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Tara St. James of Study NY on Prison Collaborations, Being Made in NYC and...
EcoSalon caught up with fashion designer Tara St. James of Study NY on her latest socially conscious collaboration with prison women in Mexico, ethical fashion and what made in NYC really means....
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Second Market Sophistication: Handmade Jewelry by Susan Domelsmith of Dirty...
Jewelry designer, Susan Domelsmith of Dirty Librarian Chains crafts handmade jewelry and elegant accessories out of second market materials from past jewelry factories on the eastern seaboard....
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Fashion Revolution Day: A Year After Rana Plaza, Turning Fast Fashion Inside Out
April 24, 2013 was a horrifying day in fashion history. The catastrophic events of the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh have sparked a momentous movement a year later. That day is now known as...
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Sweet, Sustainable Looks From an Ethical Fashion Week in Brooklyn
We all know by now that Brooklyn is the center of the universe, and this past weekend, it was the headquarters for ethical fashion. I arrived at Industry City, a massive warehouse in Sunset Park,...
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5 Simple Steps to a Personal Style All Your Own
Looking for that special something? That je ne sais quoi certain women seem to be born with? If mad fashion skills aren’t in your genes, never fear. You can easily cultivate your own personal style....
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Under the Canopy with Marci Zaroff: Meet the Woman Who Coined the Term...
Ever thought about the origins of the term “EcoFashion”? Here’s your daily dose of eco-trivia: It was first coined and trademarked in 1995 by Marci Zaroff, founder of the sustainable lifestyle brand...
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Chan + Krys: Ethical Fashion Essentials for Dapper Dames
Hailing from the chic streets of New York City and San Francisco, the founders of CHAN+KRYS are offering up a collection ethical fashion essentials for the sleek urban fashionista. The womenswear...
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Anita Arzé: Bolivian-Inspired Ethical Fashion with a Nod to Luxury and Modern...
The words ‘luxury’ and ‘ethical fashion’ haven’t always gone hand-in-hand, but thanks to designers like Anita Arzé, the world of high-end conscious clothing is more accessible and lovelier than ever....
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Remake: Advocating for Slow Fashion and the Women Who Make It
iStock/image source The future of fashion is slow and steady, not fast and cheap, a mantra that Ayesha Barenblat, founder of Remake, lives and breathes everyday. It takes a garment worker 18 months to...
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Wearable Fruit Leather: Pineapple is the New Leather Alternative
Photo courtesy of Pinatex/Instagram Years ago, vegan or faux leather clothing and accessories were stigmatized as lesser quality products. The cheap and often times tacky looking material was a poor...
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