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Mikuti: A Socially Active Jewelry Label That Supports Tanzanian Artisans

Mikuti: A Socially Active Jewelry Label That Supports Tanzanian Artisans

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Faune Yerby Spins Local Wool into Sophisticated, Eco-Conscious Designs

Faune Yerby Spins Local Wool into Sophisticated, Eco-Conscious Designs

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Get a “Behind the Seams” Look at Billykirk’s American-Made Leather Goods

Get a “Behind the Seams” Look at Billykirk’s American-Made Leather Goods

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Laura Sansone Exemplifies Locavore Fashion With Her Handspun, Plant-Dyed Wares

Laura Sansone Exemplifies Locavore Fashion With Her Handspun, Plant-Dyed Wares

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John Bartlett Thinks Cruelty-Free Fashion is Going to the Dogs (Literally!)

John Bartlett Thinks Cruelty-Free Fashion is Going to the Dogs (Literally!)

John Bartlett is a New York fashion designer with not one but two Council of Fashion Designers of America awards under his belt, along with such titles as Swarovski Best Newcomer and the American Apparel

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Russell Simmons Chats About “Argyleculture,” His New Cruelty-Free Brand, at “Healthy Food in Fashion” Gala

Russell Simmons Chats About “Argyleculture,” His New Cruelty-Free Brand, at “Healthy Food in Fashion” Gala

Most people know hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons as the founder of Def Jam Records, Phat Farm, and American Classics, but fewer realize that he’s also a practicing vegan of 13 years and an outspoken

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VPL’s Victoria Bartlett Dishes on Cruelty-Free Fashion, Vegan Food at “Healthy Food in Fashion” Gala

VPL’s Victoria Bartlett Dishes on Cruelty-Free Fashion, Vegan Food at “Healthy Food in Fashion” Gala

Food and fashion joined forces at the NY Coalition for Healthy School Food’s “Healthy Food in Fashion” fall gala on Wednesday night, and Ecouterre was on the scene scoping out the

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INTERVIEW: Bahar Shahpar and Tara St. James Talk Sustainable Design Education at Guilded

INTERVIEW: Bahar Shahpar and Tara St. James Talk Sustainable Design Education at Guilded

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Portland Garment Factory Breathes Vitality to “Made in U.S.A.” Label

Portland Garment Factory Breathes Vitality to “Made in U.S.A.” Label

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House of Tammam Debuts U.K.’s Only Ethical Ready-to-Wear Bridal Gowns

House of Tammam Debuts U.K.’s Only Ethical Ready-to-Wear Bridal Gowns

House of Tammam has launched the first, and so far only, ethical ready-to-wear bridal collection in the United Kingdom. Founded by Lucy Tammam, who also serves as the label’s creative director,

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Little Cupcake Bakeshop Opens FEED Shop-in-Shop to Benefit Japan

Little Cupcake Bakeshop Opens FEED Shop-in-Shop to Benefit Japan

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Sourcemap Traces John Patrick Organic’s Supply Chain From Sheep to Sweater

Sourcemap Traces John Patrick Organic’s Supply Chain From Sheep to Sweater

Jennifer Sharpe wants to know where your clothes have been, even before they become “your clothes.” For her master’s thesis, the Parsons The New School for Design student looked to

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Bloomingdale’s Fashion Director, Stephanie Solomon, Opens Up About Eco-Designer Carrie Parry

Bloomingdale’s Fashion Director, Stephanie Solomon, Opens Up About Eco-Designer Carrie Parry

Designer Carrie Parry at her Bloomingdale’s trunk show. A relative newcomer to the eco-fashion scene, designer Carrie Parry added a notch to her belt when she kicked off Bloomingdale’s Earth

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How Can Fashion Designers Make Clothes Less Disposable?

How Can Fashion Designers Make Clothes Less Disposable?

Photo by Howard Lake The following is an excerpt from Shaping Sustainable Fashion: Changing the Way We Make and Use Clothes (2011, Earthscan), edited by Alison Gwilt and Timo Rissanen The current

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What’s the Easiest Way to Reduce the Environmental Impact of My Clothes?

What’s the Easiest Way to Reduce the Environmental Impact of My Clothes?

Garment care is an enormous environmental issue, but it’s also a personal one. We each use incredible amounts of water, cleaning products and energy on our clothes. Reducing that impact is something

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Could Polyester be the Next Eco-Friendly Fabric?

Could Polyester be the Next Eco-Friendly Fabric?

A recycled-polyester dress from the H&M Conscious Collection Out of all the fibers, polyester has the worst reputation—and unfairly so. I know eco-conscious people who would rather wear conventional

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U.K.’s Offset Warehouse Combines Ethical Shopping With Fabric Sourcing

U.K.’s Offset Warehouse Combines Ethical Shopping With Fabric Sourcing

Introducing Offset Warehouse, the world’s first online destination to combine affordable ethical-fashion shopping with hard-to-find sustainable fabrics. Founded by 25-year-old Royal College of Art

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Hetty Rose Launches Ready-to-Wear Versions of Its Vintage-Kimono Shoes

Hetty Rose Launches Ready-to-Wear Versions of Its Vintage-Kimono Shoes

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