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Slow fashion tips that will help you create a more eco-friendly closet

Posted by Rose on 20th Mar 2024

What is slow fashion? Slow fashion honors the relationship between the maker and the buyer, encourages you to bring mindfulness into how you acquire your clothes, and urges you to be a conscio … read more

How the used apparel trade is energizing artisan-made clothing in Africa

Posted by Rose on 24th Jan 2021

Artisanship arises in surprising ways; this Ghanaian photographer/stylist focuses his lens on upcycled fashion crafted from cast-offs The sprawling second-hand clothing markets in Africa are va … read more

Sustainable fashion shoppers: nine terms you need to know

Posted by Rose on 1st Jul 2020

A working vocabulary for concerned consumers who shop for eco-fashions As I’ve blogged about before, digging into just how environmentally friendly and sustainable certain fibers and fashions ar … read more

What is slow fashion anyway?

Posted by Rose on 25th Feb 2020

Our language tilts towards treating the word “slow” as a negative — something to be avoided or fixed. Think, for instance, of the term “slow-witted.” But there’s another sense of the word that has … read more

Slow-fashion smarts: Maintain, mend, overdye, refashion, reuse, recycle

Posted by Rose on 21st Aug 2019

How can sustainable clothing benefit the environment? Extending the useful life of clothes and even repurposing their fibers can make a serious dent in clothing’s environmental impact. A custom … read more

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