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5 Clothing Swap Options to Help Your Wardrobe and The Planet A lot of us believe thrifting is the solution to mindless over consumption. What a lot of us don’t … Read more
5 Clothing Swap Options to Help Your Wardrobe and The Planet A lot of us believe thrifting is the solution to mindless over consumption. What a lot of us don’t … Read more
Why Early Majority’s Degrowth Policy will have the fashion sector watching Post (sort of) pandemic, the world just feels different. One of the big changes seems to be our need … Read more
Maxine Bédat’s Unraveled: The Life and Death of a Garment follows a single pair of jeans as it makes its way from farm to consumer to landfill, with multiple stops … Read more
My litmus test is “Is it in a condition that I would feel okay to give it to a friend?”. If not, I’m not giving it away at all because it increases the chance of it being put in some other countries landfill.
Last week I had the pleasure of attending Fashion Act Now’s virtual conference, “A conversation on Imagining Alternative Futures: can commoning help fashion?” This conversation brought together experts David Bollier, … Read more
You love fashion, but what about the industry? You’ve heard “fast fashion” is bad and even luxury brands pollute are planet. What’s going on? Learn how the fashion industry works: the good, bad and the ugly by taking any of these free courses on sustainable fashion and learn how to be a better consumer, creator and citizen.
Regenerative fashion: what it is and why it matters for a healthy and happy planet.
The Fashion Declares open letter is centered around 5 commitments to better the fashion industry spanning environmental social causes. These commitments include…
We love cotton but here are 3 other natural fibers worth knowing about –and brands that use them.
What are thrift store alternatives? From Nike’s reuse-a-shoe to Re-fashion NYC here are the alternatives that will less likely land your old stuff in the trash.
Our weekly recommendations of what to read, watch and listen to now Read: Consumed by Aja Barber A call to action for consumers everywhere, Consumed asks us to look at … Read more
How planet friendly is Reformation fashion brand? We interviewed Carrie Freiman, their Director of Sustainability to find out!
Repeat after me: fast fashion can NEVER be sustainable. No matter how many collections are called “eco” or “conscious” or how much beige and green are in the marketing.
Yes there’s Veja and Ecoalf but what are US based sneaker companies doing to go green AND shift the sneakerhead culture?
Shopping at ethical brands is great but doesn’t stop the exploitation of workers. Passing SB62 would be a step in the right direction. Let’s make our voices heard that we don’t want cheap clothes at the cost of someone’s livelihood.
Know how to “talk the talk” so you can “walk the walk” of fashion that is good for people and the planet!
The Fashion Industry: What’s wrong and How We Can Fix It The fashion industry is the second most polluting industry in the world, falling only slightly behind the oil industry. … Read more
Not Only Is Tom Ford Sexy, A Great Designer And A Beautiful Film Maker…He Is Now Working On *Saving The Planet!
*…or more precisely fixing the thin film plastic issue 😉
A chat with Orsola de Castro About : sharing clothes, Fashion Revolution & her new book –”Loved Clothes Last” I used to wonder why the UK seemed so far ahead … Read more
What is Covid’s impact on garment workers one year later?
NOT GOOD. –Here’s what you can do about it.
Mending and Styling and Sharing, OH MY! Loved Clothes Last is a book written by Orsola de Castro, perhaps best known as one of the founders of Fashion Revolution: the … Read more
We need to end our toxic love affair with synthetic clothing. And there are so many reasons hy
For 6 years I had a blog that grew into a website called StyleDefined NYC. We focused on street style and young design talent and the highlight for my … Read more
One x One is a conscious fashion initiative by Swarovski and Slow Factory Foundation support by the United Nations Office for Partnerships. It’s the first of its kind incubator project … Read more
the biofashiontech summit brought together several key players in sustainable fashion and agriculture for a fascinating look at the future of fashion.
Who made my clothes? The young designers and the factory workers get to know each other through Remake’s innovative initiative.