The world of fashion is under pressure. Sales have slowed in recent years. People are spending less on clothes due to inflation and economic uncertainty. People are also rethinking how they support an industry with many issues. The ugly reality is that the fashion industry has devastated our environment. That, coupled with exploitative working conditions…
Views: 0 Community is a boutique located in Athens that uses existing materials to redesign clothing and support sustainable fashion. It also addresses local textile waste produced by the fast-fashion industry and is trying to promote their business model to younger generations. The growing business of the fast-fashion industry, which is a business model…
Every year on April 22, the world comes together to celebrate Earth Day, a global reminder of our responsibility to protect the planet we call home. What started in 1970 as a grassroots environmental movement has grown into a worldwide call for climate action. This year, as conversations around sustainability grow louder and more urgent,…
Photo: SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP via Getty Images AFP via Getty Images In an age where brand image is everything, an unexpected new voice is gaining traction in fashion’s transparency movement: the manufacturers themselves. On TikTok, a growing number of Chinese suppliers are sharing behind-the-scenes footage of products they’re producing for global brands. Largely in response to…
Pile of old clothes and shoes dumped on the grass as junk and garbage, littering and polluting the … More environment getty In Beyond the Price Tag: The Dark Side of Luxury and Circular Fashion, the darker undercurrents of the fashion industry were examined. Now, we go deeper into one of its most pressing impacts:…
Photo Credit: Pixabay Fast fashion may seem like it’s on the rise, but consumers are largely saying “enough is enough” when it comes to the detriment of these practices on the environment. Given how quickly trends come and go, fashion has a tough time keeping up with the latest fads. It’s no secret that society’s…
From a 1960s stockings advertisement to a 1970s floral paper dress, viewers can catch a glimpse into fashion trends across decades at The University of Georgia Special Collections Library exhibit, “From Farms to Fast Fashion: Unravelling the Need for Sustainable Style.” Curated by Sara Idacavage, fashion historian and sustainable fashion educator, the exhibit focuses on…
A selection of pieces currently available from Amoy New York Amoy New York The summer that Isabella Chan and Katie Xue were designing Amoy New York’s best-selling Jane dress, the ladies found themselves a theme song of sorts. They kept listening to December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night), by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons….
Materra regenerative cotton farmers Manjiben, Rekhaba and Manguben, in Gujarat, India. Materra Cotton, comprising a quarter of today’s fashion, connects us–through fabric–to farms in 80 countries, tended by over 32 million farmers and supporting hundreds of millions of rural households. Cotton’s had a bad rap through misquoted ‘unquenchable thirst’ stats and pesticide use guesstimates. While…
ILULISSAT, GREENLAND – MARCH 08: Ice covers the water in the harbor on March 08, 2025, in Ilulissat, Greenland. The self-ruling Danish territory and world’s largest island has been thrust into the geopolitical spotlight as U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed to acquire it, citing its strategic value, drawing objections from Danish and Greenlandic leaders….