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Inditex-backed Epoch Biodesign partners with Invista for recycled nylon 6,6

Madrid – British biotechnology company Epoch Biodesign, specialising in the enzymatic recycling of petroleum-derived plastic and textile waste, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Invista, one of the world's largest producers of nylon 6,6 and polypropylene and their derivatives. Primary goal of this alliance is to advance global...

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Video: Prada's iconic use of the once military fabric, Nylon

In 1979 Prada released the first line of bags and backpacks made from the synthetic fiber Nylon. While today this sounds perfectly normal, at the time Miuccia Prada chose this tricky-to-use fabric, it was otherwise only being used in military tents. 10 years later, the luxury fashion brand launched the fabris in its men's and women's...

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Video: "Vegan fashion is the future"

Nylon talks to fashion designers who participated in the first Vegan Fashion Week about their work and making the industry more sustainable. A word from Nicole Blue, founder of WastedLA, Matea Benedetti, founder of Benedetti Life and Crhis Allen, founder of Mistohn. Video source: Vegan Fashion Is The Future, owned by NYLON, via Youtube.