How do you solve a problem like fashion? The industry is only getting bigger and its sustainability performance is not catching up with the pace of growth. Set to a backdrop this stark, it’s no surprise that an emerging number of super-engaged, eco-critical academics, activists, designers, and advocates are turning towards the ultimate alternative:... See more

“Ideological suffocation has been the background ambient noise of the last 10 years,” Velez tells me. “Unfortunately I don't think fashion will ever be the Caligulan bacchanalia that it was in the ’80s and ’90s.” Velez is bringing courage, both creatively and ideologically to the scene.

Introducing Figma for fashion design: Marvelous Designer, The Fabricant, and Clo 3D. These tools leverage 3D technology and allow brands to design, prototype, and ship their collections digitally. They eliminate waste (cost-savings) and enable design, pattern-making, merchandising, and styling teams to work more harmoniously. Emilio Pucci and Theor... See more

Bethany Heinrich, a Juilliard theater grad, was moved by her mother’s cancer recovery to form Fabulous & Fighting, a not-forprofit that takes clothes donated by fashion houses and gives them to women whose cancer treatments are changing the size of their bodies. It turns out that having nice clothes helps a great deal with recovery by bolsterin

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