‘From Farms to Fast Fashion’: UGA Special Collections exhibit traces history of the clothing industry | Arts & Culture

‘From Farms to Fast Fashion’: UGA Special Collections exhibit traces history of the clothing industry | Arts & Culture

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…

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Intl. Day of Zero Waste 2025 focuses on zero waste in fashion, textiles

Intl. Day of Zero Waste 2025 focuses on zero waste in fashion, textiles

TEHRAN –The International Day of Zero Waste is observed annually on March 30 promoting zero-waste initiatives to help advance all the goals and targets in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. These goals address all forms of waste, including food loss and waste, natural resource extraction, and electronic waste. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)…

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US Environmental Protection Agency: How deregulation could undermine fashion’s sustainability goals

US Environmental Protection Agency: How deregulation could undermine fashion’s sustainability goals

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s latest deregulatory moves could have far-reaching consequences for the fashion industry, particularly for companies committed to ambitious sustainability targets. With sweeping rollbacks across emissions, air quality and water pollution regulations, the changes could ease short-term compliance costs for some apparel businesses — but at what long-term price? The EPA…

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A Mathematical ‘Fever Dream’ Hits the Road

A Mathematical ‘Fever Dream’ Hits the Road

Ingrid Daubechies, a mathematician at Duke University, is an expert on many matters, not least the baking of cookies in the shape of pi, the mathematical constant that equals the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, or roughly 3.14159. A sugar cookie recipe works fine, Dr. Daubechies says. But she prefers a savory…

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Mother-Daughter Design Duo Bernadette Debut

Mother-Daughter Design Duo Bernadette Debut

A look from the Bernadette Fall Winter 2025 collection. Photo: Paolo Lanzi / Gorunway.com Mother-daughter duo Bernadette and Charlotte de Geyter launched Bernadette in Antwerp six years after a lifetime of shared fashion experiences. Backstage post-show, Charlotte explained that ‘everything led up to starting a brand together, as mother and daughter, best friends, we share…

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