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Patagonia Boosts Corporate Transparency With Revamped “Footprint Chronicles” Website

Patagonia Boosts Corporate Transparency With Revamped “Footprint Chronicles” Website

The abundance of greenwashed claims can make even the least cynical among us wary—and weary—of so-called eco-friendly labels. Patagonia, on the other hand, wants you to see right through it. With the

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Nearly Newlywed Lets Brides Buy, Wear, Sell Back Designer Gowns

Nearly Newlywed Lets Brides Buy, Wear, Sell Back Designer Gowns

Photos by Lisa Beggs Nearly Newlywed is putting a green spin on landing the perfect wedding dress. The online boutique, which launched on Wednesday, supplies brides-to-be with a selection of “nearly

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Follow Your Favorite Eco-Fashion Stories on Pinterest!

Follow Your Favorite Eco-Fashion Stories on Pinterest!

Ecouterre’s been tagging away on Inhabitat’s “Sustainable Style” Pinterest board, but it’s time to cut the apron-strings and come into our own. Introducing an eco-fashion

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Follow Ecouterre’s New York Eco-Fashion Week Coverage on Pinterest!

Follow Ecouterre’s New York Eco-Fashion Week Coverage on Pinterest!

We love Pinterest. In fact, you could say we’re a tad obsessed. We’ve created a special board for you to track—and share our—complete New York Fashion Week coverage, from EDUN’s

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Can Buying Less Make Us Happier? Take Part in the “JoinLess” Revolution

Can Buying Less Make Us Happier? Take Part in the “JoinLess” Revolution

Ever feel like the stuff you own ends up owning you, instead? Ben Davis, the founder of JoinLess, can empathize. As the brains behind the “world’s first open source brand,” Davis wants

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Gretchen Jones’s DIY Necklace, Source4Style’s Academy, Organic Cotton Acreage Continues to Grow

Gretchen Jones’s DIY Necklace, Source4Style’s Academy, Organic Cotton Acreage Continues to Grow

Over at Honestly WTF, designer Gretchen Jones shows us how to make a bold statement necklace with brass rings and neon nylon cord. (Honestly WTF) Source4Style is launching “The Academy,” a

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Run Your Own Garment Sweatshop With This Online Strategy Game

Run Your Own Garment Sweatshop With This Online Strategy Game

Sweatshop isn’t your average online cow-clicker. As its name implies, the game places you on the floor of an offshore factory that cranks out merchandise for high-street retailers in the West. Your

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Duchess Kate’s Design Award, Vena Cava x Alabama Chanin, Nike Pays Up

Duchess Kate’s Design Award, Vena Cava x Alabama Chanin, Nike Pays Up

The Alexander McQueen bridal gown that Duchess Catherine wore on her wedding day has been nominated for a Design of the Year Award. (Telegraph) After years of negotiations, Nike is finally paying factory

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Council for Textile Recycling Launches Site to Discourage Landfill Waste

Council for Textile Recycling Launches Site to Discourage Landfill Waste

Photo by Bonnie Natko In what is being hailed as an industry first, apparel brands, retailers, municipalities, nonprofits, and recyclers are banding together to promote the recycling of clothing and

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Copious: A New Marketplace That Lets You Sell, Buy Preloved Goods

Copious: A New Marketplace That Lets You Sell, Buy Preloved Goods

If a few of the holiday gifts you received this year weren’t quite your cup of tea, why not sell them on a new site called Copious.com so you can buy what you really wanted. Like other online

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Summer Rayne’s eXtinction, De-Stinking Clothes, Pantene’s Eco-Award

Summer Rayne’s eXtinction, De-Stinking Clothes, Pantene’s Eco-Award

Model-entrepreneur-writer-designer Summer Rayne Oakes just added another pair of hyphenates to her ever-expanding job title: actress and producer. Watch “eXtinction,” part stirring paean to

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Human Race is Going “Into the Gas Chamber” Says Vivienne Westwood

Human Race is Going “Into the Gas Chamber” Says Vivienne Westwood

Is the planet going to hell in a handbasket? Worse, says legendary designer Dame Vivienne Westwood. “We’re all going into the gas chamber, and what I’m saying is that it’s not a

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EDUN Hits Asia, Jurlique’s New Owner, Janet Jackson Fan’s Fur Fury

EDUN Hits Asia, Jurlique’s New Owner, Janet Jackson Fan’s Fur Fury

EDUN, the ethical fashion brand founded by Bono and his wife, Ali Hewson, has touched down in Asia with a special launch at Isetan in Tokyo. (EDUN) Social enterprise United by Blue is more than just talk:

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Community Collection: A Shopping Site That Matches Fashion Designers With Charitable Causes

Community Collection: A Shopping Site That Matches Fashion Designers With Charitable Causes

Make that guilty splurge count for something by shopping at Community Collection, a new online marketplace that pairs fashion and accessory labels with do-gooding nonprofits of their choice. The retailer

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Small Biz Saturday, Alicia Silverstone’s New EcoTools, Li-Ning Detoxes

Small Biz Saturday, Alicia Silverstone’s New EcoTools, Li-Ning Detoxes

You’ve heard of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but did you remember to shop small on Small Business Saturday? (Small Business Saturday) Actress and EcoTools spokeswoman Alicia Silverstone celebrated

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Fur Coats for Cubs, High Fashion’s Gray Market, It’s All Walmart’s Fault

Fur Coats for Cubs, High Fashion’s Gray Market, It’s All Walmart’s Fault

Don’t know what to do with Gran’s old fur coat? Donate it to Buffalo Exchange’s “Coats for Cubs” program, which turns used furs into bedding for orphaned and injured

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MUUSE: An Online Marketplace That Lets You Shop From the World’s Top Fashion Schools

MUUSE: An Online Marketplace That Lets You Shop From the World’s Top Fashion Schools

Fashion as a democracy? With MUUSE, a new online marketplace that features the world’s leading design schools, you could launch the career of fashion’s next big thing simply by voting for the

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Leona Lewis’s Eco-Fashion, Green Gown Awards, Spinning Yarns Near NYC

Leona Lewis’s Eco-Fashion, Green Gown Awards, Spinning Yarns Near NYC

Singer and animal-rights advocate Leona Lewis is on the hunt for an ethical, cruelty-free stage outfit for a “major upcoming performance.” (Talenthouse) The Environmental Association for

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