FashioNxt Week is Portland Oregon’s version of Fashion Week, with an emphasis on the Pacific Northwest, showcases designers from around the […]
sustainable fashion
We have moved! EDGE offices are now based in Portland OR with continued international reach. FASHION MATTERS – […]
What is responsible fashion? When you. . . Procure manufactured materials that are biodegradable or recycled Up-cycle discarded, […]
10,000 liters of water is required to grow one kilo of cotton needed to make just one pair […]
“Made in Forests” – a short story about sustainable fashion. Malaysian-born film star and UNDP Goodwill Ambassador Michelle […]
Four in five (79%) think clothing brands should provide information on their environmental commitments. Spanish and Italian consumers […]
Fashion News from Fashion United Can the biggest players in the fashion industry unite to stop global warming? […]
I began seeing the clothes I had been accountable for making as post-consumer waste: in thrift stores, jammed […]
With 25.5 billion pounds of USE-ABLE textiles thrown away each year (70 pounds per American), there is a lot of waste that can be prevented. – The EPA Blog
Join the movement! With the focus on fashion consumerism and the circular economy, Fashion for Good museum is […]
It may have been a long time coming, but Eco-fashion is no longer a hippie pipe dream. Biker […]
Breaking the rules, disrupting the fashion system is easier than you think. Fashion designer, Peivand Mirzaie has made […]
A water-pollution-inspired collection gets the attention of a museum. I really think that showing in museums helps […]
The Fashion industry has contributed to the earth’s pollution, and my endeavor is to show the world that […]
Non-biodegradable clothes are manufactured synthetic textiles including polyester, spandex, nylon, and rayon[*]. It may take between 20 to […]
I saw Al Gore’s documentary and felt that what I was doing in fashion didn’t have real meaning […]
We want to bring back the essence from all over the world, with handmade, fine ARTISANal collections that are […]
Did you know that slavery generates $150 billion for traffickers each year? There are tens of millions of […]
Throw away fashion, this is NOT. On the opposite end of the [fast and cheap] spectrum of fashion is Standard Issue.
Skip the landfill and discard your unwanted R.A.G.S. – Recycle Accessories Garments Shoes – responsibly. Americans discard more […]
A how-to guide from Redress and EcoChic Design Award.
Jeans, a global trend, sells approximately 6 billion pairs around the world every year. Sustainable denim manufacturing is […]
If you are just tuning in to how the world is struggling to cope with environmental constraints due […]
“. . .The essential triangle of sustainability is social, economic, environmental. You have to have all three or you are not really sustainable. . .I want to be a positive part of my community – thus growing a business and hiring, training, creating skilled jobs goes with the territory. That fills both social and economic legs of the sustainability triangle.” – Laura Tanzer
‘Young optimists’ ages of 18 – 34 are the most engaged on sustainability. 2/3 actively buy sustainable brands […]
. . . Or else people and the planet pay the price. The conversation continues – social, environmental, […]
If the average life of clothes could be extended by just nine months it could reduce carbon, water […]
Clothing can be sustainable and yet still fashionable. – Mimi Wong, Founder and Designer of Minan Wong It […]
. . .you can feel the love of the craft that has gone into the work by the […]
Learn the industry hands on as much as you can before going out there, because school won’t teach you the reality of it . . . create your own route, everything will not work for everyone. Some will be successful and some won’t. I mention this because this is the reality of fashion, and it’s so easy to get discouraged because it’s such a fragile industry. – Herbert of Herbert Victoria
