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greenwashing in fashion

More brands are working towards sustainability and minimising their carbon footprint. While others...

weavabel packaging

For fashion, luxury, homeware and sportswear brands, many events and collaborations in the calendar...

Eco collection

We all want to achieve the instantly recognisable status of Gucci and Tiffany & Co. The majority of...

recycled woven label

Labels can say a lot about a brand. Not just in terms of the colour or the design but the texture...

sustainable labels

Ethical and sustainable fashion terminology isn’t always as easy as it seems. With such a big focus...

Weavabel security tag

Online fashion has changed the way the world shops. As this global trend grows, customers...

Deforestation

Traceability and compliance: EUDR supports global action to tackle climate.

sustainable activewear

Describing itself as the Earth's number one fan, Girlfriend Collective is one of the most...

retro football shirt sustainable fashion

Whether you're a football fan or not, it's hard to ignore the explosion in popularity of retro...

zero waste fashion

It's zero waste week, so what better way to mark the occasion than investigating whether zero waste...

Instagram-born brand Adanola has become one of the most iconic sportswear brands. Famous for its...

sustainable cycling clothing

Getting outdoors on your bike allows you to experience the wonders of the planet. Whether cycling...

sustainability in the olympics

Summer holds some of the biggest sporting events in the annual calendar, and the Paris Olympics...

sustainable golf clothing

The spotlight is turning on the sportswear industry to become more sustainable, and golf apparel...

wimbledon sustainability

Sustainability is at the top of the agenda for businesses in every sector, with sports no...

flat pack packaging

When people hear ‘flat-pack packaging’, they envision plain yet efficient and convenient boxes....

is zara sustainable

It's one of the biggest names on the high street, with more than 10.9 million customers to prove...

is IKEA sustainable

You’ll struggle to find anyone who doesn’t recognise this Scandinavian furniture and homewares...

Is m&s sustainable

Considered an iconic British institution, Marks & Spencer — or as it's more commonly known, M&S —...

GOTS certified

In today’s eco-conscious world, it’s no longer enough to say that your products are sustainable....

The North Face clothing brand is an instantly recognisable household name that's been a favourite...

hoodies on rail

PANGAIA's popularity has grown exponentially thanks to its fresh approach to apparel in a market...

Used plastic bottles

About 49 percent of the world’s clothing is made of polyester and forecasts show this to nearly...

Packaging is a crucial component in building a brand’s image and identity. Often, it can be the...

busy street

Sustainability is a broad term that covers all kinds of areas, including society. But what is...

Model on an escalator with her shopping bags

Consumer attitudes towards sustainability have evolved as we’ve moved through the decades. From an...

leather offcuts

As fashion consumers become more eco-aware, we've seen a significant shift towards sustainable...

It’s a brand that has been a staple in many wardrobes since it began in the 1940s. Today, it’s a...

sustainable development goals

As the global climate crisis accelerates at an alarming rate, governing bodies and global...

sustainable fashion

As the climate crisis intensifies and consumers become increasingly eco-aware, the fashion...

cotton field

Materials are constantly evolving to plug gaps and offer eco-friendly alternatives to options we...

tailored trims

Creating a cohesive brand image is a task many businesses must face to stay competitive.

sustainable christmas packaging

Amidst the celebrations of Christmas, there’s the growing and often overlooked concern about...

sustainability

Adidas is a global giant in the sports and fashion industry, but is it leading the pack regarding...

womens sportswear

Since its inception in May 2019, TALA has been making waves with its commitment to creating...

sportswear

Sustainability is a topic that no industry can escape. Consumers are becoming more aware,...

oceanic collection

Ocean plastic pollution is at its height. With over 80% of all marine pollution from plastic waste,...

Neutral rail of clothes

Sustainable fashion is no longer a buzzword but a necessity in the fashion industry. As the amount...

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Garment Branding

We get it — looking for a new sustainable packaging supplier can be challenging. How can you be...

sustainability certifications

Sustainability certifications are the difference between saying something is sustainable and...

sustainable fashion materials

Up to 100 billion garments are produced every year. Even more shocking is that 92 million tonnes of...

sustainable streetwear brands

We’re all familiar with the impact the fashion industry has on the environment and the streetwear...

traceable supply chain

As sustainable fashion practices become commonplace and more brands invest in sustainable...

labels

Considering 50% of shoppers will recommend your product if it comes in branded packaging, we’d say...

thread spools

Sustainability is more than just swapping plastic for paper. It requires looking at your business...

It’s a name that’s instantly recognisable worldwide, whether it’s for its iconic trainers,...

packaging supply chain

Packaging Ideas

Governments across the globe are signing legislation promising to battle climate change, reduce...

eco friendly alternatives to poly bags

As sustainability goes under the microscope, all eyes are on the fashion, eCommerce and retail...

Packaging Ideas

As we enter another year, sustainability is more important than ever. However, for many fashion,...

We have a stacked calendar of industry events that we attend and exhibit at. As well as learning...

When the words ‘sustainable fashion’ are mentioned, more often than not, Patagonia is one of the...

As the abundance of luxury products increases and maintaining customer loyalty becomes a constant...

In today's overcrowded marketplace, launching a brand with impact can be challenging, particularly...

Karl Lagerfeld is one of the most recognisable names in the fashion sphere. Iconic for heading up...

For over a century, Barbour has been an instantly recognisable British brand that’s got a luxury...

The global fashion industry creates 10% of all greenhouse gas emissions, with a truckload of...

Lacoste is an instantly recognisable brand name. Steeped in history, this iconic French brand has...

Luxury is a word we’re all familiar with, yet it means many different things to different people....

Packaging Ideas

In 2021, e-commerce revenue in the UK reached £129 billion, up 15% from 2020, with 64% of online...

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Packaging Ideas

As the world looks more towards sustainability, brands are constantly trying to innovate packaging....

Packaging Ideas

A critical part of the luxury product experience is its packaging. For your customer, there’s...

Looking to explore sustainability and find inspiration from the brands leading the way? Then you’ve...

Cheap, manufactured, unsustainable fabrics have long been the focus of the sportswear industry,...

According to research, around 66% of shoppers said they consider sustainability when purchasing a...

The fashion industry is notorious for its negative impact on the environment. But this doesn’t mean...

Homeware is an industry that has boomed in recent years, projected to be worth £13.8 billion by 2022

Sustainability is no longer a buzzword but a primary concern for brands and consumers alike. As the...

circular fashion

Circular fashion. It’s the concept transforming the fashion industry and consumer attitudes....

As governments, industries, brands and consumers become more environmentally aware, the need for...

Sustainability. We’ve all heard about it and we all know how important it is for improving the...

Materials, trims, colours, silhouettes — designers hold a great deal of power in the design...

The circular movement is gaining traction, with more and more fashion businesses committed to...

The fashion industry as we know it needs to change — but that’s much easier said than done. Worth...

It’s estimated that more than half of fast fashion produced is disposed of in under a year, with ...

Circular fashion is the term on the fashion industry’s lips. Touted as the path for change in the...

Packaging Ideas

A well-managed supply chain can significantly reduce a company’s operating costs and improve...

No longer just a buzzword in the fashion industry, sustainability is here to stay. As new...

white label tag

Packaging Ideas

The right fashion label supplier should use advanced technology to meet your exact brand...

Many businesses are unaware that Packaging Waste Regulations even exist. If you’re a business that...

Sustainability is on every organisation’s agenda. No more so than international names who are being...

Sustainable textile labels

There have been many sustainable textile innovations over the years. Manufacturers learnt about the...

Only 23% of organisations vet their vendors on sustainability — but all of that is about to change....

With the introduction of the Plastic Packaging Tax coming in 2022, many businesses are scrambling...

Eco friendly spruce bag

Packaging Ideas

Clothing trims and packaging are two key considerations for premium brands, especially those in...

Fast fashion still has a long way to go when it comes to sustainability. In fact, the nature of...

Two hands holding flowers and leaves

Fashion as an industry is one of the biggest carbon emitters, producing 8-10% of the world’s global...

ethical packaging

Tight turnaround times, perfectionism and past issues with external suppliers. These impact any...

Branding and packaging solutions are one of the final but most important things you’ll have to...

hoxton blocks

Packaging Ideas

You’ve probably seen them before - videos where celebrities or everyday customers show off their...

Packaging Ideas

What’s one of the most appealing factors for consumers when buying products? Sustainability. Your...

Packaging Ideas

Today, your brand can achieve both ethical packaging and premium branding without compromising....

Textures, fonts, colours and compositions on a product can really change how we feel and experience...

The simple answer is e-commerce is booming. As the retail scenario is changing, it is imperative...

Packaging is everywhere; in your shopping trolley, your cupboards, your deliveries and so much...

Rapha Performance Footwear packing examples

First Impressions Count. Packaging is a powerful way of communicating your brand to the wider...

Linear Economy vs Circular Economy

You might have heard of circularity and sustainability. Both focus on making industries more...

Branding is your opportunity. It’s your way of ensuring that your products are recognised in...

How does a garment branding specialist work?

In the recent strides towards sustainability, there’s an increasing need for brands to change their...

Weavabel office

Let’s start with our background – to give you some context. For the past 40 years, Weavabel has...

The ECO Collection from Weavabel

Garment Branding

From innovative photographic weaving techniques to seed paper that creates new life, make your...

Forecasting identifies emerging trends in the industry, using previous data to predict the future...

Packaging Ideas

With the fashion landscape quickly evolving and trends changing with the season, print production...

The fashion industry has always been captivated with what comes next. The future of fashion 10...

While it’s difficult to predict the future, one thing is clear: the fashion industry is rapidly...

Everyday influencers, celebrities and passionate individuals put their time and effort in the hopes...

Just like every part of the fashion industry, manufacturing trends are constantly evolving to...

The dynamics of the apparel industry are shifting. A quick look at the world’s most recognised...

Female clothes on a rail

The fashion production process isn’t straight forward, especially if you’re a new fashion company...

Leaf on pieces of cardboard

In 2019, we saw sustainable packaging succeed, minimalism triumph and playful graphics takeover....

A big part of the current waste crisis is a direct result of packaging - with the fashion...

Packaging isn’t just a practical and necessary part of your product, it’s also an extension of your...

Seasalt Cornwall - women's socks

Consumers are now increasingly reliant on eCommerce to fulfil their retail needs. However, they're...

UK households created approximately 2.5 million metric tonnes of plastic waste in 2021 and only ...

Packaging Ideas

Foil stamping is a metallic reflective finish that has the potential to transform conventionally...

Ultraviolet (UV) coating is a transparent liquid compound that's applied to a surface and then...

Dieline packaging example - flat packed

In the packaging and printing industry, the term “dieline” refers to the template needed to ensure...

Large roll of cardboard

Corrugated packaging is a favoured choice of many brands and its popularity is increasing,...

Packaging Ideas

Flexography (often abbreviated to flexo) is a printing process which utilises a flexible relief...

Little Mistress London Packaging

It’s not just a case of asking “What is the most sustainable packaging?”. With the recent spotlight...

SUISTUDIO packaging examples

Packaging design is a crucial component in building your brand’s image and identity. The majority...

Person walking down a both covered in plastics and rubbish

Switching to more sustainable practices and production processes are imperative in today’s...

100% compostable mailer bag

Packaging Ideas

There are many different types of packaging on the market today. They can be made to be beautiful,...

Weavabel eco friendly packaging example

There was a time when consumers begrudged separating their recyclables from rubbish and when online...

Packaging Ideas

It’s a well-known packaging debate - what should you incorporate in your design? Embossing and...

Packaging Ideas

Bespoke flat box packaging is user-friendly, attention-grabbing and aesthetically-pleasing. And...

How do you want your consumers to feel when they hold your packaging in their hands for the first...

Farmers and Friends packing example

Packaging Ideas

Sustainable packaging is becoming a high priority for both brands and consumers. With an increasing...

Weavabel eco friendly fashion label examples

Although trims are just a small part of manufacturing as a whole, we should all strive to be more...

Whether you’re selling clothing, food, tech gadgets or cosmetics, as a retail company, you need to...

Wasteful and harmful packaging solutions are going out of fashion. As landfills are bursting at the...

Some brands have proven great fashion and sustainability can coexist. However, there’s sometimes...

When we think of pollution and what’s disastrous for the environment, the fashion industry tends to...

The fashion world’s approach to sustainability is changing. New production methods are being used....

The fashion industry uses a lot of traditional plastic. Microplastics have been found in Arctic snow

Designer. Luxury. Sustainability. Three words that might seem like they’re miles apart, but fashion...

Weavabel eco fashion label

Labels aren’t just placed on garments to tick a box. Eye-catching labels made from high-quality...

The world of fashion revolves around the latest trends to meet consumer demand. Although, the only...

The impact of the fashion industry is causing increasing devastation to the environment. As a...

It’s no secret that the fashion industry has and continues to have a disastrous impact on the...

Green forest with mist

FSC certifications are familiar to most of us now. They're seen as the global gold standard for...

Buying less but better is a mantra that we should all try to stick by. Especially when you consider...

Packaging Ideas

According to National Geographic, there are over five trillion pieces of plastic debris in the...

Sustainability has always been somewhat of a niche approach in retail. Although, more and more...

Step into The Blue - packing

Packaging is often something brands don’t consider, it’s just a way to get their products safely...

Packaging Ideas

Today’s environmentally conscious consumer wants to know how their products are sourced and how far...

Planet earth first poster on a tree

When it comes to sustainability and corporate social responsibility, many brands adopt the mindset...

Packaging Ideas

Whether it’s Patagonia’s pledge to support grassroots environmental groups or Puma’s switch to...

By 2050, our oceans are expected to contain more plastic than fish. Harrowing statistics like this...

Weavabel Eco - Poly Bag

Biodegradable Plastics

Choosing the right manufacturer to collaborate with can be a difficult task as you want to make...

When looking for a factory for your upcoming projects, you’ll need to do a lot of research when it...

Innovative pin badge examples

At the heart of any brand is a first-class product that customers instantly want to get their hands...

Garment Branding

Swing tickets and hang tags are subtle yet innovative branding tools that can provide vital product...

Tapes 2

Garment Branding

Athleisure is no longer new and niche. Its rise in popularity has been meteoric with...

The vampire wife swing tag

Garment Branding

Even if you’re not a high fashion brand, adding a luxury swing tag to your garments can be...

Fashion branding trends have evolved over the years and with each new year comes exciting new fads...

Any important information you want to add to your garments items can be added to a care label....

Woven labels, sometimes known as embroidered labels and badges, represent a traditional look that...

GEYSIR - Packaging

Packaging design is a crucial component in building a brand’s image and identity. The majority of...

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Garment Branding

Ralph Lauren, Versace, Fendi - just some of the many household name brands today that excel when it...

Thomas Farthing - Quality Clothing London

Garment Branding

incrYou’re no longer limited to just garments and accessories that you can customise to increase...

Assortment of clothing pins, badges, and buttons

The importance of your brand identity can’t be understated – especially in the forever evolving...

Deciding on your clothing manufacturer can be tricky in the initial stages of production and...

Monte Carlo clothing badge

Garment Branding

Although your branding might not be as recognisable as the simplistic and strong Barbour or the...

Leather label examples

Leather patches are stylish, sophisticated and unique. The high-quality material never goes out of...

Two computer monitors showing data, bar charts and timelines

This world leading all en-compassing ERP system allows us to be at the front of intelligent client...

Heat transfer badge of a bird in a top hat

Heat transfer badges are the perfect finishing touch and are always very popular in the...

Pin badge examples

Embellishing bags and jackets with pin badges are back in style. This popular trend that bedazzled...

Garment trim examples

Garment trims are accessories added to clothing items, enhancing brand image and adding value to...

If you’re looking to boost brand recognition and identity while also providing key product...

Two hands holding soil with a small plant

Bamboo and straw eco labels

Make Fashion Sustainable Second to oil, the fashion and textiles industry is one of the most...

Examples of clothing labels

How to Get Started!

Are online behemoths really causing the demise of our local boutiques? It’s easy to point the...

Weavabel trip to Hong Kong

Pantone - Living Coral

PANTONE 16-1546 Living Coral

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So you have your brand name, the logo is designed and all you need now are some ideas of how to...

Many Streetwear and Athleisure brands are using these tapes and trims to augment their style.

Women working on a laptop outside

It is widely acknowledged in the fashion industry that a natural disconnect is often at work...

Block of flats/apartments with a clear blue sky

Should you put all your eggs in one basket and go with a nominated supplier? Or should you divide...

Shackleton label example

As the prices in the fashion industry keep crunching, it's our guess you as buyers keep coming...

Letter G - customised clothing badge

Credit Levi Strauss & Co who put the customer in control of product customisation back in 2004 with...

PETITE Paper Dolls Label - London

Garment Branding

The once little bit drab office must-have, now an essential style. It's the oversized shirt....

Red and white cardboard packing example

To stand out from the crowd, it's vital to demonstrate what makes your brand unique. But how do you...

SUISTUDIO mail order packaging example

Packaging Ideas

Net-A-Porter and Amazon Prime are rocking the boat with their industry-changing new mail order...

Gaastra clothing button/label

It's finally, finally summer!

Embroidered animal patch badges

Embroidered Badges

Embroidered badges and patches are all trending right now. Appliques, woven and embroidered figures...

Insanely creative packaging examples

Packaging Ideas

What makes buying a garment, or actually any product, special? Is it the fact that you genuinely...

Oliver Wei cycling along a path

I am Oliver Wei.

Small child standing in the water at a beach

When designing children's clothing, it is important to take into consideration the behaviour of...

Athleisure zip pulls

A new, all-unique term has been discovered - Athleisure. It's a trend that the fashion world has...

Hangtags and labels for Mulberry

Hello, I am Fraser Tennent, Premium Account Manager at Weavabel bringing excellent service to our...

Water droplets on a leaf

Garment Branding

Are we in the most Polluting Industry in the world?

Silicone heat transfer example

Garment Branding

With the athleisure trend growing massively. The requirement for flexible, stretchy and streamlined...

Skateboarders at Bright Berlin, Germany

Garment Branding

Our sales team have been on the road travelling the Berlin Shows.

Peter Overbeek branding examples

Hello, I am Peter Overbeek, a member of the Weavabel team.

Nautical traveller clothing badge

The maritime aesthetic is now not only for those travelling the high seas to explore oceans and...

packaging box

Good Design. Design Principles. Hard to define, right?

Sometimes, product detail leaves us truly amazed. Something a little cooler, a little more...

It is no secret that we're fans of revolutionary concepts, exotic textures combined with vibrant...

For a brand to survive in today's market, it has to have a relatable purpose that resonates. Now...

Garment Branding

You probably know how important it is to plan for the future, to anticipate the future and to be...

It’s the start of an exciting journey that we would like to share with the world!You may have...