Articles by Susan Zijp
Susan Zijp (1999) is a Dutch news editor at FashionUnited. She is interested in various topics within the fashion industry - ranging from E-commerce to China's tightening grip on the global economy. In 2024, she received her master's degree in New Media and Digital Culture from the University of Amsterdam.
Recover and TextileGenesis pilot recycled cotton traceability
Spanish recycled cotton producer, Recover, launched a pilot with TextileGenesis, the French traceability platform owned by technology company Lectra. Together, they tested how recycled cotton and polycotton fibres from Recover could be digitally tracked from fibre to finished product. Thanks to Fibercoin technology, each kilogram of material...
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Fashion for good and Arvind limited partner to create more sustainable textile factories in India
Fashion for Good, the global innovation platform with a hub in Amsterdam, launched a project for more sustainable textile production in India, in partnership with Arvind Limited, one of India’s largest textile manufacturers. The joint initiative, called Future Forward Factories, focused on making textile factories more sustainable. The project...
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'Meta's AI advertising platform': Personalisation and targeting takes centre stage
Meta owner, Mark Zuckerberg (owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp), is focusing on AI advertising. The company is reportedly working on an artificial intelligence-based advertising platform that will allow advertisers to more easily personalise adverts and target them to a specific audience. The Wall Street Journal first reported this....
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Kizik appoints new chief executive officer
Gareth Hosford was appointed chief executive officer of US footwear brand Kizik and its parent company, HandsFree Labs. Hosford has over 20 years of experience in the footwear and sportswear industries, with previous senior roles at Nike, Converse and sportswear start-up Omorpho. Under Hosford’s leadership, Kizik aims to grow further, both...
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Former Givenchy designer Matthew M. Williams launches own fashion label
American fashion designer Matthew M. Williams, best known as the former creative director of LVMH-owned Givenchy, launched a new clothing brand under his own name. This was first reported by American fashion magazine WWD, to which Williams confirmed the news without further comment. The brand will debut during Paris Men's Fashion Week. The first...
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