INNOVATIONS
創新
THE pace of innovation continues to accelerate as the fashion industry seeks scaleable alternatives to some of fashion’s most pressing challenges. From addressing the industry’s plastic waste problem to replacing plastic altogether, from digitising the secondhand market to create a truly circular economy to exploring the multiple potentials of 3D tech, the solutions are – quite literally – out there. 隨著時尚界尋找可擴展的辦法解決最著手的問題，創新的速度繼續 提升。從業界的塑膠廢物問題到共同取替塑膠，從數位化二手服飾 市場到創造出一個真正的循環經濟以探索 3D 科技的更多可能，解 決的辦法已經昭然若揭。
IMAGE CREDIT CANDIANI DENIM
STRETCHING BOUNDARIES 伸展邊界
Stretch denim has become standard in recent years but the very formula that made it popular – blending synthetic elastane into cotton twill – has also made it untenable in ecologically challenged times. Italian Denim mill Candiani Denim has developed the world’s first compostable stretch denim, replacing petrol-based content with COREVA™, a renewable and biodegradable component made from natural rubber.
彈力牛仔布已經成為近年的標準，但是令彈力牛仔布出名配 方 — 在棉斜紋布混入合成彈力纖維，亦令它在生態充滿著危 機的時候亦站不住腳。意大利牛仔布工廠 Candiani Denim 研 發出全球第一款可生物降解的彈力牛仔布，使用從自然橡膠 製作的可再生以及可生物降解的 COREVA™ 物料取替以汽油 為基礎的物料。
IMAGE CREDIT FAIRBRICS
TURNING THE TIDE IN PLASTIC 扭轉塑料潮流
Energy-intensive, petroleum-dense polyester currently makes up more than 65% of fibres used in the textile and apparel industry. Fairbrics converts CO2 from industrial sources into polyester fabric, in order to create a synthetic fibre that both has a net positive impact on the planet and is capable of meeting the demands of the market.
現今紡織品以及製衣業所使 用的布料多達 6 5% 是 耗 費 大 量 能 源 以 及 汽 油 的 聚 酯 纖 維。Fairbrics 將工業原料中的二氧化碳轉變 成聚酯纖維，以製作出一款對地球有正面影 響以及能夠符合市場需求的合成纖維。
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