Nils Chaplet of Xoomba at Texworld

How Design Company Xoomba Is Helping Make Fashion a Harmless Industry

In Fashion Features, Fashion Marketing, Fashion Philanthropy, Icons and Newsmakers, Network, New York, Sustainable Fashion, Trade Shows by Melissa Shea

We were thrilled to bring back our Mingle Mentor Sessions to Texworld USA this January at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York. Six of our most experienced and well-connected members joined us on the trade show floor to chat one on one with Texworld attendees who had questions about taking their fashion business to the next level. Among the Mingle Mentors was Nils Chaplet of Xoomba, producer of organic, fair trade cotton.

Xoomba Interview


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About Xoomba

Xoomba is a design company that intends to make fashion a harmless industry. By producing handmade organic clothing in Burkina Faso, Xoomba is creating sustainable livelihoods in Sub Saharan Africa and delivering products at prices that are accessible to everyone. Here are a few ways that  they stay true to their mission:

  • Using only local and organic materials
  • Working with local artisans
  • Making use of regional resources
  • Using low impact fiber, dyes, and threading
  • Refusing to use conventional or GMO cotton

We’re so excited about the world-changing work that Nils and the rest of the team at Xoomba are doing. Thanks so much to Nils for joining us at Texworld to share his unique insight with the guests who stopped by our booth. To find our more, make sure to create your Fashion Mingle profile so that you can connect with Xoomba and other fashion brands who are changing the way fashion does business.

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About Melissa Shea

Melissa Shea is the co-founder of Fashion Mingle and has spent over 20 years in the creative industry fueled by a love of learning about the “next new thing”. Melissa has used her entrepreneurial passion and technology skills to develop an online platform for fashion professionals that will transform the future for local fashion communities.

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