Nike's new running shoe could prevent the chance of injury by 52 per cent, helping solve the problem that most often takes runners out of the game. More about Nike React Infinity Run is designed to reduce runners' injuries
Fashion designer Ruchika Sachdeva's label Bodice is developing a "new language of modernity" for women in India who want a minimalist alternative to traditional garments or designer formalwear. More about Bodice clothes are for the women "challenging conventions" in Indian society
New York designer Charlotte McCurdy has fashioned a water-resistant jacket from a plastic made of algae. More about Charlotte McCurdy creates "carbon-negative" raincoat from algae bioplastic
Central Saint Martins fashion student Benjamin Benmoyal drew on his years in the Israeli army to design this collection of "utopian" garments, hand-woven from fabrics made of recycled cassette tapes. More about Benjamin Benmoyal makes garments from recycled cassette tapes
Fashion brand COS has created a 13-piece collection of clothing and accessories commemorating the Bauhaus movement and its affiliated artists and architects. More about COS unveils fashion collection based on Bauhaus design principles
Swedish company Re:newcell is aiming to disrupt the fashion industry and save natural resources by creating garments from Circulose – a new material made from recycled cotton clothes. More about Re:newcell prepares to launch "world's first clothes made from circular cotton"
Central Saint Martins graduate Chiara Tommencioni Pisapia has proposed a method for improving the textile recycling process by using moths to break down the natural fibres in discarded clothing. More about Chiara Tommencioni Pisapia uses moths to transform unwanted clothing into "precious" bio-waste material
Montreal-based fashion designer Ying Gao has created a pair of robotic dresses that respond to their environment by rippling, expanding and contracting as if they are alive. More about Ying Gao's "chameleon-like" autonomous dresses react to their surroundings
Canadian designer Willo Perron created a a "mash up" of architectural iconography for the set design of Rihanna's Savage x Fenty show at New York Fashion Week. More about Rihanna's lingerie show set design is an architectural "mash up"
Iconic landmarks were transformed into stages for September's fashion shows. We've picked out 15 architecturally influenced set designs during New York, London, Milan and Paris Fashion Week this year. More about 15 architectural set designs created for fashion month 2019
Biotech start-up Spiber and The North Face's Japanese distributor Goldwin have created the first mass-manufactured jacket made from synthetic spider silk. More about Spiber creates first commercially available jacket from emulated spider silk for The North Face
Everlane has launched a collection of sweaters made from repurposed cashmere, a move the US clothing brand claims halves the carbon footprint in comparison to traditional garments. More about Everlane's ReCashmere sweaters are made from old jumpers
Canadian-Iranian designer Roya Aghighi has created clothes made from algae that turn carbon dioxide into oxygen via photosynthesis, as a more sustainable alternative to fast fashion. More about Biogarmentry clothes can photosynthesise like plants
Dutch footwear brand United Nude, headed by architect Rem D Koolhaas, and model Shaun Ross have designed a heeled boot "with no particular individual in mind." More about Rem D Koolhaas and supermodel Shaun Ross launch unisex high-heel boot
New footwear brand Một has created a shoe it sees as distinctly Vietnamese, in a pushback against the influence of globalisation. More about Vietnam's Một shoes emphasise local style over globalised sneaker culture
Nettles taken from Prince Charles' Highgrove estate were transformed into a collection of garments by sustainable design duo Vin + Omi, for a London Fashion Week show. More about Vin + Omi creates fashion collection from Prince Charles' stinging nettles
Gucci has featured models in straitjacket-like clothing on moving walkways in its latest show in Milan, with one model protesting the "insensitive" decision by the fashion house. More about Gucci begins Spring Summer 2020 show with models in straitjackets
Dutch textile designer Simone Post has adapted a traditional wax printing technique to create a colourful fabric that combines 3D geometries with bubble patterns. More about Simone Post combines hypnotic patterns with bubbles in wax-printed fabric
Extinction Rebellion staged a funeral march to close London Fashion Week. Dezeen spoke to organiser and activist Sara Arnold about the need to redefine creativity in the climate crisis, rather than making "more stuff". More about Creativity in fashion "doesn't mean creating more stuff", says Extinction Rebellion's Sara Arnold
Consumers are waking up to the disastrous impact fast fashion has on the environment. Here are six clothing companies that are challenging it with radical approaches to sustainable fashion. More about Six fashion brands making the industry more sustainable