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Activists Stage Flash “Faint-Ins” at Clothing Stores in Europe to Protest Sweatshop Conditions

Activists Stage Flash “Faint-Ins” at Clothing Stores in Europe to Protest Sweatshop Conditions

Cheap fashion often comes at a high price for the sweatshop workers who create the garments, which is why activists from the Clean Clothes Campaign took to clothing stores throughout Europe last week and

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Uniquely Jones (or Joans): Designer Gretchen Jones Unveils her Latest Looks at New York Fashion Week

Uniquely Jones (or Joans): Designer Gretchen Jones Unveils her Latest Looks at New York Fashion Week

Gretchen Jones (winner of Season 8 Project Runway) constructed her latest collection from about 70% ethical materials: organic cottons, hand-loomed resistant-dyed batiks and hand-painted vistas of the

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Less is More: Suzanne Rae’s Minimalist Looks Draw a Crowd at New York Fashion Week

Less is More: Suzanne Rae’s Minimalist Looks Draw a Crowd at New York Fashion Week

Designer Suzanne Rae's 2013 New York Fashion Week minimalist looks were inspired by late photographer Francesca Woodman's photographic studies women.

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Masculine, Fuss-Free Looks for the Plant-Based Man: Designer John Bartlett’s 2013 Pieces are a Hit

Masculine, Fuss-Free Looks for the Plant-Based Man: Designer John Bartlett’s 2013 Pieces are a Hit

Designer John Bartlett’s 2013 designs for the “plant-based man,” are all-natural, animal-friendly looks were mainly linen.

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Pakistani Garment-Factory Fire Likened to Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fires–Leaves 300 Dead

Pakistani Garment-Factory Fire Likened to Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fires–Leaves 300 Dead

Nearly 300 Pakistani garment workers are dead after a boiler-related explosion triggered a fire last Wednesday. Few options of escape were available to the trapped workers: every exit except one was

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9 Eco-Chic Fashions Inspired by the Music Industry

9 Eco-Chic Fashions Inspired by the Music Industry

Since the first waves of rock n' roll rebellion in the early 1950s, music and fashion have shared an inextricable bond. While fashion has often informed music, music has in turn inspired fashion as the

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The Softer Side of Urban Commune—Organic’s Spring/Summer 2013 Runway Looks

The Softer Side of Urban Commune—Organic’s Spring/Summer 2013 Runway Looks

John Patrick’s Organic’s Spring/Summer 2013 line maintains the no-fuss, easy-to-wear aesthetic fans love--But this season the designer managed to integrate a new level of femininity, too.

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A Recycled Take on 1960’s Sportswear from Designer Lauren Moffatt

A Recycled Take on 1960’s Sportswear from Designer Lauren Moffatt

Lauren Moffatt’s designs for New York’s Fashion Week were a throwback to 1960’s lawn games.

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The Haute Lunch: Jil Sander’s “Vasari” Bag Makes for One Snazzy Brown Bag

The Haute Lunch: Jil Sander’s “Vasari” Bag Makes for One Snazzy Brown Bag

Jil Sander’s “Vasari,” made from 100 percent coated paper with stitched seams and a stamped logo—or, a very posh brown bag with a super-high price point to match ($290).

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The H+ Bag is an Ingenious Shopping Carrier that Transforms into a Coat Hanger

The H+ Bag is an Ingenious Shopping Carrier that Transforms into a Coat Hanger

Spotted by our friends at Yanko Design, the H+ Bag is a clever paper carrier that—with a few simple folds—transforms into a coat hanger! Designed by students at Kyunghee University in South Korea, the

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New Camouflage Makeup Protects Soldiers Against the Intense Heat of Bomb Blasts

New Camouflage Makeup Protects Soldiers Against the Intense Heat of Bomb Blasts

Camouflaged Soldier Photo from Shutterstock Researchers at the University of Southern Mississippi have developed next-generation camouflage makeup which could protect soldiers against the intense heat

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GIVEAWAY: Win a Deckster iPod Nano Watchband Made From Recycled Backpacks and Inner Tubes (Worth $165!)

GIVEAWAY: Win a Deckster iPod Nano Watchband Made From Recycled Backpacks and Inner Tubes (Worth $165!)

Keep on top of your studies this year with the help of a Deckster Re:Class wristband! This snazzy design will transform your  iPod Nano into an eco-friendly timepiece that you'll want to wear everywhere.

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An Invisible Bike Helmet that keeps your Skull and Hair Intact

An Invisible Bike Helmet that keeps your Skull and Hair Intact

The Hovding is a collar with sensors that spring into action when typical movements associated with a bicycle crash are detected. Read on to see how this fashion-forward piece can protect not only

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Adult and Eco-Friendly Versions of the Oh-So-Comfortable Backpack

Adult and Eco-Friendly Versions of the Oh-So-Comfortable Backpack

Ecouterre presents 14 “adult," eco-friendly versions of the oh-so-practical backpack.

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Put a Photograph On it: Constvct Online Tool Lets You Wear What You Photograph

Put a Photograph On it: Constvct Online Tool Lets You Wear What You Photograph

Online tool Constvct allows you to create made-to-order garments with the image of your choice using double-knit organic cotton jersey and industrial textile links.

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Ida-Marie Corell’s Creates an IKEA Sack Gown for the Gewerbemuseum Winterthur In Berlin

Ida-Marie Corell’s Creates an IKEA Sack Gown for the Gewerbemuseum Winterthur In Berlin

Ida-Marie Corell’s ID(E)A, part of Oh Plastiksack! a co-curated show at The Gewerbemuseum Winterthur in Switzerland, features the artist playing a keyboard in an expansive blue gown…constructed from

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