The Model Turning Her Back on Fashion
Dutch top model Kiki Boreel was living the glam life, working for fashion’s biggest names. Until she realised that she no longer wanted people to buy what she was being paid to sell.
Workers for Fast Fashion Brands Fear Starvation as They Fight for Higher Wages
Garment workers in Bangladesh making clothes for UK brands say plans to increase their pay to £92 a month is not enough to survive November 7, 2023 | Source: The Guardian |
The Secret To Storing Your Seasonal Clothing Is Hiding in Your Bedroom
November 5, 2023 | Source: Glam | by Alia Hoyt Unless you live in a climate that stays the same all year round, chances are that you have to do some seasonal
The Fashion Industry Goes Green with Sustainable Agriculture
October 26, 2023 | Source: Reuters | by Beatrice Tridimas IZMIR, Turkey, Oct 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In between rows of sprouting cotton crops, the dried-out stems of wheat and sugar
On Buy Nothing’s 10th Anniversary, 10 Tales of Gratitude and Community
July 24, 2023 | Source: The Seattle Times | by JiaYing Grygiel The things that get passed around my neighborhood’s Buy Nothing group range from used clothing to leftover cake to entire
A Simple Process Solves the Problem of Polyester Recycling
August 6, 2023 | Source: New Atlas | by Paul McClure Researchers have developed a way of recycling one of the most popular but environmentally problematic of fabrics: polyester. Their new method
Dick’s Sporting Goods Bans PFAS in Its Clothing and Other Textiles
The outdoor retail giant is the latest company with plans to get “forever chemicals” off its shelves. June 15, 2023 | Source: Environmental Health News | by EHN Staff Dick’s Sporting
If You Want to Fix Your Own Clothes, Try This Easy Style of Mending
June 3, 2023 | Source: NPR | by Ravenna Koenig When Arounna Khounnoraj was growing up, her family didn't have much money, and her mother, a seamstress, made and mended Khounnoraj's clothes. "I remember
The Rise of the ‘No-Wash’ Movement
There's a growing cohort of people who believe in washing clothes less – or not at all. Matilda Welin talks to the 'no-wash' and 'low-wash' believers. May 29, 2023 | Source: BBC
Outdoor Brands Phase Out PFAS, “Forever Chemicals,” Ahead of State Bans
Some products with PFAS — a common treatment for water and stain resistant outdoor apparel — will soon be illegal to sell in many states. May 8, 2023 | Source: Environmental Health