With Faith Legendre, Afire Consulting In the fashion industry, what is old is new again. But this time, it can also be sustainable. Fashion has always been cyclical, reusing older trends and updating them ever so slightly. But technology is pushing cyclical fashion to become circular, meaning that the useful life of garments extends indefinitely. […]
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How to Reduce (& Repurpose) Global Textile Waste
With Stephanie Benedetto, Co-Founder of Queen of Raw The world is becoming more aware of the negative impact of fashion, and social entrepreneurs are making major moves to turn fast fashion into a sustainable, circular industry. We’ve talked about the human cost of apparel production and the Rana Plaza disaster, how individuals can avoid fast […]
The New Fashion Entrepreneur: What Leadership in Fashion Must Look Like for the Next Generation
With Caroline Priebe, Founder of the Center for the Advancement of Garment Making More than simply a response to the altruistic call of social responsibility, the participation of entrepreneurs in the burgeoning sustainable fashion industry is also, at the bottom line, a smart business decision. Climate change and social strife are existential dangers, and because of […]
How to Get from a Linear to a Circular Fashion Economy
With Asheen Phansey and Monica Park, Eleven Radius Fashion as we know it is linear. With its current processes for material extraction, textile production, design, manufacturing, sales, marketing, and end of life, the fashion industry is designed to maximize clothing sales. But what if this business model could shift? Changemakers are reimagining the business of […]
How to Avoid Fast Fashion: Solutions & A New Relationship to Our Clothes
With Amy Hall, Founder and President of Impactorum We are disconnected from the value of our clothes. We can buy more and more for less and less, and the fashion industry produces to keep pace. The true cost of our clothes is largely out of sight, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. From the […]
Inclusivity, Exclusivity, and Sustainability in Fashion
With Cassell Ferere, Founder & Editor-in-Chief of PAGE Magazine Fashion makes an impact on all of us. Even if you choose not to participate in “fast fashion” or follow trends and designers, everyone wears and needs clothes, right? Unfortunately, some malpractices are deeply embedded in the fashion industry. Wasted materials, unethical production practices and overconsumption […]
