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“We now know it’s ethically wrong for a top to cost as little as a sandwich.”—Founder of Ethical Fashion Line, People Tree, Safia Minney

Posted by Afingo Fashion on June 14, 2010 at 2:30pm
“Nine years ago, when we started People Tree, people thought we were crazy. But in the past five years there’s been a huge change—people are more uneasy about fast fashion.” Indeed they are, making brands like Edun and People Tree ever more popular. [Guardian UK]http://www.afingo.com/blogs/blog-patrol/we-now-know-its-ethically-wrong-for-a-top-to-cost-as-little-as-a-sandwich-founder-of-ethical-fashion-line-people-tree-safia-minney/
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“Women don’t often buy what’s best for their bodies, they buy what’s best on the model.”—Superstylist Rachel Zoe

Posted by Afingo Fashion on June 15, 2010 at 4:00pm
The queen of boho Hollywood styling also opines, “”Never buy shoes you love that don’t fit. Just because you love them, you’ll never wear them.” Regretting any recent purchases, are we? [Forbes]http://www.afingo.com/blogs/blog-patrol/women-dont-often-buy-whats-best-for-their-bodies-they-buy-whats-best-on-the-model-superstylist-rachel-zoe/
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“I hope the fashion world continues to look beyond the usual suspects. Just because you’re cute, connected, rich, or famous, doesn’t necessarily mean you design great stuff.”

Posted by Afingo Fashion on June 10, 2010 at 3:36pm
Longtime Paper editor Kim Hastreiter accepting the CFDAEugenia Sheppard Award at Monday night’s ceremonies with a speech that you simplymust read if you haven’t already. Wonder what Chloë, the Twins, and so on thought of this. [Paper]http://www.afingo.com/blogs/blog-patrol/i-hope-the-fashion-world-continues-to-look-beyond-the-usual-suspects-just-because-youre-cute-connected-rich-or-famous-doesnt-necessarily-mean-you-design-great-stuff/
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“It was sort of funny to see what the designers actually look like. I guess as a rule, I’d say they’re much better-looking than I would have imagined.”

Posted by Afingo Fashion on June 9, 2010 at 1:07pm
Actress AlisonPill on meeting designers at the CFDA Awards afterparty. [Style File]http://www.afingo.com/blogs/blog-patrol/it-was-sort-of-funny-to-see-what-the-designers-actually-look-like-i-guess-as-a-rule-i%E2%80%99d-say-they%E2%80%99re-much-better-looking-than-i-would-have-imagined/
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“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a man with a clear and objective understanding of his own style must want for little else.”

Posted by Afingo Fashion on June 8, 2010 at 4:19pm
A tidy, oracular aphorism on dressing by menswear designer Tim Soar. Preachit. Practice it. [Style Salvage]http://www.afingo.com/blogs/blog-patrol/it-is-a-truth-universally-acknowledged-that-a-man-with-a-clear-and-objective-understanding-of-his-own-style-must-want-for-little-else/
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“It may be easier to become a designer, but it’s a lot harder to make it as a designer.”

Posted by Afingo Fashion on June 10, 2010 at 10:38am
“There are a lot of people out there with no training at all, but youhave to understand the business side, the public relations, theproduction and the shipping.” Menswear designer Simon Spurr talking to Eric Wilson about the trajectory of today’s youngdesigners at the CFDA Awards on Monday. [NYT]http://www.afingo.com/blogs/blog-patrol/%E2%80%9Cit-may-be-easier-to-become-a-designer-but-it%E2%80%99s-a-lot-harder-to-make-it-as-a-designer-%E2%80%9D/
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“I regret not to have created the most beautiful outfit of the century, which is the one that protects. It is the condom.”

Posted by Afingo Fashion on June 8, 2010 at 2:30pm
Jean Paul Gaultier making our world spin at the amfAR Inspiration Gala. [UnBeige]http://www.afingo.com/blogs/blog-patrol/i-regret-not-to-have-created-the-most-beautiful-outfit-of-the-century-which-is-the-one-that-protects-it-is-the-condom/
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