Freitag is a feat of brotherly love that flaunts its European roots
For over 20 years, the Freitag name has been synonymous with quality, craftsmanship, and individuality. Born out...
Can the "World's Best" Hoodie Revitalize American Manufacturing?
After Slate lauded American Giant for creating the "greatest hoodie ever made," sales of the 100 percent cotton-fleece...
Samantha Leibowitz: Architecturally Inspired Fashion, Made in NYC
Growing up on the Philadelphia Main Line, Samantha Leibowitz was surrounded by architecture, museums, and gardens....
Panâh: An Ethical Fashion Production House That Empowers Kenyan Women, Youth
How did you and Morteza Saifi decide to found Panah? My husband has spent over 20 years in fashion industry in...
George Monbiot: Materialism is "Eating Us From Inside Out"
"Materialism forces us into comparison with the possessions of others, a race both cruelly illustrated and crudely...
How Beyond Retro Became Britain's Hottest Vintage Clothier
Why did Beyond Retro decide to launch the Label brand? Out of necessity. Whilst hunting for vintage clothing,...
Li Edelkoort: Clothes Today Are Made to be Thrown Away "Like a Condom"
“The manufacturing of clothes has gone through a rapid and sordid restructuring process, which has seen production...
Cooper Hewitt's "Scraps" Exhibit Makes Do, Mends With Leftover Textiles
Scraps: Fashion, Textiles, and Creative Reuse, currently on view at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum...
Stella McCartney Says Fashion is "Getting Away With Murder"
“Fashion really is getting away with murder. ... There needs to be more systems in place, more vigorous testing,...
Mara Hoffman Made Her Fashion Label More Sustainable for a Touching Reason
"I think having a kid really shifted things for me. For so long, it was all about my own personal drive and making...
Patrycja Guzik's "Heavenly" Upcycled Garments Are Shelters You Can Wear
HEAVEN-SENT Texture and color played key roles in Guzik's pieces, which she assembled from secondhand wool sweaters,...
Olderbrother's L.A.-Made Clothing is Eco-Friendly, Gender-Neutral
How did the two of you meet? Was it kismet at first sight? For a moment, close your eyes and envision a pleasant...
Michelle Pajak-Reynolds Crafts One-of-a-Kind Jewelry With a Mythic Bent
Tell us more about your brand and what inspired you to start it? My eponymous brand is a couture jewelry company...
Vivienne Westwood is Now an Environmental Rapper
Vivienne Westwood, OG punk provocateur, just released a rap song about the environment. Because, why the hell not?...
New York City's Jussara Lee Turns "Zero Waste" Into an Art Form
Life doesn't always go the way you expected. Born to Korean parents and raised in Brazil, Jussara Lee embraced...
Dries Van Noten: Fashion Has "Become Such an Industry, Such a Business"
"Fashion has become such an industry, such a business, that we lost a little bit of the beauty of fashion, and...
Inspired by Mulan, Esther Lui's Upcycled Garments Embody Gentle Strength
HONOR TO US ALL One of the excursions Redress organized led to a garment factory in China that specializes in...
Pratt Student Responds to "Fast Fashion" With Upcycled Thesis Collection
SLOWING DOWN FASHION Burton described an overseas trip as a turning point in her journey as a designer. "I had...
Amy Ward's Upcycled Knitwear is Big on Drama, Small on Footprint
CUTTING THE WASTE Ward, who also holds a bachelor's degree in fashion and textile design from the University of...
Skunkfunk Gives "Zero Waste" Fashion a Youthful, Hip Twist
What inspired Skunkfunk to create a zero-waste collection? We believe that fashion can and must be sustainable....
It's No Longer Enough for Emma Watson to Wear Beautiful Clothes
"I made a choice last year that I would only wear sustainable fashion on the red carpet. The fashion industry is...
Fair Trade U.S.A. Wants to Keep the Fashion Industry Honest
As a vehicle for economic parity, "fair trade" is a designation that most people associate with coffee, chocolate,...
Alice: A Modular, Zero-Waste Shoe Grown From Fungus
JE SUIS ALICE “As trendsetters, the high-fashion industry should be searching for solutions," Peters, a 15-year...
Stella McCartney: The Fashion Industry is "Getting Away With Murder"
"I think the fashion industry can get away with a lot, and it’s getting away with murder. Fur is the most unnecessary...
Levi's is Open-Sourcing Its Water-Saving "Water<Less" Process
On World Water Day, Levi's made a bold move. Borrowing a page from the tech industry, the denim giant went public...
The Craftivist Collective Wants to Change the World, One Stitch at a Time
For as long as she can remember, Sarah Corbett has been fighting for social justice. Growing up in an activist...
"Breadline" Clothing Line Highlights U.K.'s Hidden Hunger Crisis
Have you always tied together your passion for fashion and social causes? My family is very creative, caring,...
Vetements' Demna Gvasalia: Current Fashion Calendar "Doesn't Work Anymore"
"You have no choice—whether you are the creative director or a designer on the team. You also don’t have time to...
Martin Luther King, Jr.: We Must Shift From a "Thing-Oriented" Society
"We must rapidly begin the shift from a thing-oriented society to a person-oriented society. When machines and...
Maven Women: Ethical, Empowering Clothing for Conscious Professionals
How did you decide to found Maven Women? The idea for Maven Women came to me about a decade ago. At that time,...