Eco-Friendly
March 23, 2016 at 4:14 pm
Old Navy is launching stain-resistant white jeans; American Apparel is partnering with Postmate for a clothing delivery service; H&M will have an affordable and eco-friendly wedding dress collection next month; a Kentucky-based organization is selling Easter tees to raise money for orphans and widows; and swim leggings now exist thanks to Target: Here's what's happening this week in the apparel world…
March 16, 2016 at 6:10 pm
The Wisconsin State Senate may take up a bill this week to strip communities of the power to ban plastic bags. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the state assembly already approved the bill by a vote of 63-35. "Most of the time, government is reactive, and we…
March 16, 2016 at 3:05 pm
According to USA Today, Montreal's mayor, Dennis Coderre, is fighting to ban plastic water bottles. Recently, Montreal banned disposable plastic bags, which will start in 2018, and plastic water bottles are the city's next frontier. “I raised the subject of plastic water bottles because it’s an environmental…
February 25, 2016 at 4:52 pm
H&M is making an effort to create a more environmentally conscious apparel industry by rewarding startups with 1 million euros (approximately $1,102,695) in prize money for technological innovations that benefit the sustainable-apparel landscape. According to Fashion Times, the H&M Conscious Foundation—an independent organization to create positive change—hosted…
February 24, 2016 at 6:52 pm
Adidas debuts a $600 subscription box; Nike plans to re-release every Kobe Bryant shoe its created; there is now a vegan leather outerwear line; Fall Out Boy will have custom apparel on their new tour; and a 5,000 year old egyptian dress is the oldest garment reported : Here's what's happening this week in the apparel world…
February 17, 2016 at 4:20 pm
MetaWare, a Fairfax, Virginia-based apparel business started by Marci Zaroff and Cas Shiver, uses seaweed-based inks in T-shirts. The seaweed-based ink, called SeaInk, uses a seaweed-derived base without the use of chemicals, like PVC, resins or binders. According to Ecouterre, seaweed-based inks not only have environmental benefits, they…
February 16, 2016 at 7:19 pm
When we get sunburns, nothing soothes the pain like aloe vera. But, the California Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) added a form of aloe vera to its list of potentially harmful substances under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of…
February 15, 2016 at 5:10 pm
Alice Saunders, a bag designer based in Massachusetts, is claiming that Anthropologie (a subsidiary of URBN Inc., which also owns Urban Outfitters) stole one of her designs, and is producing it with…
January 19, 2016 at 6:54 pm
Major electronics brands, such as Apple, Samsung and Sony, reportedly are failing to do checks to ensure that they aren't sourcing cobalt mined by child workers. A report from Amnesty International, titled "'This is what we die for': Human rights abuses in the…
January 7, 2016 at 6:36 pm
We know the dangers of staying out in the sun, and the importance of always protecting ourselves, but how do we know when we've had too much sun (aside from when we look like a lobster, in which case it's too late)? L'Oreal has…
