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Eco-Friendly Backpacks for Your Back-to-School Shopping
In this post on Planet Save, Zachary Shahan talks about an awesome company that makes eco-friendly backpacks out of recycled materials. Oh, and it was founded by a sixteen year old! More
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How Enduring Fashion Trends are Good for Sustainable Fashion
Enduring fashion trends are great for sustainability, since they work against the fast fashion mentality. Fast fashion is build on high turnover. So consumers can buy the trends they want, sacrificing quality for a low price, but the trends change fast enough that it doesn’t matter. More
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What’s All the Hype Around the 30 Year Sweatshirt?
The newest sustainable fashion product boasts a pretty impressive guarantee- the so-called “30 year sweatshirt” will supposedly last a lifetime, or at least 30 years! The sweatshirt was created by Tom Cridland, a UK native with a major commitment to sustainable fashion. Cridland launched the sweatshirt’s Kickstarter campaign last month, and the product is already […] More
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How a Minimalist Wardrobe Makes Your Life Easier and Happier
In this post from Green Living Ideas, Andrea Bertoli gives some tips on how to create a minimalist wardrobe, and all of the positive side effects that come with this sartorial strategy. More
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Best Swimwear Brands for a Cute and Ethical Summer Look
With all the not-so-fun aspects of picking out a new summer swimsuit, it’s helpful to know off-hand what the best swimwear brands are for some eco-friendly summer fun. More
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Best Thrift Stores in San Francisco
In earlier posts, we’ve mentioned the awesome fashion potential of thrift stores. Here’s some of the best thrifting spots in the San Francisco bay area. More
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What does sustainable fashion really mean?
Sustainable fashion can be qualified as such through a variety of different means; overall, it involves looking at the garment’s life cycle. Even then, it means different things to different people, since we all prioritize different facets of clothing manufacturing. The goal of sustainable fashion is to bring environmentalism and social responsibility into the […] More
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Top 11 Sustainable Fashion Brands for Eco-friendly Style
Sustainable fashion has a bad reputation for being boring and downright dowdy sometimes, so thankfully there are sustainable fashion brands out there trying to change that! More
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8 Summer Fashion Trends, Done Sustainably
Stay on-trend without giving up your ethical fashion ideals. Here’s how to do the best summer fashion trends sustainably. More
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Sustainable Leather: An Animal Friendly Option
While there’s no shortage in choices out there for humane faux leather materials in fashion, there’s some interesting research going on that points to real leather as the next viable sustainable leather alternative. Sound crazy? Read on! More
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Fashion Revolution Day: Who Made Your Clothes?
Far from being a frivolous fashion holiday, Fashion Revolution Day on April 24th encouraged fashionistas (and consumers in general) to ask, “who made my clothes?” More
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8 Celebrity Fashion Muses with Truly Ethical Style
Check out our round-up of some of the most well-known celebrity fashion muses for vegan and sustainable fashion! More
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Why You Should Embrace Fashion Sneakers (sustainably)
Fashion sneakers remained an enduring trend on the runways for Spring 2015- here’s why that’s a great thing! More
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Red Carpet Green Dress + Reformation = “No Red Carpet Needed” Line of Eco-Dresses
Eco-gowns from No Red Carpet Needed combine conscious fashion and a good cause. More
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NYFW Fails to Put Sustainable Fashion in the Spotlight
NYFW never disappoints on beauty, glam, and star-spotting. Unfortunately, sustainable fashion is a different story. More
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Stellasport by Stella McCartney: Versatile Workout Wear for the Eco-conscious Woman
You may know British designer Stella McCartney for her commitment to creating beautiful, vegan women’s wear. What you may not know is that she recently teamed up with Adidas on a collection of oh-so-stylish workout gear that’s as trendy, versatile, and animal friendly as her label’s standard ready-to-wear. More
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Tidal Vision Upcycles Sustainable Seafood Byproducts Into Clothing, Accessories
Tidal Vision upcycles sustainable seafood byproducts for clothing and accessories. More
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Sweatshop Reality Show Sends Fashion Bloggers to Real Sweatshops
In a Norweigan sweatshop reality show, Sweatshop: Deadly Fashion, three young fashion bloggers head to Cambodia to experience sweatshop work first hand. More
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Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Keeps an Eye on Sustainable Fashion
Earlier this month, Forbes released the 2015 30 Under 30 listing, which included several eco- and ethically-minded fashion-folk. More
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Sustainable Fashion from the Sea and Landfills
Madrid-based ECOALF is rocking the fashion world by taking sustainable fashion to a whole new level. Javier Goyeneche, the 44-year-old Spanish entrepreneur behind ECOALF, is using trash to create high-end, durable fashion. NPR reports: The company — named after Goyeneche’s first son, Alfredo — was only a concept five years ago, but today, two years […] More
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The Models May Be, But the Real Fashion Industry Isn’t White
The majority of 2014’s major fashion industry campaigns had one thing in common: white girls. Lots of them. There’s nothing inherently wrong with white girls (I’m one myself). After all, we don’t get to choose our race. But the overarching presence of white women in fashion campaigns is very much in line with our nation’s […] More
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