Minimize your fashion purchases to just five pieces a year, and help protect the planet! Every year, more than 100 billion new clothes are made, and 65% of them end up in landfills within just 12 months. The fashion industry …
Brands open up about Tier 1 manufacturers but do not pen up on their Living Wage commitments, the 2023 edition of Fashion Transparency Index reveals: The annual report is a trusted source that examines the publicly posted CSR reports of …
What is Craftivism you ask? Walking through a city, you often see bike racks covered with crotchet or a sign posts wrapped in a knit. These adornments are called Yarn Bombings. The concept of Yarn Bombing is an example of …
The concept of Degrowth needs to be applied to fashion design. And Degrowth needs to be applied to World Economics. But how? The idea came into being in the 1970s as a counter to the endless growth of the economy. …
It’s not a secret that the fashion industry is unfair to its garment workers. So, how can we prevent sweatshops in the fashion industry? Signing the Good Clothes Fair Pay petition for Living Wage legislation in fashion is an important …
Reimagining fashion for the common good by educating the public, about the ugly truth of fashion and the groundbreaking innovation happening in regenerative design is righteous. Wandering through the rooms of the Fashion for Good Museum in Amsterdam is a …
Searching for sustainable fashion design courses, look no further. Bookmark this page. As some courses discontinue, the list will be updated regularly. Here is a short list of free or accredited educational programmes to increase your knowledge about sustainability and …
Red, Orange, Yellow, Blue, and… Not So Green Many designers know of the environmental impact of the type of fabrics they use: Natural versus synthetic materials, for example. However, most have yet to consider the toxicity of textile dyes and …
Jean Michel Basquiat is proof that you can make an impact in a short time. Intuitively, you know you can change the world in an instant. What can you learn from his work ethos? Brooklyn-born Basquiat produced a body of …
Repair is an important sustainable concept. Try repairing your knits. Do it alone or do it in your community and spread the word. Amy Twigger Holroyd created Reknit Revolution to popularize repair in knitting again. Twigger Holroyd is a fashion …
