We search for the most sustainable and “best-in-class” ingredients and materials in the category. While we prioritize organically-grown materials and ingredients, we occasionally source clothing and other items made of 70% or greater recycled synthetic materials. ...
Whether you’re an avid clothing collector or a recovering fast fashion addict, here are five tips for shopping sustainably without giving up your maximalist style: 1. Shop like a Fashion Editor Even for maximalists, reducing your clothing intake is essential to your sustainable shopping plan. We...
Ethical clothing is everywhere. From big brands to tiny blogs, everyone wants to be selling and wearing the most ethical items they can. I’ve been feeling pressure lately to add ethical clothing to my closet, and I went through a stretch where I felt like the clothes I was wearing on a...
Many consumers live in a moment of austerity—particularly those feeling the financial pinch. Over the past year, spending intentions slipped across more discretionary categories like entertainment and restaurants—as well as in less discretionary categories like clothing, household...
As clothing brands crank out billions of new garments to capitalize on trends — known as “fast fashion” — consumers are buying more clothes than ever and getting rid of them quickly in favor of the next styles. In the US, only around 15% of clothing and other textiles are reused or...
“If clothing has a toxic finish, that means the workers in the factory and the community surrounding the factory have it a lot worse,” Wicker explains. “The factory might be spilling toxic wastewater right into the local waterway. This affects local waterways because aquatic life can’t ...
clothing rental, redesign and alterations in addition to second-hand shopping. It is part of theSlow Fashion District, an area with around twenty shops, includingGreen Little Heart , which acts as a sustainable marketplace and provides a platform for brands such asAbloom Collection,which ...
The eventual solution will be reengineered textiles, which won’t shed, but it will take some time to develop them and move them into clothing supply chains. In the meantime, filters are the most effective way to tackle the problem. Judith Weis, Professor Emerita of Biol...
Many bio-based alternatives are still in early development, and several brands leading the charge in this area engage with pre-collaborative initiatives such as Textile Exchange’s Biosynthetics Round Table and Fashion for Good. Material change in action: Patagonia was the first outdoor clothing ...
and tank tops felt like a clothing liberation. Not only did I feel more open to showing off my body in front of a room of strangers, but I felt good stocking my drawers with items from brands with a yogic mentality—Beyond YogaandAloto name a few, both of which focus on sustainability...