Luxury-label fashions are synonymous with opulence and grandeur. But away from the clamor of the Paris runway, the fashion industry is notorious for being an environmental buzzkill—polluting waterways, promoting deforestation and supplying tons of landfill waste. That’s why Greenpeace Italy has “thrown down the gauntlet” by challenging 15 French and Italian brands with a “Fashion […]

Designers work for months on collections that leggy, Amazon women will showcase on catwalks during international fashion weeks. But while most models have only one mission when walking down a runway (to not fall), women presenting collections in places like Kabul have other concerns, like fearing for their lives. However, despite the dangers of presenting the […]

Living in a society pre-disposed to fast fashion and convenience, we need resources to help negotiate the oftentimes difficult road to sustainability. And while that path might have seemed difficult to travel in recent years, sites like London–based The Good Wardrobe is making navigation easier and more collaborative. Tagging itself an “online style-sharing community,” the site […]

If you knew about the origins of the soft down inside your favorite winter jacket or comforter, you might think twice about putting either anywhere near your body. Last year, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals received undercover video footage that showed exactly how those feathers were obtained. Live factory-raised birds are pinned down […]

Gemstone expert Ira Weissman reports on his site that jewelry label De Beers is responsible for the way our culture prizes diamonds as the ultimate gesture of love. In 1946, De Beers launched their “A Diamond is Forever” campaign, which positioned the stone as a symbol of affectionand eternity, as well as a wise investment […]