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,...
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...
Finalists of 2015 EcoChic Design Award Turn Upcycling Into an Art Form
Sara Kiani from the United Kingdom created this dress and pleated jacket from secondhand hotel linens. "I became...
EcoChic Design Award Launches Alumni Network
Ecouterre is a media sponsor of the 2015/16 EcoChic Design Award There’s much refashioning happening in the...
“YWASTE” Sculpture Reveals Amount of Textiles Entering Landfills
WASTE NOT Consumption begets waste, which ushers in problems of its own, Dean adds. "When we consume so much,...
Do You Have What It Takes to Cut the Waste Out of Fashion?
Ecouterre is the official media sponsor of the 2015/16 EcoChic Design Award. From East to West, the biggest...
Meet the Winners of the 2014/15 EcoChic Design Award
REPURPOSE FOR A PURPOSE Now in its fifth cycle, the EcoChic Design Award is the brainchild of Redress, a Hong...
Ford Design Challenge Turns Sustainable Seat Fabrics Into Couture
Ecouterre is a media sponsor of the 2014/15 EcoChic Design Award What does fashion have to do with automobiles?...
Uniqlo Under Fire for Promoting Sweatshop Conditions in China
Uniqlo has come under fire after labor activists claimed to have uncovered sweatshop-like conditions at its Chinese...
All These Couture Looks Were Made From Recycled Textiles
ECO-LUXE Supermodel and competition ambassador Bonnie Chen cuts a fine figure in the photoshoot, which features...
Announcing the Finalists of the 2014 EcoChic Design Award!
Ecouterre is an official media sponsor of the 2014 EcoChic Design Award. It was a big week here for us here...
Self-Cleaning Cashmere Uses Sunlight to Save Money, Environment
If you’ve ever wished your stained-up clothes could clean themselves, researchers at the Hong Kong City University...
“RiverBlue” is an Upcoming Film That Explores the Dark Side of Denim
What is the fashion industry—and we humans, by extension—doing to the planet? There’s been a lot of talk about...
EcoChic Design Award Wants China to Change How It Dresses the World
Ecouterre is the official media sponsor of the 2014 EcoChic Design Award. It's not everyday that the world’s...
Hong Kong to Incinerate 30-Ton Stockpile of Contraband Ivory
Hong Kong's 30-ton stash of illegal ivory is going up in smoke. The semi-autonomous Chinese region begins on Thursday...
Germany’s Karen Jessen Wins the 2013 EcoChic Design Award
Ecouterre is an official media sponsor of the 2013 EcoChic Design Award. Fashion NGO Redress injected Hong Kong...
EcoChic Design Award Finalists Bring Minimal-Waste Garments to Life
U.K. finalist Catherine Hudson used zero-waste construction techniques to craft her geometric dress and trouser....
Announcing the Finalists of the 2013 EcoChic Design Award!
Ecouterre is an official media sponsor of the 2013 EcoChic Design Award. Eight shocked and excited gasps rang...
EcoChic Design Award Launches Global Search to Reduce Textile Waste
Ecouterre is an official media sponsor of the 2013 EcoChic Design Award. The EcoChic Design Award isn't your...
Meet Gong Jia Qi, Winner of China’s 2012 EcoChic Design Award
Ecouterre is the official media sponsor of the 2012 EcoChic Design Award. China ushered a new era of sustainability...
Vote for the Winner of EcoChic Design Award at Shanghai Fashion Week!
Ecouterre is the official media sponsor of the 2012 EcoChic Design Award. Vote for the 2012 recipient of China's...
Announcing the Winners of the 2012 EcoChic Design Hong Kong Award!
Firstly, Redress presented The EcoChic Design Award Hong Kong 2012 Grand Final fashion show. This finale concluded...
Redress’s “R Certificate” Tracks Recycled Clothing From Factory to Retail
Ecouterre is the official media sponsor of the 2012 EcoChic Design Award. Greenwashing by the fashion industry...
Esprit Debuts Recycled Casual Wear, Denim With EcoChic Award Winner
Ecouterre is the official media sponsor of the 2012 EcoChic Design Award. Esprit isn't letting anything go to...
Redress Debuts 2012 EcoChic Design Award to Stem China’s Textile Waste
Janko Lam won the inaugural EcoChic Design Award in 2011. WHAT A WASTE An average of 234 tons of textiles are...
16-Foot Clothing Mountain Illustrates Hong Kong’s Daily Textile Waste
A 16-foot mountain of secondhand clothing, towering over Hong Kong's Central Star Ferry Pier, is a sight to behold....