La « fast fashion », aujourd’hui omniprésente, n’a pourtant vu le jour qu’à la fin des années 80. Bien qu’il soit difficile de le croire, la façon dont les marques produisent toujours plus vite et toujours plus de vêtements bon marché est un phénomène relativement récent. D’une certaine manière, l’émergence de la
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Le nouveau modèle économique de l’industrie du textile et de l’habillement, à la suite du délitement de la filière industrielle européenne, a entraîné une ultra-dépendance des pays européens vis-à-vis des pays producteurs en Asie. Cette industrie est non seulement peu regardante sur la protection des droits humains mais également très
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The Fondation Hermès is dedicating the fourth edition of its Academy of Expertise to the theme of textiles. Where do natural and artificial fibres come from? What are the historical, symbolic and cultural dimensions of these materials, and how does an understanding of them help us to think about the present and future of the
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The textile industry is the second most polluting industry in the world. Existing recycling solutions are not sufficient to solve the problems raised by resource management in this sector. The circular economy would provide relevant solutions to meet the challenges faced by the textile industry: prevention actions, reuse,
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The first shared dressing room of pieces by responsible designers to be rented for pregnant women and children from 0 to 6 years old chooses Paris, capital of fashion and emblematic venue of COP21, to open its first store: social and responsible, Tale Me dresses the families of tomorrow. Try it on
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As Fashion Week is in full swing in Paris, here's an innovation that says a lot about what the next creations of the most inspired designers have in store for us. We owe to Behnaz Farahi, designer and architect, Caress of the Gaze, an interactive creation that reacts when you're in the middle of the night.
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