H&M made its name selling huge volumes of low-price, fast-fashion items. Now the apparel behemoth is stepping up its efforts to sell secondhand clothing and charging shoppers to repair or rent used ...

Fashion, and particularly so-called fast fashion, in which companies release multiple rounds of cheap clothing every year, takes massive toll on the environment. Fashion is estimated to account for ...

It’s 2026 and fast fashion is out! Your favorite fashion brands should let you recycle your old clothes. We are better off donating and recycling our garments than throwing them into landfills.

On the Swedish coast of the Baltic Sea, in the city of Sundsvall – home to the country's pulp and paper industry – a team of scientists, chemists, entrepreneurs and textile manufacturers are ...

When you go running in the woods in your running tights, elastane is the reason they fit you so comfortably. Elastane is an elastic material that allows the fabric to stretch and adapt to your body.

European shoppers have cottoned onto recycled clothing, and the ways retailers are sourcing circular apparel defy convention. Retailers across Europe‘s biggest apparel-consuming markets are sourcing ...

To become a Vogue Business Member and receive the Sustainability Edit newsletter, click here. Danish brand Ganni’s new T-shirt is a rare symbol of meaningful progress, made from textile waste and able ...

Sonja Salmon is a big fan of cellulose, and that’s why she wants to destroy it. “I love cellulose,” she says. “I’m ripping cellulose apart because I love it.” She’s also pulling it apart because the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have you got a load of unwanted clothes in your wardrobe? (Getty Images) If you've been having a January clear out, you've ...

MIT engineers made a new stretchy yarn out of polyethylene, the same plastic used in milk jugs and grocery bags, instead of spandex blends that can’t be recycled. The new yarn can be melted down and ...