As the holidays approach, buying handmade is still more than ever on our mind. In the last issue we focused on the DIY aspect of handmade goods, this time, we explore how craftsmanship, valuing and preserving traditional skills, has the power to lift some of the world's most impoverished communities up the first steps of the development ladder. Read more...
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From The Field
News
 Ethical Fashion Shopping: San Francisco
Stewart+Brown
Conifer wins the award for best portrayal of a standard San Francisco boutique filled with lovely women’s apparel. I say “portrayal” because Amy Mautz’s store is...Read More |
| Happy Mom's Day
peaceBOMB bangle from Article 22
Mother’s Day is hands-down one of the most important holidays of the year, if not THE most important. After all, where would we be without our Moms and... Read More |
| Eco Designers of Southern California
Southern California may be known for it’s long stretches of ocean front beauty and Hollywood glamour, but did you know that it’s also home to some of the most thoughtful eco-designers in the U.S.? ... Read More |
 NICE Fashion Summit: Introducing the NICE Code of Conduct
May 3, 2012 was the culmination of approximately three years of research
and planning that resulted in the launch of the Nordic Initiative, Clean and Ethical (NICE) Code of Conduct.
The NICE Code of Conduct, which...Read More |
| Impact Conference Miami
Photo courtesy of Triton Submarines
EFW news and events typically revolve around the more aesthetic aspect of eco fashion. The excitement that comes with discovering emerging designers, viewing new... Read More |
| Vancouver Eco Fashion Week FW 2012: Day 2
Indigenous, Photo by Jason Hargrove
Indigenous opened Vancouver Eco Fashion Week’s second day. It was a cold, rainy day typical to the temperate rainforest region, providing the most perfect backdrop to... Read More |
| Vancouver Eco Fashion Week FW 2012: Day 1
I was glad to be back at Eco Fashion Week to see what international eco
brands had to offer for fall/winter 2012. This time the event took
center stage at
Robson Square, below street level under gepdesic domes... Read More |
Industry News
| Eco Criteria Series Part VI: Made by Artisans
Andean Collection
There is a great deal to be said about clothing and accessories made by
artisans: traditions passed down for generations, the time and planning
involved in their creation, the fact that these effects are carefully
held in someone’s hands with absolute attention to every minute detail –
this recipe truly generates the extraordinary. Like humans, no two
items are entirely identical, adding... Read More |
| Eco Criteria Series Part V: Recycled Fashion
From Somewhere
Pulling from the old adage “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure,” innovation in the fashion industry has taken on a whole new meaning. Morphing a bazillion different types of used materials like vintage fabrics and notions, inner tubes, candy wrappers, seat belts, and recycled leather, into brilliant new pieces of clothing and accessories, designers and other product development junkies are... Read More |
