eco-fashion, Tag

8000Kicks hemp shoes opened in 2018 after founder Bernardo Carreira finished his business studies at Purdue University. He decided to make use of his grandmother Maria Otilia's 50 years of experience in the textile industry...

When she's not slinging brews behind a Bushwick bar, designer Lorelei Christensen is scouring some of New York City's darkest corners looking for debris that she can transform into shiny little pieces of eco-jewelry...

Who knew that "thigh wear as eye wear" would be the next big thing in the world of eco fashion? Founded by British inventor Jack Spencer, Mosevic has recently unveiled Shades of Denim, a collection of ultra-durable and super...

Eco-fashion has come leaps and bounds in recent decades, but one environmental clothing organization has spent years addressing the global textile waste crisis through an annual fashion event showcasing emerging eco-friendly...

In a bid to make the fashion industry more sustainable, designer Elissa Brunato has developed the Bio Iridescent Sequin, a material research and design project that turns cellulose into shimmering biodegradable sequins of...

In 2016, Beth Cosmos was fresh out of design school at the University of South Wales and volunteering at several music festivals. Eager to see the hundreds of thousands of displaced tents left after music festivals in her...

Many people remember Lady Gaga’s jaw dropping meat dress, so when you hear of a dress made out of fruit, your mind is not likely to think of the trendy pieces H&M is releasing next week...

When it comes to making sure our homes are eco-friendly, it is easy to neglect the closet. Your clothes, however, might just be the biggest culprit. All those synthetic fabrics will take over 200 years to fully decompose,...

A new fashion exhibit in Queens underscores the ongoing water-contamination crisis in Flint, Michigan. "Flint Fit" comprises a series of garments inspired by the "power and necessity of water, manufacturing history of Flint,...

Fast fashion is a dirty business, and the apparel industry is considered one of the world's most toxic, second only to the oil industry when it comes to pollution...

Following its release in March of the world's first commercially available product made from manmade spider silk—a a line of snazzy neckties—California's Bolt Threads is ready for its encore...

Yves Béhar is turning trash into treasure. The rock-star industrial designer, founder of the San Francisco-based firm Fuse Project, has teamed up with Mafia Bags to transform used wetsuits, recycled boat sails, and castoff...

The pineapple is strong with these sneakers—literally. A collaboration between Star Wars and London-based shoemaker Po-Zu, the limited-edition "Silver Resistance" high-top combines silver woven linen and Piñatex, a leather...

Bolt Threads, a purveyor of synthetic spider silk, has launched the world's first commercially available product made from the faux webbing. Engineered using proteins derived from yeast, the 100 percent Boltspun spider-silk...

Are your clothes causing the world's rivers to bleed blue? Directed by David McIlvride and Roger Williams and narrated by Jason Priestley, RiverBlue is a new documentary that delves deep into the shocking underbelly of fast...