The potential for recycling won’t on its own make fashion sustainable. Putting months-old purchases in a charity or recycling bin won’t undo the waste of resources or make up for any human or environmental cost involved in their manufacture. That said, buying recycled is a great way to […]
Plastic is used for everything from building materials through drinking bottles to medical disposables. PVC (recycling type 3 plastic) has been used in pipes and cables, food wrapping and retail packaging, credit cards and car upholstery. In fashion it’s created imitation leathers and shiny waterproof fabrics for everything […]
If there was a cashmere sweater among your Christmas gifts, you may now be enjoying its tactile warmth, or perhaps wondering at what cost this luxurious garment was produced. Strong, light, and incredibly soft, quality cashmere is a downy underfleece grown by a specific breed of goat for […]
It’s that time of year again, when the pressure to prove our affection for our loved ones through a purchase can lead to all sorts of dubious shopping choices. If you’re planning to celebrate with the usual shower of gifts, it is possible to turn the traditional orgy […]
Two successful North American eco clothing designers, Kathryn Hilderbrand and Aiste Zitnikaite, recently chose to combine their distinct aesthetics and spark each other’s creativity by collaborating on a small capsule collection to highlight a shared agenda. Hilderbrand, as GreenLinebyK of Massachusetts, started selling her womenswear and kidswear in […]
You don’t have to dress like an eco-warrior to support sustainable fashion. While some of us choose rustic or boho styles that advertise our green outlook, there are many fashionistas who simply want to remain au courant without contributing to environmental disaster. If you’re a city slicker, you […]
Being Green and Sustainable without trying is truly the new cool, especially in fashion. Among the new blood in evidence at London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2015, the catwalk debut of Fashion East’s Ed Marler at the ready-to-wear Topshop Showspace turned plenty of heads, with opulent, cultish, designs Dazed […]
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