Fashion & Beauty

Fashion Collection Biomimicks Snakeskin Using Recycled Woodchips

October 10, 2011

Photos: Stefanie Nieuwenhuyse via Behance

Fashion has often been role-cast as a wasteful industry, but we’ve seen how up-and-coming fashion designers are increasingly using discarded materials in sustainable ways to create stunning work.

British fas…

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In Maine, Brahms Mount Keeps American Textile Tradition Alive

October 9, 2011

Photo: Brahms Mount

In Hallowell, Maine, Brahms Mount is designing, weaving, and hand-finishing heirloom quality bed and bath products. One of the last-standing textile mills in the U.S., it has been operating for the past 25 years with the help of a…

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Primavera’s Premier Organic Skincare Arrives in the U.S.

October 8, 2011

Photo: Primavera

Packed to the brim with pure plant oils and natural and organic ingredients sourced from fair trade farms around the globe, Germany’s premier skincare line Primavera arrives in the United States. Claiming to have the highest percenta…

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The Story of Freitag Bags: Building a Business Around Reclaimed Materials (Slideshow)

October 6, 2011

Image credit: Freitag

In 1993, two graphic designers, Markus and Daniel
Freitag, were looking for a functional, watertight bag to carry their work in, but couldn’t find one on the market. The solution, they found, was humming past the front of their …

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How Many Slaves Work For You Every Day? Find Out With New Online Tool.

October 6, 2011

Images via screengrab

Um, so this is a kind of horrifying wake-up call. A website called Slavery Footprint will run a few questions by you to tell you just how many slaves around the world are at work providing you with the things you wear, the thing…

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Indian Designer Creates Computer-Generated, Zero Waste Fashion for Spring 2012

October 2, 2011

Photo: August

Indian fashion designer and technologist Siddhartha Upadhyaya employs an innovative zero waste design technique, called Direct Panel on Loom (DPOL), in his latest collection for his fashion label, August.

From using computer-generated…

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Ramblers Way Creates Sustainable Luxury Casual Wear for Fall 2011

October 1, 2011

Ramblers Way wool button down. Photo: Ramblers Way

Organic wool comfort wear company Ramblers Way founded by Tom and Kate Chappell, of Tom’s of Maine fame has come a long way since their first collection, comprised of natural blonde wool jersey knits…

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Textiles Abound at Origin Craft Fair

September 29, 2011

Photo: B. Alter, Danielle Gori-Montanelli

Origin: the Contemporary Craft Fair brings together 200 of the most innovative UK and international crafts people in one really big show.

Textiles are always a big part of the fair and this year they came in…

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Patagonia Launches Groundbreaking Sustainable Wool Program In Argentina

September 27, 2011

Kristine Tompkins, former CEO of Patagonia Inc, and Rick Ridgeway, Patagonia’s Vice President of Environmental Initiatives, pose with The Nature Conservancy’s Carlos Fernandez, Ovi XXI’s Pablo Borrelli and Patagonia Argentina’s Raul Costa at the prese…

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Will Your Next T-Shirt be Made from Trees?

September 26, 2011

Photo: Flickr, CC

Bye-Bye Cotton, Hello Cellulose Fibers
Cotton is a great fiber to make clothes with, but unfortunately, growing it causes huge environmental problems. It’s a crop that uses a lot of water, and most large cotton monocultures are dous…

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