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What's next for Sustainable Fashion?

What's next for Sustainable Fashion?

  This post was originally written for British Style Society.  By LUXTRA founder,  Jessica Kruger    ONCE A FRINGE CONCEPT, sustainability in fashion is today arguably one of the most important iss...

In Conversation With | Dr. Carmen Hijosa

In Conversation With | Dr. Carmen Hijosa

In the world of sustainable fashion, Dr Carmen Hijosa is something of a goddess. She is the powerhouse behind Piñatex®: a revolutionary material made from pineapple leaf fibre. Carmen shares with ...

10 Rules to Reverse the Email Spiral

10 Rules to Reverse the Email Spiral

We’re drowning in email and the many hours we spend on it are generating ever more work for our friends and colleagues. Here are some ideas to reverse the spiral ...

THE LUXTRA LIST | BUCHAREST, ROMANIA

THE LUXTRA LIST | BUCHAREST, ROMANIA

Bucharest is the pretty capital of Romania, often referred to as the "Paris of the east". I spent a long weekend there recently and enjoyed it very much: yummy food, warm weather, rad places to han...

Tips for entrepreneurs

Tips for entrepreneurs

Serial entrepreneur Jessica Kruger, LUXTRA's founder, shares her top tips for starting a business. From the virtues of changing your mind to being wary of advice, she provides a candid take on the ...

In Conversation With | Sophie Dunster

In Conversation With | Sophie Dunster

Sophie is the designer-extraordinaire behind Gung Ho: a London based sustainable fashion brand that aims to get people talking about current issues. Her sweatshirts sell like hotcakes, but the rea...

10 Questions | Ilse Vonk

10 Questions | Ilse Vonk

Ilse Vonk works with entrepreneurs to translate their vision in to growth. Here we shoot her 10 questions - both fun and harder hitting.