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The Ancient Fabric That No One Knows How to Make | BBC FUTURE
Nearly 200 years ago, Dhaka muslin was the most valuable fabric on the planet. Then it was lost altogether. How did this happen? And can we bring it back?
Poets’ Dress Code: What the Clothes of Sylvia Plath, Audre Lorde, and Stevie Smith Tell Us About Their Inner Lives | THE GUARDIAN
A new exhibition, dovetailing with the 60th anniversary of Plath’s death, showcases a skirt she wore to Paris in 1956, Smith’s collection of pristine shirt collars, and the symbolic asymmetric kaftan worn by Lorde after her mastectomy.
The New Laws Trying to Take the Anxiety Out of Shopping | NEW YORK TIMES
Fashion can’t stop talking about sustainability. Now it may have to put more money where its mouth is, as regulators set their sights on the industry.
One Woman’s Quest to Rescue the Lower East Side’s Trash | CURBED
For nearly two decades, Vicki Rovere has been combing the trash of her Lower East Side neighborhood to rescue what seems reusable.
In This Nigerian Market, Young Women Find a Place of Their Own | NEW YORK TIMES
The members of the female and L.G.B.T.Q. skateboarding collective Dencity have carved out a space of freedom, safety and community in Lagos.
8 Black-Owned Brands That Are Leading the Way in Sustainable Fashion | REMAKE
Celebrate eight star players in sustainable fashion, both highlighting their leadership and noting what steps are next for the brands to become even more accountable.
5 New Plant-Based Sustainable Innovations in Fabric Technology | FASHION UNITED
The new technologies include: EcoArmor, InsectProof, MindfullyClean, OdorSafe, and Natural Dyes. What makes each unique is that they are entirely plant-based, 100-percent natural, and manufactured with a carbon negative manufacturing process.
How Fashion Giants Recast Plastic as Good for the Planet | NEW YORK TIMES
An influential system overseen by retailers and clothing makers ranks petroleum-based synthetics like “vegan leather” as more environmentally sound than natural fibers.
Ocean Plastic Pollution: Why Our Clothes Are Part of the Problem | VOX
More than ever, our clothes are made of plastic. Just washing them can pollute the oceans. How much plastic is your washing machine sending out to sea?
'The Best Thing You Can Do Is Not Buy More Stuff,' Says 'Secondhand' Expert | NPR
Author Adam Minter had spent nearly two decades reporting on the waste and recycling industries. Now he began looking into the market for secondhand goods, both domestically and in Africa and Asia.
What Happens to the Clothing Goodwill Can’t Resell? | REMAKE
Quarantine cleaning sprees led to boxes and garbage bags stuffed with clothes, home goods, and old linens showing up on Goodwill’s doorstep. So what ends up happening to the clothing Goodwill can’t resell?
People Have Been Reusing Clothes Forever But Thrift Shops Are Relatively New. Here's Why | TIME
While people have been repurposing clothing for as long as clothes have existed, thrift stores are a relatively new invention in American history.
Can Blockchain Technology Make Fashion More Transparent? | GOOD ON YOU
Blockchain technology is said to increase the transparency of trading on a large scale. What is blockchain, what is its potential in the fashion space, and what barriers need to be overcome to ensure an ethical and sustainable implementation?
The Importance of Traceability in Sustainable Fashion | HARPER’S BAZAAR
TrusTrace has launched a step-by-step guide for brands to follow.
What If You Could Read a Fashion Label Like a Food Label? | NEW YORK TIMES
Transparency is all the rage when it comes to clothing, and it is finally reaching the tags on the rack.