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Scaling Europe, reshaping production: Unspun co-founder and new board member talk growth plans

Apparel technology innovator Unspun is stepping up its global ambitions, bringing Chris Blakeslee, former CEO of Gap-owned brand Athleta, onto its board of directors. The move comes as the firm looks to scale its low-waste, 3D weaving technology across Europe as part of its next phase of growth. With this, Unspun is looking to disrupt the...

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Chris Blakeslee joins Unspun board of directors

US-founded fashion-tech B-corp company Unspun, which has developed low-waste production solutions for the apparel industry, has announced that Chris Blakeslee, former Athleta executive, has joined its board of directors. In a statement, Unspun stated that Blakeslee, who was most recently president and chief executive of Athleta, the women’s...

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Decathlon signs a partnership with Unspun and invests in 3D weaving

Decathlon Pulse, the sportswear brand's investment company, is investing in Unspun, a US fashion-tech company specialising in 3D weaving. This new partnership includes an investment and a multi-year purchase agreement until 2030. Its signing comes after the recent closing of Unspun's Series B fundraising, which amounted to 32 million dollars. “...

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Unspun secures 14 million dollar funding to support 3D weaving tech

Textile innovator Unspun has announced that it has raised 14 million dollars in a Series A funding round to support its 3D weaving technology, Vega. The primary focus of the funding, led by Lowercarbon Capital, will be to aid in the expansion of the company’s manufacturing operations for the Vega tech, initially developed to address the need for...

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The power of data for digital fashion design

As much as we think of fashion as something intuitive, it has always required a great deal of knowledge and information. From the trickle-down and bubble up of fashion trends, to market statistics, and customers sizing details, it is all data which needs to be ethically and fairly processed to adhere to issues concerning privacy. What is the...

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H&M's Weekday brand tests out custom-made jeans

Weekday, a Swedish denim and fashion brand owned by the H&M Group, is piloting a new program to offer custom-made jeans. The program utilizes emerging technologies through the company's innovation hub The Laboratory to create products with unique sizes and fits at affordable prices. "We always have our customers at the heart of everything we do,...