Must Read: Cate Blanchett Talks Repurposing Red-Carpet Looks, Tom Ford Announces Plastic Innovation Prize Winners

Plus, how Parade built a feel-good empire with the help of micro-influencers.

These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Friday.

Cate Blanchett on rewearing and repurposing her couture
As Cate Blanchett prepares for the Oscars, where she’s nominated for the titular role in “Tár,” she spoke with Melissa Magsaysay for Business of Fashion about the sustainable practices she’s been utilizing for her red-carpet looks. Rather than simply wearing the same outfits again, the actor works with the designers behind her previous garments to reimagine them into new pieces. For the Venice Film Festival in 2020, Blanchett wore an Alexander McQueen top that was reworked from a gown she wore at the 2016 BAFTAs. She says, “There’s a chance here to redefine the notion of luxury. I think that it’s bringing back the cherished love aspect of it.” {Business of Fashion}

Winners of Tom Ford Plastic Innovation Prize are announced
Winners of the global Tom Ford Plastic Innovation Prize have been announced. The competition, created by Tom Ford, looks for companies who have found alternative materials for thin-film plastics in their work that have the potential for wide-scale adoption. The winners are Sway, Zerocircle and Notpla. You can learn more about $1.2 million prize funded by nonprofit Lonely Whale, Tom Ford Beauty, The Estée Lauder Companies and Trousdale Ventures at www.plasticprize.org. {Fashionista inbox}

How Parade built a feel-good empire with the help of micro-influencers
For The Cut, Brock Colyar profiles the CEO, founder and creative director of Gen Z-focused underwear company Parade, Cami Téllez. Much of the brand’s success has to do with Téllez’s focus on micro-influencers — online creators with a “relatively normal following on Instagram” — rather than those with millions. According to the brand, 6 million pairs of underwear have been sold and plans to expand into Target are now in motion. The “good for the planet” and “made for everyone” underwear, according to Téllez, “[has] an opportunity to change the way an entire generation sees itself … Everyone has an underwear story.” {The Cut}

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