Visits: 23 Coachtopia, a new sub-brand from the American fashion house, uses waste or recycled materials to make new products. Will it catch on? During an interview in late March, Stuart Vevers, the creative director of Coach, stood by slivers …
Who Will Take Your Old Cashmere?
Visits: 29 Ralph Lauren is underwriting a new recycling program as it ramps up its sustainability efforts. Will consumers use it? What happens to a cashmere sweater that can’t be worn any longer? It probably will be thrown out, making …
Trying to Live a Day Without Plastic
Visits: 26 On the morning of the day I had decided to go without using plastic products — or even touching plastic — I opened my eyes and put my bare feet on the carpet. Which is made of nylon, …
Dumpster Diving to Shame Stores and Fight Waste
Visits: 25 At the third Duane Reade of the night, Anna Sacks, 31, a dumpster diver who goes by @trashwalker on TikTok, hit the jackpot. Half a dozen clear trash bags sat along Second Avenue not far from her home …
When Does Collaboration Become Collusion?
Visits: 26 In the spring of 2020, during the earliest and darkest months of the coronavirus pandemic, a group of clothing executives and designers began talking — tentatively — about upending some of the global fashion industry’s hidebound practices. Over …
The Queen of Slow Fashion on the Art of a Slow Exit
Visits: 27 “Being a boss is not my strength,” Eileen Fisher said, shifting awkwardly in a seat from a sleek meeting room inside the headquarters of a company she started herself almost 40 years ago. That may seem surprising, given …
Not Just Any Bag
Visits: 22 This article is part of a series examining Responsible Fashion, and innovative efforts to address issues facing the fashion industry. “Plastic is not going anywhere anytime soon,” said Alex Dabagh, who started the company Anybag, its name a …