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Too much of everything – that's unfortunately a daily occurrence in the fashion industry. Collections are released monthly, warehouses fill up faster than they're emptied – and ultimately, vast amounts...

Sustainability doesn't start with the fabric—it starts with the people. Yet, fair wages are still not a standard in the global clothing industry. On the contrary: Many garments are produced...

Virtual clothing—clothing made of pixels rather than fabric—may sound like an art project at first. But in fact, so-called "digital fashion" has long been more than a niche trend. It's...

Anyone who wants to live sustainably cannot ignore the topic of fashion. Clothing is not just about style – it's also about resources, responsibility, and impact. While the responsibility of...

Sustainability is no longer a niche topic – it has entered the mainstream. And with it, the marketing promise of "sustainable." But where demand grows, so does the need to...

A piece of clothing no longer fits, you no longer like it, or you've never worn it. The solution seems simple: donate clothes. You're tidying up, doing something good –...

We often talk about what's wrong with the fashion industry—exploitation, overproduction, and environmental pollution. But how could things be improved? What if we rethink the processes—radically, not just in small...

One of the biggest problems in the fashion industry lies in its structures—or rather, in their complexity. Not only are they difficult to understand for outsiders, but they're also a...

The trade fair concept is alive and well, and the textile and clothing industry is clearly living it too. The recent dual exhibition, Techtextil and Texprocess in Frankfurt, proved to be an impressive showcase for the future of the textile and clothing industry. With 1,700 exhibitors from 53 countries, the event offered a comprehensive platform for innovations and trends in the technical textile industry as well as the clothing and textile processing industries.

Last month, we relaunched BREDDY'S. With a completely revamped concept, a new production partner, and a significantly reduced team—but with tremendous joy and even more energy than ever!

Even if there is bad news, there is plenty of good news: different things and information about clothing really impressed me in the same week. It should also be mentioned that you don't have to travel far for good news from the textile world. Many brilliant things are happening practically on our doorstep.

The German government's smallest coalition partner has refused to give its consent to the EU's Supply Chain Act. The responsible Austrian Minister Kocher from the ÖVP (Austrian People's Party) also refuses to give his consent. What the Austrian and German governments have thus prevented will please many large, globally active companies in many different sectors: they can continue to generate their profits unchallenged on the backs of the socially disadvantaged.