What is Ethical Fashion? A Conversation with Ariel Azoff
FGS sits down with ethical fashion entrepreneur Ariel Azoff to find out more about about what can help our readers find brands and designers that are holistically sustainable. More
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in UncategorizedFGS sits down with ethical fashion entrepreneur Ariel Azoff to find out more about about what can help our readers find brands and designers that are holistically sustainable. More
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in Designers + Brands, Events, Sustainable FashionTaking place ONLINE on the 30th and 31st January 2013, the SOURCE Brand Preview will break new ground as a platform for connecting sustainable brands and designers with buyers and press. More
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in Materials, Sustainable FashionSearching for that perfect sweater for your mother, or those great shoes for your sister – all while trying to support ethical fashion? The Ethical Fashion Forum rates ethical criteria according to 28 different unique categories, and rates each brand, designer and shop in their database accordingly. The categories range from animal friendly, biodiversity and carbon neutral to supporting communities, supporting women and fair trade cotton, among others. More
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in Designers + Brands, Sustainable FashionI started a Uganda-based accessories company in 2010, and had the privilege, this summer, of watching the work of the artisans we partner with on the runway at Africa Fashion Week New York – a week-long expose of African design in the heart of New York City. And, it was that week in particular, that showed me what “Africa rising” means for us in the world of design. More
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in EventsThe fashion industry is a multibillion dollar business. Americans alone purchase over 20 billion garments a year. How can our consumer awareness of dwindling resources and increased consumption shift our purchasing power to sustainable solutions? More
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in Designers + Brands, Sustainable FashionIn the past few years, designers have proved that co-conscience fashion is not all about shapeless frocks made from hemp yarn. Linda Loudermilk and Stella McCartney took chic sustainability to fashion week. Unfortunately, most of us can barely afford a pair of organic cotton socks donning those labels.
But there are still plenty of ways to green your wardrobe and debunk the myth that eco-friendly fashion has to cost a fortune. More
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in Footwear, Reviews, Sustainable Fashion, The Green Divas PodcastThe first in our series on earth-friendly and vegan shoes. Seriously – we wouldn’t be green divas if we didn’t love shoes! We recently hooked up with PlanetShoes.com and to our amazement, there is a plentiful variety of not only eco-friendly shoes made from recycled materials, but vegan shoes? Ok, I’m not a vegan virgin, but really vegan shoes? More
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in Designers + Brands, Traveling, UncategorizedI came across {r}evolution apparel while browsing on twitter last weekend – and instantly needed to know more. Sustainable fashion? West Coast? For women who travel? I was in. I chatted with founders Kristen and Shannon this week you could get to know them, and learn more about what {r}evolution apparel has to offer for women on the go. More
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in Designers + Brands, Events, Sustainable FashionThe only thing better than sustainable development and eco fashion? Eco fashion designers working to support sustainable development. Thanks to Clairvoyant Marketing Agency, Origin Africa and In the Bag – this is exactly the kind of designer that this year’s Hub of Africa Fashion Week is highlighting on the Ethiopian runway. More
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in Accessories, Designers + BrandsJes MaHarry’s designs have been featured in publications like Robert Redford’s Sundance catalog, and appealed to celebrities and artists worldwide. But Jes credits all of her success to her dedication to the environment, her commitment to green design and her jewelry’s celebration of life itself. More
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in Sustainable Fashion, UpcycledAfter being inspired by a trip to Finland, Andrea Angell created her own Portland based shop, Little Things PDX, to celebrate the art and style of her city. More
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in Sustainable FashionHYPERCLASH clothing features rough, worn and haphazard styling that represent an earthy and honest reflection of life. Every garment is made from reclaimed, recycled, repurposed, organic, sustainable or fair trade, earth friendly materials handmade in Taos, New Mexico. More
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in Accessories, MaterialsNakate is a business dedicated to helping underprivileged women through bringing their eco-friendly handmade goods to the high fashion market. Surprisingly, we’ve found just what we’re looking for in jewelry made from the horns of an East African breed of cattle called the Ankole Watusi. More
Two years after their launch, Plywood is regularly providing seminars and events for social enterprises and nonprofits looking to grow and expand, as well as selling cards that are handmade in Rwanda from banana leaves, bracelets and necklaces that are handmade in Uganda from magazine paper and bags and wallets handmade by refugees with materials provided from outdoor advertising companies. More
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in EventsBologna, Italy is host to Linea Pelle, one of the world’s largest leather industry fairs. But the city recently hosted very different kind of fashion event. In order to expose the leather industry’s connection to deforestation in the Amazon, Greenpeace staged a Bologna fashion show with Italian top models that educated attendees on the crisis in the Amazon, and featured a backdrop with the text “Salvati la pelle,” or “Save your skin/leather.” More
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in Accessories, Lingerie, Sustainable Fashion, The Green Divas Podcast, UncategorizedWhy should you consider eco-friendly underwear? A lively show threaded through with the theme of eco-friendly underwear. We talked about organic cotton v. conventionally grown cotton and this gave us some great reasons to consider this type of earth friendly underwear and clothing in general. More
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in Designers + BrandsCelestial Sipes and Gina Morris created a line of locally made, sustainable apparel, candles, bags and jewelry. Their shop, Radish Underground features a range of artists and designers providing fair labor, eco-friendly items. More
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in Accessories, Sustainable Fashion, UpcycledIn Manila, a suburban area of the Philippines, juice containers that once littered the country-side have become a valuable commodity, not only for local business, but for the international fashion market. More
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in Designers + Brands, Sustainable FashionWe’ve written about designer Rachel Mace before and were happy to see that she’s still creating fabulous, sustainable fashion! More
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in Designers + Brands, UpcycledAt 5th Season, waste is the only material used to create backpacks, handbags, iPad sleeves and makeup bags, among other products. Oguchi’s material comes from coffee bag burlap, cotton textiles, cherry wood taken from tree cuttings, old clothing and other recycled material. Apart from each season’s line of bags, she also regularly creates custom made products out of old materials brought to her by customers. She has used old dresses, jeans and even a grandfather’s shirt to create bags that are not only recycled, but sentimental. More
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in Designers + Brands, Sustainable FashionSince its launch in September of 2010, the t-shirt design company TanQ has donated 100% of net profits to a different nonprofit organization each month. Founder Judy Tan chooses causes that she is passionate abouTanQ “do good feel good” tshirts t, as well as those she believes to be in the greatest need of help. The company often ties in with an organization’s annual fund-raising effort. Other times, they select a group based on immediate need. More