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Why Are There So Few Options in Men’s Eco-Fashion?

Jeff Garner, Prophetik — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:00:34 +0000

Jeff Garner, founder and designer of Prophetik

Men’s fashion typically takes a back seat to women’s due to the consumer demand of women’s ready-to-wear. The men’s retail business makes up 20 percent of the market, with eco-fashion constituting only 7 percent (5 percent of which is women’s.) This gives the justification of why companies tend not to focus on eco-menswear. Plus, there is a shortage of menswear designers out there in general.

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Amisha Ghadiali, Associate Director of the Ethical Fashion Forum

Jasmin Malik Chua — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:00:41 +0000

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What Will the Fashion Industry Look Like in 2025?

Jasmin Malik Chua — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:00:39 +0000

Predicting the future, like spotting trends, is a tricky proposition, but that hasn’t stopped people—including us—from attempting to squint beyond the veil. The latest sartorial crystal-ball slingers, Levi Strauss & Co. and the U.K. nonprofit Forum for the Future, have jointly released a report painting four possible scenarios of what the trillion-dollar global apparel, accessories, and luxury goods market will look like in 2025. You don’t have to wade through reams of dull statistics to get the gist of Fashion Futures’ call to action for the industry, however. A quartet of digestible animated videos make envisioning these futures a cinch, from a world where slow fashion reigns supreme to one where production is localized to the point of xenophobia.

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Prophetik’s Civil War-Inspired Fall ‘10 Line Storms London Fashion Week

Jasmin Malik Chua — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:00:34 +0000

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Summer Rayne Oakes, Eco-Model/Author/Social Entrepreneur

Jasmin Malik Chua — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:00:51 +0000

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Ada Zanditon Goes From Dusk to Dawn With Bat-Inspired Autumn ‘10 Line

Abigail Doan — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:00:25 +0000

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Jennifer Wen Ma’s Hand-Paints Add Moody Drama to Eko-Lab’s Fall ‘10 Line

Abigail Doan — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:00:32 +0000

Jennifer Wen Ma’s beautifully dappled charcoal prints at Ekovaruhuset’s New York Fashion Week show so mesmerized us that we simply had to find out more about the Emmy Award-winning artist and her work. Ma collaborated with Melissa Kirgan and Xing-Zhen Chung-Hilyard of Eko-Lab to create the smoke-hued pieces, which were painted freehand using water-based, low-impact inks. The result? A misty, atmospheric effect reminiscent of Chinese landscape paintings and Zen calligraphy.

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14 Eco-Designers to Watch at Estethica Autumn/Winter 2010

Jasmin Malik Chua — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:00:14 +0000

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C. Marchuska’s Fall 2010 Line Caps Off New York Green Fashion Week

Jennifer Smith — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 13:00:13 +0000

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Ekovaruhuset’s Fall/Winter 2010 Collection Exemplifies Bohemian Spirit

Yuka Yoneda — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:00:56 +0000

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