Causes Photo by Maksim Shutov on Unsplash Did your handbag help destroy the rainforest? The rainforest and the runway may seem worlds apart, but deforestation in the Amazon is partly fueled by something that’s on display in every fashion capital this month: leather.
Causescommons.wikimedia.org What was fashion doing at COP26? Trading buzzwords, talking circularity and grappling with the role of clothes in the climate crisis.
Impactsen.wikipedia.org Disaster prep kits get a makeover The climate crisis has spawned an unlikely new area of fashion entrepreneurship.
Solutions www.nytimes.com Why is fashion talking about regenerative farming? Brands like North Face, Allbirds and Patagonia, as well as the Kering luxury group, are all about agriculture these days. Here’s the dirt.
Solutions www.nytimes.com Fungus may be fall's hottest fashion trend A surprising group of fashion rivals including Stella McCartney and Lululemon are joining forces to back Mylo, a new mushroom leather.
Solutions www.nytimes.com Jane Fonda, intergalactic eco-warrior in a red coat The leg warmers. Barbarella. The Vietnam War. Tom Hayden and Ted Turner. And she’s not done yet.
Solutions Figuring out Fashion Week's carbon problem According to a new report, the New York shows are the biggest carbon culprit when it comes to travel, buyers, and brands.
