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Nadaam raises 16 million in Series A funding

New York-based sustainable, luxury cashmere company Naadam, has announced that it has raised 16 million dollars in Series A funding, led by private equity firm, Vanterra Capital with participation from Torch Capital, U-Start Club, Trail Post Ventures, and Plug & Play Ventures. Co-founded and launched by Matthew Scanlan, Diederik Rijsemus and...

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Asos to stop selling silk, cashmere & mohair, but continue to sell leather & wool

London - Online fashion giant Asos is set to stop selling cashmere, mohair, and silk as part of its updated animal welfare policy but will continue to sell leather and wool products. The London-based etailer previously stop stocking products which contained feather & down, bone, shell, and teeth and has now added three new animals derived...

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Burberry Foundation partners with Oxfam & PUR Projet to support cashmere production in Afghanistan

London - The Burberry Foundation, the independent charity founded by Burberry in 2008, has teamed up with charity Oxfam and PUR Projet to launch a new programme supporting rural cashmere producing communities in Afghanistan. Together the organizations will launch a five-year programme, the first of its kind in the country, which aims to empower...

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SoGoodToWear: Reviving the cashmere industry in Nepal

Amsterdam - SoGoodToWear is not your average fashion brand. The Dutch, fair trade fashion brand offers the perfect, luxury cashmere basics. But simply making the best possible garments in the best possible way is not enough for founders Fons and Jacqui Burger. In order to help kick start real change within the fashion industry, the duo decided...

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Brunello Cucinelli shapes the landscape of his legacy

Solomeo - Brunello Cucinelli says he feels like the Roman emperor Hadrian: responsible for the beauty of the world. And as he gazes out from his glass-walled office to the snow-flecked hills of central Italy, the luxury fashion magnate always spots something more he can do. "It is like another emperor, Marcus Aurelius, said -- live each day as...

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Slow fashion brand Sand River enters US market

Luxury cashmere brand Sand River has entered the US market and will offer complementary shipping to its US customers from its Shanghai location within four days and a local US-based return policy. The slow fashion brand currently operates eleven boutiques in Asia and has a worldwide e-commerce presence through its website sandrivercashmere.com....

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Cameron Taylor online

Cashmere brand Cameron Taylor is launching it knitwear collection online. The brand decided to expand online after its international success. Cameron Taylor features classic shapes with a modern twist. The cashmere label made name wit hits 6ply cashmere jackets and coats in unusual shapes and decorated with horn and shell buttons. The factory of...