Used clothing. Vintage style. Retro fashion. Are these three entire different things, or one in the same kind of couture? Before we get into the terminology of clothes, we need to understand what clothes are and how style evolves. Style is one of the fastest evolving things in the universe. What’s hot today can be […]
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Ground-Breaking Innovation Manufacturing “New” out of Used, at Industrial Scale Bank & Vogue is proud to announce that we have developed the capacity to remanufacture post-consumer apparel at industrial scale. Our work with Converse on their Converse Renew Denim collection has introduced an innovative reinvention of used apparel and made it into the world’s
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Credential Clothing is an industry-specific term that is unique to the clothing industry. This term refers to donations of original clothing which can include textiles, shoes and purses as well. Credential clothing is first collected in various donation centers and drop boxes throughout different locations. To meet the standards of credential clothing, these materials need
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Beyond Retro and Bank & Vogue are thrilled to share the news of their involvement with global footwear and apparel brand, Converse, in helping to develop a collection of footwear using upcycled textiles as part of its exciting new Renew initiative. Leveraging its extensive influence in the second-hand clothing industry, Beyond Retro supported the creation
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Is your wardrobe overflowing with clothes? Do you find yourself frequently thinking about throwing out your used clothing, even though they are practically in mint condition? Don’t worry – this is something a lot of consumers in the developed world think about a lot. It’s called fast fashion, and it’s a problem for our world
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You may be aware that we live in the age of fast fashion. The most critical part of its definition implies that fashion is not only moving fast from runways to consumers, but to the garbage as well. What role does online shopping play in this? Is retail e-commerce beneficial for the environment? Online shops
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Bank and Vogue is committed to minimizing waste in fashion. As a business, we are leaders in facilitating the sale and purchases of bulk used clothing. We are also involved in recycled clothes, and support sustainable fashion through our sister company, Beyond Retro. That is why we are proud to be involved in The Jeans
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The clothing industry and its products affect the environment in a big way. Negative impact on the environment begins during production, and continues to have consequences throughout the life-cycle. Quite possibly the biggest issue is that most textiles are simply thrown away after being used. Most used clothing ends up in landfill, and a lot
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Discarded Jeans to Reinvent Iconic Sneakers [Photo:Converse] We are thrilled to collaborate with iconic sneaker brand Converse to develop the process behind their upcoming Renew Denim collection. For more information check out this article about the project by Fast Company.
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In the last couple of decades, the UK fashion industry has grown significantly. Today, it contributes around 26 billion pounds to the whole UK economy while employing around 5% of the workforce in the country. However, this also leads to throwing away a lot of textiles and, in the UK alone, around a million tons
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