The Higg Index, an open-source sustainability assessment tool for apparel and footwear products, helps companies measure…
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Everlane Eliminates Fashion Waste (While Still Serving Up Luxury)
A new e-commerce site redefining what sustainable fashion means. Sustainable fashion isn’t just about rigorous sourcing …
Zero Waste Fashion and the Next Great War
From a wasteful fashion industry emerges the Zero Waste movement. It is said that the next great war will not be over oi…
In New York City’s Garment District, Signs of a Comeback
After a rough patch, business in NYC’s Garment District is starting to pick up. For decades, fashion mavens and bu…
Is the ‘Made In China’ Backlash Racist?
Feral Childe, a bi-coastal collaboration of Oakland, CA, based designer Alice Wu and Brooklynite Moriah Carlson, has spe…
EcoSalon Asks, 6 Designers Answer
I work with many sustainable designers and one of the more common questions I’m asked is usually about who another…
Toggery’s Racer Tank Giveaway
Toggery designer Kate D’Arcy created her classic, easy-to-wear jersey styles to easily transition from casual to d…
The Economics of Cotton
You don’t have to be an economist to want to understand the economics of “the fabric of our lives.” Ca…