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By now, you’ve probably heard the terms “eco-fashion” and “going green.” You may even own a piece of clothing or carry a handbag that falls under the eco-friendly category. But how much do you actually know about the environmental practice? Well readers, we took a trip to The Museum at FIT to walk through its newest display “Eco-Fashion: Going Green” to learn more about the history of green fashion and fashion’s relationship with the environment, both good and bad. For those of you lucky enough

Kelli Blake's picks from the Six Items or Less Project

Imagine wearing the same few items of clothing everyday for a month or, even worse, an entire year! Starting this week, a group of participants from California to Dubai are participating in the Six Items Or Less experiment by choosing only garments to wear for the next 30 days and share their experiences with a group blog. As lovers of fashion, we have wonder why in God’s good name would someone do that to themselves.
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Designers, when something goes wrong in the workroom and let’s be honest here; you usually hang the blame on your sewing-machine operators. The idea that these essential garment workers refuse to alter their practices to suit the job at hand is as old as Italian lace.

An article on Fashion Incubator, however, suggests that the problems on the sewing-room floor aren’t necessarily the fault of the operators. Rather, it may be an issue of communication. Despite the monotonous prod

By now, you’ve probably heard the terms “eco-fashion” and “going green.” You may even own a piece of clothing or carry a handbag that falls under the eco-friendly category. But how much do you actually know about the environmental practice? Well readers, we took a trip to The Museum at FIT to walk through its newest display “Eco-Fashion: Going Green” to learn more about the history of green fashion and fashion’s relationship with the environment, both good and bad. For those of you lucky enough

Kelli Blake's picks from the Six Items or Less Project

Imagine wearing the same few items of clothing everyday for a month or, even worse, an entire year! Starting this week, a group of participants from California to Dubai are participating in the Six Items Or Less experiment by choosing only garments to wear for the next 30 days and share their experiences with a group blog. As lovers of fashion, we have wonder why in God’s good name would someone do that to themselves.
(more…)

Image via umass.edu

Designers, when something goes wrong in the workroom and let’s be honest here; you usually hang the blame on your sewing-machine operators. The idea that these essential garment workers refuse to alter their practices to suit the job at hand is as old as Italian lace.

An article on Fashion Incubator, however, suggests that the problems on the sewing-room floor aren’t necessarily the fault of the operators. Rather, it may be an issue of communication. Despite the monotonous prod