"Fungal Leather" News Archive

The fashion house belonging to the Kering group incorporates replacing leather with mycelium at a time when the industry is increasingly researching sustainable and alternative materials.

Retail giants Adidas and Stella McCartney have exclusive access to vegan leather Mylo from the biotech company Bolt Threads, whose innovative material is made from mycelium, the roots of fungi.

Innovative companies such as Polybion, Riina O, and Le Qara are redefining the future of fashion for their groundbreaking leather alternatives.

Ecovative is part of an emerging industry of producers of materials that use mushrooms instead of animal skins to make leather, and are bringing major brands like Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, and Stella McCartney on board.

Banofi, a banana leather producer, has won the Hult Prize's first-ever fashion-focused competition, earning $1 million in seed funding for their innovative sustainable leather made from discarded banana waste, presented by Stella McCartney.

Investing in Mirum, the new material has a carbon footprint 40 times smaller than conventional leather.

Specifically, the new regulation will target brands that are guilty of taking part in “greenwashing”.