Fashion & Beauty
Circular production process uses industrial fruit waste for vegan leather
Most of the production processes and materials for the fabric come from within a 30-mile radius.
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
Fashion & Beauty
A new fruit waste fabric is strong, versatile, and waterproof
The biodegradable material is used soft or hard and can be dyed and printed.
Fashion & Beauty
Industrial biowaste turned into leather, fabric, and more
A naturally occurring mycelium is used to make a new type of sustainable material.
Fashion & Beauty
Technology company brings ‘Resale-as-a-Service’ to fashion brands
Whether you’re a brand looking to move inventory or a shopper looking for a deal, Reflaunt is changing the way we shop for secondhand clothes.
Fashion & Beauty
The world’s first cell cultivated leather
A startup has developed a process that can produce many leather bags from a handful of cow cells.
Fashion & Beauty
Cellulose-producing bacteria weave compostable textiles
Strong and lightweight, the fabrics can be coloured without chemicals and grown in any shape.
Arts & Entertainment
A pop-up exhibition highlights material recycling
The collaborative exhibition showcases how discarded garments can be upcycled into new, desirable pieces of fashion.
Fashion & Beauty
Refurbished luxury goods displayed in a virtual trunk show
The trunk show features items from Chanel, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, and Hermes.
Fashion & Beauty
Smart threads make it easy to disassemble and recycle clothes
A startup has developed dissolvable threads and a thermal disassembly system for recycling clothes.
Fashion & Beauty
Thermally efficient t-shirts reduce the need for heating and air conditioning
The textiles are made from recycled materials and their production minimises the use of water and chemicals.
Retail
Refillable containers for bathroom products
A French beauty startup makes refillable containers and products that are easy to use and are refilled with solid products.
Fashion & Beauty
Connected jewellery doubles as a personal safety device
A brand calls attention to the role everyone has to play in reducing violence against women.
