To highlight the positive style and environmental potentials of reusing, Christina Dean, Founder of Redress, swore to wear nothing but discarded clothes for an entire year.

Over the past ten years, our consumption of fashion has increased by about 60 percent. This has resulted in increased environmental pollution and landfills full of textile waste that could easily have been reused or recycled. In the UK, more than 1000 tons of …

Slow Food. Slow Fashion. Slow Beauty? The ancient Indian science of Ayurveda teaches that practicing a slow beauty approach is the best path to a more beautiful you. 

The most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen is Bollywood actress Karenna Kapoor. I was at the airport ticket counter in Mumbai and turned to my left to see a face so so symmetrical and finely boned that her nose, lips and eyes appeared to hover in place above her flawless skin’s surface. Like looking at the Taj Mahal …

Dutch company Star Sock to produce socks made out of recycled fishing nets.

Star Sock, the company that manufactures sportswear and performance socks for labels such as Lotto, Dakar and New Balance, will soon be making socks with yarn made out of recovered fishing nets. The recently launched Healthy Seas Initiative is a cooperative effort between Star Sock, Aquafil (producer of the recycled yarn) and the ECNC Land & Sea Group non-profit to create more awareness of marine waste issues among consumers, companies and policymakers. Although recycled fishing nets have been utilized in the B2B sector for carpeting, Star Socks’ venture marks the first fishing net recycling scheme for consumer products.

It’s one of the most important yet intimidating tools in your makeup bag. How best to master the art of foundation?

For many of us, foundation is our siren. We love how we feel when we’re with it, but one false move and we’re suddenly  crashed up on the rocks. A bad foundation application can mean oranges for cheeks and a pancaked jawline that looks drawn in by Google Maps. What’s more, our base can settle in fine lines, highlighted so significantly as to be seen from space. And yet, when best applied, foundation grants us a flawless, irresistible skin tone.

So what are some fun, fast tips for applying foundation? And what are the best products to use?

On May 13th, 2013 H&M signed the Accord of Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh.

Nearly three weeks after the Rana Plaza garment factory in Bangladesh collapsed and killed more than 1,120 people and injured many more, H&M signed an agreement with the mission to prevent similar disasters.

The Accord of Fire and Building Safety was drawn up by a labor coalition including IndustriALL Global Union, Clean Clothes Campaign and Workers’ Rights Consortium, and was published over a year ago. The Accord calls for a …

You don’t have to spend a load of cash, or leave your house for that matter, to get gorgeous highlights in your hair. In fact, salon highlights damage your hair and are quite the investment, given that you have to clean up your roots every few months. The following 5 ways to lighten hair naturally are all cheap and just a simple trip to the kitchen away.

You may already carry around a few safety pins, a small pair or scissors, or even a needle and thread. But sometimes these fashion flop tools just don’t make the cut, and we find ourselves in a situation that requires a little more creativity or preparation. 

The following 7 quick fixes to the most common fashion disasters fills you in on what you need in your purse to tackle any fashion faux pas coming your way.

1. Camel Toe

There’s nothing quite as embarrassing as a camel toe you can’t control and …

LA-based label Industry of All Nations works with producers in seven countries to produce goods that adhere to strict sustainability and ethical standards and help preserve culture and tradition.

With all the factory tragedies, overseas garment production has gotten a (sometimes very well-deserved) bad reputation. However, there are companies out there who are doing it right.

Based in Los Angeles, Industry of All Nations (I.O.A.N.) was founded in 2010 by …