Bangladesh Adopts New Labor Law, Critics Argue Workers Still at Serious Risk: This is Fast Fashion
Facing intense international pressure, Bangladeshi lawmakers amended the country’s labor law this week.
Green Touch of Spain Pop-Up Shop in Brooklyn
The Green Touch of Spain is open Monday through Friday 11am-8pm, and Saturday and Sunday from Noon – 8pm from May 2 - 10. The shop is located at GGrippo art + design at 174 Grand Street, Brooklyn, NY.
Another Bangladesh Factory Fire: This is Fast Fashion
Seven workers were killed — all women — and more than 15 injured on Saturday following a fire in a garment factory in Mohammadpur in the western part of Dhaka City, Bangladesh. The Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights reports that the workers were crushed as they tried to escape the…
A Boy Named Sue: Eco Fashion Boutique That’s Cool with a Conscience
This new eco boutique based in Hong Kong that has a 'stupidly simple' premise: That all the clothes they sell are 'Cool with a Conscience.'
Shara Porter Hand Printed and Vintage Bags and Clutches
Shara Porter gives new life to vintage accessories. Under her eponymous company, the designer makes her mark in “hand-printed fine found objects.” I visited Shara Porter’s booth at the Union Square Holiday Market this past Saturday while doing some Christmas shopping and a gorgeous navy blue vegan bag caught my…
Eco Chick Giveaway: Fair Fashion from Treetie
This scarf from Treetie could be yours. Treetie (pronounced like ‘treaty’) is a new online boutique offering eco friendly and fair trade women’s fashion apparel, accessories, and gifts. Its founder, Nichole Dunst, said the name of the company represents a treaty she’s forging between fashion and Mother Nature. Nichole and…
SVILU Debuts: Wearable and Elegant Sustainable Staples
SVILU, a collection of sustainable staples for modern dressing, made its debut in New York this week. I met designers Britt Cosgrove and Marina Polo at their Tribeca loft and they took me through their gorgeous and ultra-wearable collection. I was drawn to the classic beauty and wearability in each…
Costello Tagliapietra Spring/Summer 2013: Masters of the Slinky Dress
The lights went out and sounds from NYC-based DJ The Misshapes filled the air. All that could be seen were scores of iPhones illuminating Milk Studios before the Costello Tagliapietra Spring/Summer 2013 presentation at New York Fashion Week. Jeffrey Costello and Robert Tagliapietra sent models down the runway draped, tied and wrapped in their…
Must-Have Summer Skirts and Clutches from Fair Fashion Boutique Sarafina
Bita in a Sarafina skirt. Bita Diomande grew up in developing countries around the world where she honed a keen fashion sense while witnessing stark economic disparities first hand. She created eco fashion boutique Sarafina as a way to channel her love of fashion, and promote fair wage jobs and safe…
Greenshows at NYFW: Study NY's Classic Knits Gone Edgy (and Convertible)
Study NY’s F/W collections (see last year’s here) always make me look forward to the colder seasons (even if we are still in the midst of one!). Sewn from sustainable fabrics that are uncompromising in their green roots, and made NYC, this year’s showing at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Greenshows…
