Angela Wallace of Sasstainable
Angela Wallace is the founder and editor of www.sasstainable.ca, an expert voice on ethical luxury and sustainable lifestyle. In 2009, she was granted Ryerson University’s Top 30 Under 30 Alumni award, because of her work as a motivational speaker, when she inspired over 30,000 students across North America. In 2013, she completed her MSc in Environmental Management at the University of London, at the Centre for Development, Environment and Policy. Her passion for the environment grew out of her family’s rural property in Raglan, Ontario, now a designated Natural Heritage System area in the Ontario Greenbelt. She is a published writer, contributing articles to Women's Post, Toronto’s leading business magazine for women. She enjoys urban gardening, writing, fashion and yoga and currently lives in Toronto, Canada with her husband, Owen.
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Closet Swap with Bib + Tuck
Sari A and Sari B realized they weren’t the only women who wanted to closet swap, so founded Bib + Tuck. More
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CFDA 2013 Eco-Fashion Challenge Winner Announced
Natalie Chanin announced as CFDA Eco Fashion Challenge Winner for 2013. More
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Blog Action Day: Human Rights
As part of Blog Action Day Fashion Mob founder, Esther Freeman, explains why it’s dangerous to point the finger of blame at consumers for human rights abuses by the fashion industry. Since the collapse of the Rama Plaza building in Bangladesh, the media has been full of discussions and head scratching about fashion. One […] More
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Eco Fashion Week: Looks from the 7th season
Eco-designers showed their latest collections at the seventh season of Eco Fashion Week in Vancouver. We’re sharing the strongest looks from our favourite shows, but we can’t feature them all. You can watch all the runway shows on Livestream, and learn about all the featured eco-designers at http://ecofashion-week.com/. Photos by: Peter Jensen courtesty of Eco Fashion […] More
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Eco Fashion Week 7th Edition
The seventh edition of Eco Fashion Week starts this Sunday, October 6th in Vancouver, Canada. PHOTO CREDIT: Peter Jensen “As a trailblazing platform for responsible fashion, this multi-faceted event combines a bewitching runway experience alongside a raw and honest discussion of sustainable fashion practices. Eco Fashion Week welcomes a global audience, live streaming of seminars […] More
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Fashioning Fall: Five Steps for Sustainable Style
Here a few simple ideas to update your look this Fall and conquer your closet. 1) Excavate your wardrobe. Maybe you’re a Martha Stewart type, with a place for everything and everything in its place. The rest of us have a few things tucked into drawers and shoved in the bottom of closets that we […] More
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Emma Watson: Evolution of an Ecofashion Leader
How Emma Watson is helping to transform sustainable style from within the hallowed halls of fashion Source: Net-A-Porter, The Edit Actress Emma Watson made headlines this week when she was interviewed and featured modelling sustainable designer gowns for The Edit, published by the powerhouse of online luxury retail, Net-A-Porter. Sustainable style advocate Livia Firth is […] More
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Estethica: London Fashion Week S/S14
– Estethica hosts People Tree, Ada Zandition, Beautiful Soul, Pachacuti and Bottletop among others for London Fashion Week S/S14 Estethica will promote sustainable fashion at London Fashion Week from September 13th through the 17th. Eleven of Britain’s leading sustainable fashion brands will exhibit their S/S14 collections in a showroom housed in the West Wing of iconic […] More
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Combating Fast Fashion: Zady
Recently, a new online shopping experience launched at zady.com, offering high quality, stylish clothes for women, men, as well as gifts and home goods. Zady offers “Origins”, a map that outlines where their carefully curated collection comes from around the world. They seek to support artisans, fair trade principles, and heritage, including locally sourced goods, made in USA credentials, […] More
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Crowdfund us: kickstarting ethical investment
The dreams and designs of ethical brands, whether they are media or fashion projects, cannot be realized on ethics alone. Every one of them needs cold, hard cash. Many ethical lifestyle brands are turning to online crowdfunding to raise much-needed investment by asking the masses to get behind their brands and dig into their pockets. I’m […] More
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Fashion Revolution: 24 April 2014
“Who Made Your Clothes?” Ethical fashion leaders, Orsola de Castro and Carry Somers are calling on the fashion industry to take action on April 24 with Fashion Revolution. They have initiated a commemorative day remembering the tragedy of Rana Plaza. The initiative is led by a Board of industry leaders, campaigners, press and academics from within […] More
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Beauty Bound: Eco Diva Beauty launches in Canada
I’ve just returned to Toronto, Canada and I’m settling back into my downtown life on this side of the Atlantic. It has me thinking about all the things I’ll need to find here in North America, now that I’m no longer living in London, UK. I’ve been switching to natural and organic beauty over the […] More
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Spotlight on design: Nicole Bridger
Vancouver-born Canadian designer Nicole Bridger offers an essential collection of feminine pieces made from the highest quality ethical and sustainable fabrics. Her collections incorporate soft lines and strong shapes, with a focus on chic and tailored pieces. Bridger studied fashion design at Ryerson University, before working with Vivienne Westwood in London where she learned draping, […] More
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Royally cool: Inspiration for infants part 2 of 2
I’m so excited by the world’s latest addition, a truly awesome infant. No, not the forthcoming child of HRH The Duchess of Cambridge (reportedly in the throes of labour here in London). I’m incredibly happy for my dear friends, Tim and Christina. Chris delivered a healthy baby girl in Toronto yesterday! So while the world, […] More
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Style for kids: part 1 of 2
While there are an increasing number of brands and designers offering ethical and sustainable style for adults, there are also a number of emerging brands that produce pint-sized ecofashion styles for babies and children. Even though it’s only July, August is just around the corner and it will be back to school time before we […] More
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A rare vintage: Selfridges sell haute couture collection
A few weeks ago, I heard about the WilliamVintage sale of iconic haute couture at Selfridges in London. I wasn’t able to visit until last week. After walking through the designer handbags on the ground floor, I asked the Selfridges’ women at the escalators for directions to the collection. They stared blankly at me and quickly […] More
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Source Summit 2013: The Crystal London
Today at the Crystal London, one of the most sustainable buildings in the world, delegates will join the Ethical Fashion Forum for the Source Summit 2013. The one day intensive industry event will bring together leaders from some of the largest global retailers, emerging brands and suppliers, and specialists in communications, e-commerce and fashion […] More
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Three Brands to Watch: Berlin Ethical Fashion Show
I attended the Ethical Fashion Show and Green Showroom this week during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin. The event is hailed as the largest European platform for ecologically and fairly produced fashions. More than 74 international street wear and casual wear labels presented their 2014 summer collections at the Ethical Fashion Show. Labels showcased 100% […] More
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Topshop UK and Reclaim To Wear
Orsola de Castro and Filippo Ricci, founders of Reclaim To Wear, have collaborated with Topshop in a second capsule collection of up-cycled pieces featuring a printed floral theme for the summer season. Topshop seeks to fuse style and sustainability in this partnership. The company website states, “We’re giving a new lease of life to some of the disregarded prints of […] More
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Gentlemen, pop your (fair trade) collars.
Menswear brands are offering high quality, ethical dress shirts, with great design details of luxe textiles, slender fit, and french seams. Here are two of my favourite brands offering savvy – and sustainable – style for the modern man. Arthur & Henry (pictured above) Arthur and Henry sell beautiful men’s shirts in the UK with a vintage […] More
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Two Birds Apparel Announces Launch of Eco-Luxury Brand
Toronto Start-Up Offers Premium Made in Canada Clothing to Tackle Human Rights and Environmental Issues: Two Birds Apparel, a Canadian Eco-Luxury brand, has launched their online storefront to meet the demand for ethical, locally-sourced, and fashionable apparel. “The recent factory collapse in Bangladesh really underscores the need for companies to consider what impact the products they sell […] More
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