and dispensed via AI.
Explore our most recent Fashion and Beauty innovations below
Bio-printed skin could replace animal testing
The skin can be produced on a large scale and would reduce the need for animal testing by the cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries
Cleaning up fashion with carbon-negative textiles
A Californian-based company has created natural textiles made 100 per cent from carbon emissions
Bio-based ingredients replace microplastics
One startup is working to reduce our dependence on microplastics in agriculture, food, and cosmetics
The first-ever 3D silk material
The silkworms produce 3D objects directly instead of just spinning cocoons
A coating makes textiles self-healing and bacteria-resistant
A simple textile treatment makes clothing last longer and repair itself, and can even turn a T-shirt into a cardiac monitor
Creating a future-proofed cotton supply chain
Growing cotton in greenhouses – which has never been tried before – is allowing one company to increase output while decreasing pollution and water use
Climate-positive cotton T-shirts with embedded traceability
A startup aims to reduce emissions from fashion production while having a positive impact on society
Fabric products made from banana fibres
The production process includes training opportunities for young people interested in business and fashion
Creating polyester out of waste CO2
A company uses molecular chemistry to transform pollution into sustainable fabrics
Creating clothing with mycelium-based material
A new process for clothing manufacturing eliminates much of the waste involved in fashion
Turning the world’s largest seaweed bloom into useful products
This startup transforms over-abundant seaweed into ultra-regenerative, plant-based, advanced biomaterials