hessnatur is a company in the clothing industry with a purpose and has been for over 40 years. hessnatur was founded in 1976 by Heinz and Dorothea Hess, who were looking for skin-friendly, chemical-free clothing for their newly born son. When they couldn’t find what they were looking for, they took matters into their own hands. Continue reading “hessnatur, Butzbach, Germany”
Dilling, Herning, Denmark
At my studies of Sustainable Fashion at Copenhagen Business School, I came across a very interesting Danish producer and brand. I really like Denmark and the fashion scene there as well as the Copenhagen Fashion Summit, with its pioneering inspiring talks and networks. A reason to look closer. Although we have spotlighted some brands for sustainability here, this is a bit different. It is about underwear and sportswear.
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Myssy from Pöytyä
A friend of mine told me about the Finnish fashion brand, which has an own sheep herd. And even better, local grannies are knitting the wool hats of Myssy. Janne and Anna have started a farmed-based fashion brand in 2009. Myssy is Finnish and means funky wool hat. Janne and Anna live and work on their sheep farm in Finland. They have set up a holistic approach to produce wool accessories in line with nature and society. Continue reading “Myssy from Pöytyä”
Mud Jeans from Laren
Mud Jeans is a real pioneer when it comes to circularity and cradle-2-cradle in the fashion industry. They produce and offer jeans in a sustainable manner. How can it be sustainable, to offer one of the “dirtiest” garments in the world? Mud Jeans revolutionizes the fashion industry by introducing the concept of “service” instead of “ownership” with they awarded “lease a jeans” system. We had the chance to meet lovely Linda from Mud Jeans at Neonyt 01/2020 and talked about their idea. Continue reading “Mud Jeans from Laren”
SKFK from Bilbao
SKFK is a European ethnical fashion brand from Bilbao, Spain. It was founded by Mikel Feijoo Elzo. In 2018, the brand changed its name from Skunkfunk to SKFK. SKFK is a brand, which has been founded by friends with no backgrounds in fashion industry in 1999. The success story started with t-shirts and not really any specific sustainable goals. While growing they get to know the “real fashion industry”, what makes them think twice and react. Nowadays, SKFK is designing and selling organic and recycled women wear and accessories. Continue reading “SKFK from Bilbao”