The craft of creating sustainably
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 …
Fashion Fiction is an educational exercise to build a better vision of the fashion world. Why not start by imagining a perfect place. The Fashion Fiction exercise is useful in classroom settings or in an ideation stage of a project. In …
Cool fact one: This sustainable t-shirt is made from made of Algae and Tree Pulp. Watch this timelapse as it composts. Cool fact two: The Plant & Algae t-shirt completely biodegrades and quickly in two weeks. Cool fact three: The …
Originally written May 14, 2016 Use sustainable and fair fabrics and be part of the fashion avant-garde. The future of fashion is all about sustainability. The first step in practicing sustainability in fashion is fabric choice. Keep it to one …
Originally writing on April 6, 2020. This April 22, 2020, Earth Day goes digital due to COVID-19 health crisis. Much of the collective activities will take place in digital spaces and on various online platforms. An app has been designed …