Sustainability Meets Style!🍃🛍️

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In todays society, sustainability has become more than just a trend in fashion, it is a movement which redefines luxury. In this post, we will explore the handbag labels leading the sustainability movement - and what makes their designs both planet-friendly and effortlessly chic!.

Ask yourself, can I make a purchase that is both stylish and sustainable. The answer is obviously yes!

In this post, I will be discussing 5 sustainable handbag brands and what they do to increase their sustainability within their brands.

A large amount of companies, particularly handbag companies partner with the Leather Working Group, LWG. This not for profit organisation established in 2005, set the global benchmark for sustainable leather manufacturing - ensuring that leather is made in a way that is environmentally responsible, transparent and traceable. The brands I will be discussing today all partner with LWG.




Longchamp
Longchamp is a luxurious French brand established in 1948, and since then have adapted their business to sustainable practises.
  • Their Le Pliage Green Line uses recycled polyamide (nylon) canvas made from industrial waste in their products, as well as recycled polyester for linings and straps including their My Pliage Signature Range. 
  • Their work is certified by the LWG, and they currently sit at 79%, with an intended goal to reach 100%. 
  • Longchamp offer in house repair repair services to extend the life of their product so the customer can get more wear out of their handbag.
  • They also include a QR code linking to their 'unfold project' so customers can be educated on where the materials come from. 

Mulburry
Mulburry is a British brand founded in 1971 known for their lifestyle accessories.
  • Made to Last Manifesto - is their plan to become a regenerative and circular company across supply chains.
  • They aim to be a net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2035.
  • Over 90% of products are leather based, all leather used is by product of food production rather than from animals raised solely for fashion. 
  • This brand also uses recycled nylon for their materials.
  • Similarly, Mulburry exchange, repair and restore bags to last longer, and in recent years have repaired over 12,000 bags to enhance their life.
  • B Corp Certified brand as of 2024. 




Kate Spade
Kate Spade is an American global lifestyle brand founded in 1993, initially launching with six styles.
  • Use 100% recycled polyester linings.
  • Sam Icon bag made from 100% recycled nylon shells 
  • Partnership with thred up, customers send in gently used items in exchange for store credit.
  • Dust bags made with 100% recycled content



Coach
Coach is an American Luxury fashion house founded in New York in 1941, famously known for their handbags and luggage.
  • Coach ReLoved Program refurbish, restore and re sell pre-loved or damaged products and offer trade in and exchange options.
  • Repair and leather care are offered to extend product lifetime.
  • Coachtopia designed around circularity, reuse of waste materials, 50% recycled leather from scraps.
  • LWG certified
  • TRUE Zero waste for diverting most of their waste away from landfills via recycling, reuse, composting.
  • LCA's life cycle assessments of certain products to trace enviornmental impact study found that reimagining a Coach bag under the Upcrafted/ ReLoved system can reduce its carbon footprint by 76%. 
Polene
Polene is a french branded only founded recently in 2016. 
  • Sources leather from Spanish and Italian tanneries approved by LWG
  • Reuse leather off cuts - use digital scanners in currying patterns to optimise cutting, ie - reducing waste.
  • Use 100% cotton linings which are more biodegradable 
  • Polene offer repair services for damaged products. 

Sustainable handbags are more than just a trend, they are a reflection of how fashion is, and small yet powerful step towards protecting the planet. Next time you are shopping for a new bag, think of it as an opportunity to invest in both style and sustainability.

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Eimear🤍

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