Is Fake Fur Really a Good Idea?
byRecently celebrity and anti-fur activist Khloe Kardashian urged her fans to wear fake fur. The idea makes sense: choose to fake your fur instead of opting for the real thing. But there is a catch.
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The Street Store: Hang up and Help Out!
byWelcome to The Street Store: just as its name implies, it’s a store on the street. But it’s so much more than that: an excellent fashion breakthrough that upcycles threads while helping those in need.
Study Finds Toxic Chemicals in Children’s Clothing
byYou might think you can trust globally-recognised brand names when it comes to safety, but children’s clothing and shoes made by many of them have been found to contain harmful chemicals.
Converse Sues Ethical Footwear Company, Autonomie Project
byConverse, the famous footwear brand, is suing ethical footwear label Autonomie Project over their “Chuck Taylor All-Star” look-alikes.
Models at Nautica’s NYFW Show Protest Over Worker Safety in Bangladesh
byAs models line up to walk the Lincoln Center runways at this year’s New York Fashion Week, for Nautica’s spring 2014 collection, some can be found outside on the steps.
Greening the Fashion Industry: Eco Pioneer Lynda Grose
byEco fashion didn’t just come about: certain people got the sewing machines in motion, bringing the benefits of green clothing our way. One of these inspiring women and eco pioneer, is Lynda Grose.
Topshop Launches Second Reclaim to Wear Collection
byTopshop has reunited with Orsola de Castro’s Reclaim to Wear initiative for a second collection of womenswear derived from upcycled materials, including production offcuts and surplus stock otherwise bound for the landfill.
Lily Cole Launches Eco-friendly Jewellery Collection
byLily Cole has launched an eco-friendly jewellery collection, creating a line of pendants, rings and bracelets. The collection, launched last week in partnership with stylistpick.com, is made using Amazonian wild rubber.
Esprit Launches Recycled Collection
byThe Espirit Recycled collection was created by recycling its own manufacturing fabric into recycled fabric, so as to reduce textile waste, save water and carbon emissions and to promote a more sustainable lifestyle.
Abercrombie & Fitch Would Rather Burn Clothes than Donate to the Homeless
byOutraged by Abercrombie & Fitch’s CEO Mike Jeffries’ commentary about discouraging unattractive people from buying their clothes, writer Greg Karber devised a genius protest against the self-declared snobby brand.