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Major Retailers Contribute To Severe Water Pollution In China: Report

Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Cleaning Up the Fashion Industry, Retail Supply Chain, Fast Fashion, Environmental Violations, Textile Factory Pollution, Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs, Ma Jun, Wastewater, Toxic Waste Dumping, Business News

The sassy spring colors flooding into America's stores are also polluting Chinese rivers, according to a new report. Textile suppliers of Zara, H&M...

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A 150 Mile Wardrobe: How One Closet Helped Kickstart a Local Economy (Video)

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 11.27.2011

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Kirsten Dirksen

2011-09-27-Screenshot20110927at5.55.13PM.jpg "In 1965, 95% of the clothing in a typical American's closet was made in America... today less than 5% of our clothes are made here."

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Americans and Australians: Make Room for the Euros!

Joah Spearman | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Allsaints, Style, Shopping, Fast Fashion, Uniqlo, Fashion, Bond Street, Zara, Style News
Joah Spearman

Americans and Aussies alike should make room in their closets for some European style. Allsaints, ASOS.com, Topshop and Zara are sending shipments across the Atlantic and down under with a great sense of urgency sure to impact your wallet.

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British Women Buy 62 Pounds Of Clothing Each Year, Lucy Siegle Writes

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: Style News, Lucy Siegle, Sustainability, Fashion, Fast Fashion, Poll, Style News

Last month, the Daily Mail published a piece by Lucy Siegle, author of To Die For: Is Fashion Wearing Out the World? In it, she argues that due to a c...

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Calendar Girls (VIDEO)

Jenni Avins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fashion Calendar, Julie Gilhart, Swimsuit Shopping, Fast Fashion, Barneys, New Media, Fashion, New York Fashion, Closettour, Style News
Jenni Avins

The fashion industry (or is it the media?) might be pushing us into fall, but it's still summer on the streets of New York! So how come I can't find a swimsuit?

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Fur Real: An Ethical Question for Vegan Fashion

Faran Krentcil | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Recycling, Fur, Cheap, Vintage Clothing, Carbon Emissions, Fast Fashion, Ethics, Vegan, Fashion, Style News
Faran Krentcil

My black winter coat is fur -- Mongolian lamb with Russian mink, if you want to be precise. But is a vintage fur more ethically sound than a vegan 'fast fashion' ensemble?

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Fast Fashion Trying New Tricks

Posted 05.25.2011

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Stores like H&M, Zara and Uniqlo have proven to be sartorial mainstays during the recession, but what types of tricks will they try to stay on top in ...

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