On December 16, Swedish next-generation cellulose material company Circulose announced the expansion of its partnerships with global fashion brands as it accelerates the large-scale rollout of CIRCULOSE®.
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On December 15, luxury fashion brand Rick Owens and its parent company Owenscorp announced that they will no longer use fur in any future collections.
Italian luxury house Prada is set to officially launch a limited-edition collection inspired by India’s traditional leather sandals, Kolhapuri chappals.
On December 11, SuperCircle announced that it has raised $24 million in Series A funding, led by Foundry, with participation from BBG Ventures, Renewal Fund, and Elemental Impact.
On December 8, UNCAGED Innovations, a biomaterials company developing sustainable grain-based leather alternatives, announced that Academy Award–winning actor and prominent animal welfare advocate Natalie Portman has joined the company as a strategic partner.
On December 3, the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) announced that it will fully prohibit the use of animal fur at New York Fashion Week (NYFW) beginning September 2026.
On December 1, H&M announced its latest designer collaboration with Stella McCartney, the pioneer of sustainable fashion.
The International Apparel & Textile Fair 2025 Dubai (IATF), one of the Middle East’s largest fashion and textile trade shows, was held from November 17 to 19 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
Located in Paris’s historic Marais district, the French department store BHV Marais opened a new permanent store for the Chinese ultra-fast fashion giant Shein on November 5.
On October 30, the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Foundation and the Bezos Earth Fund officially announced a new joint project, The Next Thread Initiative, aimed at shaping the next era of sustainable fashion.