Sofia Busignani

Culture and sustainability in the Fashion world. Graduated from Milan University in Fashion Publishing and Communication she has been working as a contributing writer for Lampoon Magazine, and as a copywriter for some fashion brands. Her writing focuses on the dynamics and definitions that the word sustainability implies.

What happened to slow fashion?

Boutique de la Prensa, Madrid: the selling model is making the difference for the Boutique

Hotel Rochechouart. A Parisian thirties hotel by Anouk Solanet-Receveur and Louis Solanet

Ireland: reforesting the Emerald Isle: a charity’s efforts to reintroduce woodlands

Chlorine has to disappear from drinking water. Why it matters for the fashion industry?

Borgo Santandrea: a display of vintage design and respect for the Amalfi Coast

Ischia beyond mass tourism. A cluster of environmental diversity in the Mediterranean Sea

Chef Valérie Radou «Gastronomy is an ally in the tasting of wines» – since the very first bottle in 1729, by Nicolas Ruinart

How much does blockchain lead to transparency? TrusTrace and Authena cases

Castello di Buttrio, Udine. A 17th-century castle restored under the surveillance of the Cultural Heritage

The never-ending story of recycling wool, according to Manteco

Natural vs Synthetic: are natural fibers always more sustainable than synthetic ones?

Chris Moore on photographing the buzz of a fashion show for sixty years

Fashion certifications: how they can help brands to address transparency

Traceability and Transparency – these are the keywords that really matter

No more waste. The application of a pricing strategy that allows to avoid scraps

Textile recycle in Italy – How to avoid the waste of scraps from the industry

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What happened to slow fashion?

After the pandemic, fashion seemed to abandon consumerism and make room for slow fashion. All gone. Mosaert and Buena Onda apart

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Madrid, The Publishing Industry

Boutique de la Prensa, Madrid: the selling model is making the difference for the Boutique

An old press store is becoming a centre for independent international magazines, owner Antonio Torán recounts the publishing selling system in Spain

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Paris

Hotel Rochechouart. A Parisian thirties hotel by Anouk Solanet-Receveur and Louis Solanet

In a conversation with Anouk and Louis Solanet, founders of Orso Hotels, to discover a side of the Parisian hôtellerie scene that combines family tradition and renovation

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Ireland: reforesting the Emerald Isle: a charity’s efforts to reintroduce woodlands

Between 2015 and 2020, the deforestation rate worldwide has been ten million hectares per year. In Ireland, Hometree charity has partnered with L’Occitane Foundation to build back what went lost

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Chlorine has to disappear from drinking water. Why it matters for the fashion industry?

How chemicals are managed by suppliers makes the difference in an item’s sustainability level. Reporting Water Team and ZDHC to understand some good practices

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Amalfi

Borgo Santandrea: a display of vintage design and respect for the Amalfi Coast

Four years renovation works presenting today Gio Ponti ceramics and other 1950s vintage pieces

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Humanities

Ischia beyond mass tourism. A cluster of environmental diversity in the Mediterranean Sea

The network Ischia is more was born in May 2020 by local entrepreneurs to spot a light on the cultural and environmental diversity of the island. In conversation with Arcangelo De Siano

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Humanities

Chef Valérie Radou «Gastronomy is an ally in the tasting of wines» – since the very first bottle in 1729, by Nicolas Ruinart

Behind the scenes of the first Maison de Champagne, guest of Identità Golose 2021 in Milan. In a conversation with Ruinart resident chef Valérie Radou to know what’s behind her menu choices

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blockchain, Digital intelligence

How much does blockchain lead to transparency? TrusTrace and Authena cases

Proper use of blockchain and NFC technologies is key to not waste their use. In a conversation with the providers TrusTrace and Authena, they explain the why and how

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Buttrio, Udine

Castello di Buttrio, Udine. A 17th-century castle restored under the surveillance of the Cultural Heritage

The restoration of the castle by the Felluga family has been an attempt of valorization of what was already in situ: «Every stone, and even the trees, are all catalogued. And in the trees catalogue are also included the now 40 hectares of vines»

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The never-ending story of recycling wool, according to Manteco

While the fashion industry struggles to find solutions to lower its footprint, an Italian wool recycling enterprise has developed a way to reach a zero-waste system

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Natural vs Synthetic: are natural fibers always more sustainable than synthetic ones?

Natural fibers can’t guarantee sustainability by default. Reporting D–house roundtable Natural vs Synthetic, and a conversation with Nicola Mattassoglio from Zegna Baruffa Lane Borgosesia

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Humanities

Chris Moore on photographing the buzz of a fashion show for sixty years

A changing industry and changing times. Photographer Chris Moore, a pioneer of runway photography, discussed the ups and downs of six decades spent in front of a camera

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blockchain, Digital intelligence

Fashion certifications: how they can help brands to address transparency

Reviewing some of the certifications fashion brands are using to claim to be respecting the UN Agenda for Sustainable Development

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Traceability and Transparency – these are the keywords that really matter

Applying traceability technologies in the fashion industry would bring benefits to companies. From QR-codes to RFI-chips, an insight of some practices that help to achieve it

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No more waste. The application of a pricing strategy that allows to avoid scraps

«The pre-order pricing model is something that existed before. Combining it with digitization, new models can be found». In conversation with the founders of ATACAC and Artknit

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Textile recycle in Italy – How to avoid the waste of scraps from the industry

In Italy there are companies and cooperatives that can inform the fashion system on the value of use, instead of possession, of garments and textiles

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