Beach photos have never looked so inviting in COVID-world. Candice Swanepoel takes us on a getaway to Exuma, The Bahamas for her new Tropic of C [IG] collection. Photographer Eduardo Bravin [IG] captures the sensual goddess in strappy, barely-there bikinis in shades of sea glass green, pacifico blue, and papaya. It’s the “swim collection for those who live by the beach and for the beach,” says Tropic of C

Candice is promoting Eco Sets made in econyl® or regen®, regenerated fabrics made from post-consumer plastic and waste. Econyl® is the new sustainable fabric developed with luxury brands Burberry and Prada working with Aquafil, an Italian company with more than half a century of expertise in creating synthetic fibers. Prada announced in 2019 that by 2021 the brand’s iconic nylon bags would convert to Econyl®.

Tropic of C also calls out that all prints are digitally printed, a more eco-conscious process that substantially reduces water, waste and electricity usage.

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Pure Joy Is Stella McCartney's Greenest Ever Pre-Fall 2021 Collection

Buckle UP LVMH Brands. Stella McCartney Is Coming for Your Waste

Stella McCartney is on the hunt for waste. The designer has become so good at using up her production materials waste, that she’s in need of other luxury brand production closets to clean out.

“A lot of these pieces are limited edition because when we run out, we run out. I don’t care if I’m cutting off my nose to spite my face, I’m going to save the bloody planet,” McCartney exclaimed in her Vogue interview about her pre-Fall 2021 collection. Note that Stella hates the terms pre-fall and pre-spring, as it minimizes their significance by calling them ‘commercial’ compared to the actual ‘runway’ collection.

McCartney’s business operations have been so successful at using up waste, that when the designer inquires about that faux fabric she loves, a team member rings a metaphorical ‘gone’ buzzer. “I said, ‘Where did our faux fur go?’ They said, ‘Stella, we used it up last season!’” And so, some materials will have to be reordered for the Stella McCartney brand, “but really precisely, so we don’t incur any waste.”