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 …
Craftivism for conscious makers, knitters, crocheters, embroiders, designers, and artists…
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 …
Degrowth in Fashion is trending.
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. …
Good Clothes Fair Pay petition for #livingwage
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 …
What makes Fashion for Good Museum so cool?
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 …
Sustainable Fashion MOOCs
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 …
Artist Jean Michel Basquiat’s lesson
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 …
REKNIT REVOLUTION – repair rips.
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 …
FashionFiction.org
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 …
Compostable Algae t-shirt:
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 …