Threads, materials, technique, street, influences – the back story, all the threads that feed our fascination with fashion.
10,000 liters of water is required to grow one kilo of cotton needed to make just one pair of denim jeans. In comparison, one person would take 10 years to drink 10,000 liters of water. Cumulatively, the fashion industry produces about 20% of global waste water. Source: UN Helps Fashion Industry Shift to Low Carbon […]
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The Japanese shibori industry now has serious issues: aging artisans without next generation to pass this heritage on, and decreasing demand partly caused by globalization. – Jun Nakamura
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Textiles of historic traditional compositions and unparalleled beauty have been a marker of our time, and in some cases are modernized in transforming identity and culture.
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Art fairs are a creative hub, not solely for art but for fashion, too. Both, visually stimulating, heighten the overall cultural experience.
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Art fairs thrive when visitors experience emotional moments of engagement with the art and a sense of camaraderie among other attendees.
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The experience of a fashion showcase doesn’t always come in a neat package of theatrical runway drama, museum exhibitions, or retail display windows. Fashion in the alley has a personality, energy, and engagement all of its own when witnessed in “the alley” as the behind-the-scene back stage to a fashion show.
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I began seeing the clothes I had been accountable for making as post-consumer waste: in thrift stores, jammed into markdown racks, and on the streets as rags. From an organic farm to procurement of fashion artifacts to a zero waste product development operation, Karen Glass, founder of Ø [zerøwaste] GLASS, walks the talk of a circular fashion […]
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There are economic, ethical, cultural, and design issues around mass production, particularly mass produced fashion. Aside from its social issues, fashion that is mass produced can be very expected, uninspiring, conforming, and blasé, you get the picture, and tends to be of lower-quality. Do we ever think of the actual makers of these mass produced […]
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One thing I want to do is figure out a better way to leave less of a footprint. I am not at all interested in mass production. What I create is art. – Alena Kalana A high school fashion course led Alena Kalana to give fashion design a serious thought. This award winning designer’s passion […]
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Brain cancer survivor, Susan Tancer, creates one-of-a-kind functional art. Painting became a therapeutic escape from cancer treatment. After being diagnosed with brain cancer in 2004, this former marketing and public relations professional developed a passion for painting. Suffering from the effects of chemotherapy, painting seemed the one thing to take her mind off of it. This […]
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This was an experience that you can’t get in school; it is like a master teaching their apprentice. – Hera Zhou “Being in Paris is a dream city for a fashion designer”, says Hera Zhou, and she seized the opportunity with no hesitation. Imagine working at the Louvre Museum, looking at sketches from famed couture […]
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A water-pollution-inspired collection gets the attention of a museum.
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An industry in transition. How advanced is the textile industry in reducing the carbon footprint while implementing ethical business practices?
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Fashion, like art, embodies the time we live in and society bears witness to the interpretation of its historical and cultural significance.
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The biggest challenge for hemp has been its legality. It has been illegal to grow for the last 80 years. Lawrence Serbin, President Hemp Traders Hemp, the cousin crop to marijuana, is a textile wonder that many consumers and industry professionals know little about. Although hemp has been around for thousands of years, today it is making head way as […]
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We want to bring back the essence from all over the world, with handmade, fine ARTISANal collections that are made by local artisans in their traditions. We will not disguise those communities; we give them access to the windows of the world while they give us their most precious gift: their talent. – Clémence Goudard, Good People […]
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By engaging both the visual and the performing arts, it also fosters a dialogue that reaches across the disciplines of art, music, theater, dance, and even fashion design. – Michael Govan, LACMA CEO and Wallis Annenberg Director Marc Chagall, Russian born artist, known for his figurative and narrative art, had a far-reaching engagement with music […]
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Up to 80% of a garment’s environmental impact is decided in the design phase. Only a few designers and product developers realize their potential to create sustainable change through their decision. – Jonas Eder-Hansen, vice president & development director at the Danish Fashion Institute | Recycling International Designers should recognize that true innovation is best achieved by […]
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A Quick Reference. . .
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Ethical Fashion Forum: From recycled fibres to food waste to disposable textiles, Dr Kate Goldsworthy shares some of her top picks for the most exciting and innovative textiles that we could soon be seeing on runways.
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The future of fashion is simple: it has to be the redemption of itself, it has to demonstrate that it took awareness about the bad situation it caused with superficiality, carelessness and lack of synergy (the key of everything), and it has to be the first educator of a new consumer that won’t “consume” fashion […]
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A bit of chaos and confusion may be expected in contrast to a slick, sleek, and orderly fashion show. We see the glamour and glitz in front of the stage, but what goes on behind-the-scenes [bts] requires precision ‘military like’ planning, enormous preparation, and an experienced team of professionals to pull it off. The goal: implement a […]
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A pair of Levi’s uses nearly 1,000 gallons of water in its entire life cycle, from growing the cotton to consumer care. – Michael Kobori, Vice President, Sustainability at Levi Strauss & Co [LS&Co.]
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I do not deal in trends. I deal in emotions. It’s about the emotion fashion gives you. – André Leon Talley, former American editor-at-large for Vogue magazine, curator Oscar de la Renta: The Retrospective The glamorous flow and flair of Oscar de la Renta. This de Young Museum, Oscar de la Renta: The Retrospective, exhibition generated […]
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What is the magic behind the art of costuming? It’s magical by its very nature. In doing my research I learn about different cultures, different times. I work with and learn from all kinds of creative people and then create a magical experience for the audience. What could be better? – Alex Jaeger, Costume Designer
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It’s difficult to find a balance between the creativity side and the commercial side of design, but I think that’s the role of a fashion designer. – NGA WUN [Kitty] Mok, designer.
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EDGE talks to Diane von Furstenberg Brand Ambassador candidate, Alexis Evelyn Marcy. Have you seen the exciting new show, House of DVF, on E! TV? Diane von Furstenberg’s new reality show [in its second season] is looking for young women between ages 20-25 who are interested in learning the ins and outs of the fashion […]
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I travel for inspiration, visiting historic sites and ancient cities; I do so to remove myself from the current season, empty my mind and work from a blank space. – Marion Ayonote, Footwear Designer | a quote from EDGE talks to Marion Ayonote Inspiration can be taking in what’s around you in the world, observing […]
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The sneaker world inspires me from the technological advances the giants like Nike and adidas develop. . . Fashion and technology: sports brands like Nike and adidas have been leading “technological innovation” in shoe design but the fashion industry is finally beginning to wake up to the possibilities of digital technologies, says Rem D Koolhaas, […]
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This is what I think of innovation: It takes creativity to have the vision of a great idea, concept, or product. It takes courage, conviction, and determination to believe in it and follow it through to full execution and exposure [this is true of all artists]. One of my favorite magazines is i-D. I recently […]
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What do classic cars have in common with EDGE? The visionaries behind the end product [the classic car owners and emerging designers] start with a blank canvas, are creative, innovative, and daring. Through their passion for what they do they give us what we never thought was possible. Thousands turned out for the 4th annual […]
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Barbie® has been a muse to many artists over the past 5+ decades – including Andy Warhol and Peter Max. Over the years, Barbie® doll has always been a reflection of the times, art, and fashion whether following style trends or blazing her own fashion trail. Today, Barbie® is the most popular doll in the […]
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I got a grade of ‘D” on my first piece I made in my high school sewing class. I cried all the way home. What I thought was a failure was a gift in courage and determination to still pursue my dreams. Twenty years later, I became Vice President of Merchandising for the Walt Disney […]
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