Textiles

British footwear brand Dr Martens has launched a collection of its signature footwear made using recycled leather.

The UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT) has said it has had to stop its UKFT Rise programme, which supports fashion industry start-ups.

Drapers examines how traditional textile manufacturers are addressing hiring difficulties against an ever-changing backdrop of challenges.

As circularity climbs higher up the agenda for fashion businesses, Drapers explores the textile innovations that could help close the clothing loop.

Last week the extension of the High Speed 2 (HS2) railway line to Manchester was scrapped, in favour of a £36bn fund to level up Northern and Midlands transport links. The move has been met with a lukewarm reception from Northampton, Kettering and Leicester-based manufacturers.

The London Textile Fair, taking place on 4-5 September, showcased over 450 exhibitors at the Business Design Centre in north London for the AW24 edition of the textile trade show – including 70 Chinese textile manufacturers.

Premium knitwear brand Hades manufactures its range of women’s and men’s wear items locally – a production model it has followed since the business’s inception in 2016 as it strives to reduce detrimental impacts on the environment. Founder Isabel Holland explains the benefits of manufacturing locally, and why other retailers…

Global thread supplier Coats Group has launched a new footwear division made up of recently-acquired footwear and accessories solutions providers, Texon and Rhenoflex.

The third TexPremium textile fair is on 27-28 June at Lindley Hall, London. Drapers speaks to exhibitors and attendees at the show.

A £4m investment project, lead by UKFT, aims to divert thousands of tonnes of the UK’s textile waste from landfills by automating the sorting and pre-processing of textile waste over the next two years.