Wednesday, February 18 2026

Category: Business of Fashion

Why Mushroom Leather (and Other New Materials) Are Struggling to Scale

Late last month, leading materials start-up Bolt threads said it had paused operations for its leather alternative Mylo. The company’s struggle to raise funds points to deeper challenges for the sector, writes Kenneth Pucker.   https://www.businessoffashion.com/opinions/sustainability/next-generation-materials-innovation-mylo-bolt-threads-mushroom-leather/?utm_source=newsletter_dailydigest&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily_Digest_130723&utm_term=NAD7JRM5XRE2BA7JCY7ZD5EOKQ&utm_content=top_story_2_title  

Circularity Is a Fashionable Fantasy

The buzzy concept is a chimaera that distracts from the root cause of fashion’s worsening environmental impact: overconsumption, argues Kenneth Pucker           https://www.businessoffashion.com/opinions/sustainability/op-ed-circularity-is-a-fashionable-fantasy/?utm_source=newsletter_dailydigest&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily_Digest_260523&utm_term=3PNLIJGNHNEHBCFER4M45JG3V4&utm_content=top_story_3_title