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Photos by Amanda Coen for Ecouterre VAUTE Couture made yet another appearance at Fashion Loves Animals to celebrate and raise awareness about the benefits of vegan fashion. The fashion…

BACK TO BASICS The textile industry typically relies on a suite of synthetic dyes to ensure consistency and fastness of color. It also consumes a tremendous amount of water—as much as…

COLLINA STRADA Proof that eco-conscious accessories can look just as on-trend as mass-made ones, Collina Strada’s line of bold bags fuses pops of color with modern silhouettes.…

Photos by Andri Tambunan and Deden Iman for Greenpeace After successfully procuring pledges from the likes of Levi Strauss, Nike, and Zara to detox their products and supply chains by…

DUSK RHYTHMS Dircks and Elkin, who boast extensive backgrounds in textile and fashion design in Australia and the United Kingdom, glean their inspiration from the beauty of the great…

#THNXVERYMUCH At New York City’s Green Festival on Sunday, Eileen Fisher, with help from “eco-fashion conspirator” Amy DuFault, also hosted a mini-fashion show…

CRITICAL MASS Years of research led Aus to create the “Upcycled Collection,” a line of mens- and womenswear that defies convention by being the first to be mass-produced…

Photos by Katherine Pascucci for Ecouterre Adidas gave Salon Internazionale de Mobile attendees a sneak peek at its “unprecedented collaboration” with London designer Tom…

Born from a year of natural disasters, nuclear catastrophe, and financial collapse, Jaida Hay presents her Spring and Summer line for 2013. Entitled, “Less is More”, the collection…

Nudie Jeans isn’t about to let a good jean go to waste. The Gothenburg-based denim firm is transforming destroyed dungarees into Scandinavian-inspired rag rugs. Reclaimed from…

Ashton Kutcher wants to make over the humble T-shirt. The actor-entrepreneur, together with pals Ryan Donahue and Matt Lowe, has developed a line of the luxury basics designed to…

SHOP DIFFERENT Cerulo, a former editor at Details and Lucky, and Mazur, an entrepreneur, describe their platform as part e-commerce, part designer showcase. Although Of a Kind has…

Photos by Amanda Coen for Ecouterre Leanne Mai-ly Hilgart debuted the first all-eco, all-vegan collection at New York Fashion Week to critical acclaim. We caught up with the…

GOING GREENER The decision to disclose H&M’s suppliers wasn’t one taken lightly, according to Camilla Emilsson Falk, the company’s head of media relations.…

Nike has thrown in its lot with one of the world’s most stringent textile standards for environmental protection, health, and safety. The sportswear giant announced on Monday a new…

GREEN WITH GLAMOUR Standout pieces for ladies include a dusty-pink floor-length backless dress made from 100 percent recycled polyester, a sharply cut organic-cotton blazer-and-trouser…

AFRICA ALLIANCE The co-designers didn’t have to look far for inspiration. The four-pocket jean of the 1970s, popular on the streets of South Africa (and reinterpreted using raw,…

GUCCI’S BETTER LEATHER Thanks to the involvement of the National Wildlife Federation, which verified the collection’s extensive chain of custody, the bags are the…