Cop28, the annual United Nations Climate Change conference taking place in Dubai over the past fortnight, looks set to be a disappointment – with a crucial commitment to phase out fossil fuels likely to be written out of the final global agreement.

However, there was a strong fashion presence at this year’s event, with Stella McCartney bringing her “Stella’s Sustainable Market” installation, showcasing new material innovations, to the United Arab Emirates.

After putting on a Future of Fashion installation at Cop26 in Glasgow, Stella McCartney highlighted her favorite material innovators once again at Cop28, in an exhibit backed by LVMH, with Radiant Matter’s bio-based sequins, Keel Labs’s seaweed-based fibre, Kelsun, and Natural Fiber Welding’s plastic-free leather alternative, Mirum, all on show.

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