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SALVAGED CHIC Appropriately, Pezzano named his collection “Apparition.” “I like that the fabric was found and has a unique history, that [the jackets] are one-off,…

If Marc Ecko’s “Chewbacca” hoodie isn’t the coolest faux-fur jacket in the galaxy, then it’s certainly the geekiest. Part of larger lineup of Star…

VOTE VEGAN Constructed in New York City, where Hilgart is now based, the critter-friendly toppers are as warm as they are “super crazy soft,” according to the designer.…

There’s something innately satisfying about getting your photos and status updates “liked” on Facebook, but it’s nothing like getting a real hug. Melissa Kit…

After being laid off from his job as a lawyer three years ago, Luigi Bianco decided to move to Europe and follow his dream of being in fashion. Bianco wanted to focus on one accessory…

MADE NEW Denham’s designers took their inspiration seriously. After locating two examples of the coat—one at the Rose Bowl Flea Market in California and the other at an annual…

We’ve seen a carbon-monitoring LED dress, an air-purifying gown, T-shirts that register airborne pollutants, and even an armored “bubble” that keeps you coddled in a…

This is no ordinary chicken coop. Conceptualized by Welsh designer Kieren Jones, the henhouse is part of a micro-factory that processes the uneaten parts of the fowl into clothing and…

TIP OF THE HAT Although popularized by President Theodore Roosevelt, who wore a black-banded straw number during an inspection of the Panama Canal, the sombreros de paja toquilla…

Marks & Spencer has unveiled what it claims is the “world’s most sustainable suit.” Part of Plan A, the British department store’s commitment to whittle its…

ABOVE AND BEYOND The joint venture, dubbed NikeCraft, launches on the eve of Sach’s Space Program: Mars, an installation that will recast the 55,000-square-foot Wade Thompson…

INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH Stutterheim’s unisex raincoat isn’t just a classic Swedish design, it’s also handmade in one of the nation’s few remaining textile factories.…

WORN OUT Bourlanges had many sources of inspiration to draw from, including the work of writer-biologist Midas Dekkers (quotable quote: “Decay is indestructible. So it’s not a…

From the Swans Island studio in Northport, ME, comes an ultra-edition, très exclusive set of scarves designed exclusively for Levi’s. Handwoven on wooden shuttle looms from 100…

PIECE BY PIECE Narkis credits her lifelong love affair with textiles, particularly antique ones, to her mother, whose own dowry trunk from Greece was filled with hand-woven blankets,…

Following a spate of violent knife attacks on taxi drivers in the United Kingdom, United States, and Australia, protective-apparel firm PPSS Group has developed a range of…

Photos by Amanda Coen for Ecouterre When Parsons student Andria Crescioni won Loomstate’s zero-waste challenge in February, she didn’t just receive accolades and the…

ALMOST PARADISE Feel like the rock star you are with a 100 percent cotton trench coat by EDUN, the ethical, pro-Africa fashion label founded by U2 frontman Bono and his wife, Ali…