The State of Fashion 2025 The State of Fashion 2025 report highlights a pivotal shift in the fashion, luxury, and sportswear industries, forecasting a period of intense transformation and adaptation. As brands face a rapidly changing landscape, those agile enough to adapt and capture consumers’ increasing demand for value and functionality will thrive. Ageing society … Read more
I had the opportunity to attend the final feedback workshop on the TLR last 18th October 2024. before the European Commission begins drafting the new legislative framework for textile labels. The revised regulation will address both physical labels and the introduction of the Digital Product Passport (DPP) to enhance transparency for consumers and professionals alike—covering … Read more
Diversity in business is more than a trend: it is an opportunity to innovate. However, many organisations are not making the most of this valuable resource. Gender equality and cultural representation initiatives are essential, but few companies take the next step: integrating diversity into the design of their products and services. Have you ever … Read more
Many companies face this dilemma. The need to create sustainable models is associated with the reduction of production. This means implementing sustainable strategies such as: – Circularity: based on the concept of zero waste and avoiding the extraction of virgin raw materials. – Servitization model: Offering customer services such as rental, repair or product warranty. … Read more
Designing for accessibility is essential to ensure that all users, regardless of their physical, sensory or cognitive abilities, can use and enjoy an everyday product such as fashion. But why don’t we find more inclusive and accessible clothing in fashion collections?Here are some common weaknesses of designers: 1. Awareness and education.To start with, there is … Read more
MovingStick is an innovative adaptation designed to make industrial sewing machines accessible to people with physical disabilities. The traditional use of pedals is replaced by arm-activated levers. The system is easy to attach, detachable, and there is no need to leave a machine set up all the time. Adaptation of education centres Accessibility in … Read more
Clothing labels are not well designed, The population cannot read the texts, do not understand the washing symbols and are not accessible for people with disabilities and seniors. They are uncomfortable because they scratch the skin. The most common solution among consumers is to cut them to improve comfort. As a result, 1. We lose … Read more
Accessibility is an attribute that benefits all people because we all use accessibility. When a product is accessible you get: 1- Innovation.Diversity drives innovation. Design a product focused on solving a specific challenge and that product will be useful for many more people. Design for 1 and extend the benefit to many. 2- Market growth.Resonate … Read more
People with disabilities are often thought of as motivational people, people as a source of inspiration, even today, they are seen as a forgotten market that generates income for companies and organisations. Their potential is rarely shown in the workplace. They are capable of performing any task, they are the best problem solvers, because … Read more
Today, creating inclusive products is fast becoming an essential skill within companies and organisations. What about inclusive fashion? How can it be possible that in the 21st century there are so many new clothes, so many new trends, but fashion garments have hardly innovated? We still dress in the same way, but the needs of … Read more
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