Chrome versus vegetable: Which method is best?
Chrome tanning is the most widespread and versatile method while veg tanning has been around for thousands of years. Which is your favourite?
Chrome tanning is the most widespread and versatile method while veg tanning has been around for thousands of years. Which is your favourite?
Despite vast reductions in water and chemical use, tanners are still looking for ways to make their techniques more sustainable.
It's not often that an independent fashion company establishes itself as a 'royal favourite' within just two years of launching – but that's exactly what happened when Edinburgh-based handbag brand Strathberry became a go-to on the arm of none other than
The tanning industry is often regarded as one with very high water consumption because historically, it has been. But great strides have been taken to change this, and still many companies are striving to do better.
The facility, in Nigeria’s largest city, will consist of a tannery, shops and a training facility—it is due to open in December this year.
“People who want to ‘buy green’ should be able to do so, confident that they aren’t being misled,” says Sarah Cardell, interim CEO of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) which is currently investigating fashion brands including Asos and
Sourcing the right leather for your design can be quite intimidating when you first start crafting - so here’s a little bit of guidance.
Corporate social responsibility: what is it, and what does it have to do with leather?
Good for workers, good for the planet and good for your feet. There are many ways to calculate value—this brand factors in the planet and employees as much as the consumer.
Episode four of Rewind – ‘Our Future’— ties together the themes of the first three episodes to offer a vision of the future where practices from the past, including sensitive farming and the best use of leather and other natural materials, can
Amid all the confusion about how to calculate the sustainability of different materials, we need to put the record straight: Leather is more sustainable than manmade alternatives.
Episode Two of Rewind – the new documentary series that sets out the case for leather’s role in a more sustainable future – ‘Fashion’, looks at the impact of fast fashion, the environmental cost of synthetic oil derived fabrics, and how long
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