Fashion Tech

By Sinéad O'Keeffe & Gos Tsotetsi

👕+💻 - NFT's | Bottega Veneta's Digital Magazine | Innovators in Asia

#6・ Apr 15, 2021

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Fashion Tech

Your weekly insights on the forces shaping the Fashion Industry.

Here it is, this week’s fresh reads on all things Fashion and Technology.

With an explosion of conversation around NFT’s, it seems like the fashion industry is taking a lesson from its earlier failures at adopting technology and luxury brands are jumping right in!

You will also see articles on:

Fungus based leather that’s trending
H&M’s sustainability and innovation efforts
A luxury brands first attempt at a digital magazine
The impact of resellers in the shoe game
Fashion For Good’s next selection of innovators in Asia

For anyone looking for a podcast you will find the latest McKinsey podcast on ‘The State of Fashion Post Pandemic’ below.

Enjoy!

Please let me know if there are any other articles, videos, podcasts that you would like me to share. As always I try to make sure I am covering the most up to date news in the FashionTech space so your help in anything I miss is appreciated.

Luxury fashion brands poised to join the NFT party

The road to non-fungible token (NFT) riches is paved with question marks for luxury fashion brands.

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H&M Debuts Innovation Stories, Featuring Science-Based Eco-Materials

Castor oil, cactus leather and fabrics made from textile waste are featured in H+M’s first Innovation Stories showing called Science Story.

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What The Viral Spread of Mushrooms Means For Fashion’s Sustainable Future

Mushrooms are no longer just a fun design motif—they might be the key to a more sustainable fashion future.

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A First Look at Issue, Bottega Veneta's New Digital Magazine

The first issue explores the idea of domesticity to reflect Salon 01

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H&M Names Maisie Williams as Global Sustainability Ambassador - ESG Today

Fashion and design brands company H&M Group announced today that it has named Maisie Williams as a Global Sustainability Ambassador, partnering with the actor and filmmaker on its sustainable fashion initiatives.

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The Sneaker Game is Broken. Here's How We Fix It.

With many sneakerheads calling out today’s resale world, die-hard shoe lovers are forced to confront that their obsession has a toxic community

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Fashion for Good picks South Asia innovators

Fashion for Good selects South Asia innovators

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Podcasts

The postpandemic state of the fashion industry | McKinsey

A transformative year in the technology, trends, and tastes in fashion.

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Techstars Startup Digest Fashion Tech is curated by:

	Sinéad O'Keeffe - Community Leader & Facilitator with Techstars 🌟\| Your New 👕+💻 Curator at Startup Digest \| Recent Grad from a BA in Marketing and Digital Media 📜👩🏻‍🎓 sinead.okeeffe@startupdigestmail.com
	Gos Tsotetsi - Investment Analyst & Software Engineer gos.tsotetsi@startupdigestmail.com

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