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The Start-Ups Fashion Is Still Willing to Bet On

A grim economic climate has tempered enthusiasm for risky investments, but fashion companies and executives like H&M, Kering and Stella McCartney still see opportunity in start-ups pursuing sustainability solutions.
Bolt Threads' mushroom leather alternative. Courtesy.
Next-generation materials like Bolt Threads’ mushroom-based leather alternative are among the sustainability focused innovations that have attracted investment from fashion brands. (clayton cotterell)

Stella McCartney’s newest launch isn’t a mushroom-leather handbag or recyclable sneaker, it’s a

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