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May 5, 2010
What does it take to get consumers to transition from buying disposable
"fast fashion" to heritage pieces? How about transparency in the supply
chain? Does knowing the history of a piece make it more...
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February 15, 2010
A great synergy seemed to be taking place on The GreenShows' opening night held at 311 E. 11—the first LEED-Gold certified building in the East Village. Gary Harvey presented “fashion with a...
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January 19, 2010
After being
resurrected from its ashes, Nau hesitated to make the same mistakes
again—letting ambition take the reigns before the brand had legs enough
to stand on. But opening up a one-month pop-up...
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January 4, 2010
If you're like me, starting a new business can mean acquiring a multitude of new skills.
Enough so that I keep circling back to the same question: Should I go
to grad school? For many people thinking...
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December 7, 2009
In this age of online shopping and payWave readers, paying with paper
currency seems a bit anachronistic. Who has the time to visit a
physical store, "fumble for cash" (as Visa phrases it) and count...
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November 9, 2009
On the argument of sustainability, I've always sided with
naturally-derived, preferably organic, fibers such as cotton, silk,
wool and leather. But with the evolution of so many high-tech,
lower-...
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October 26, 2009
If designers like Titania Inglis are any indication, ethical
fashion is finally hitting its stride. Her recently launched line
breaks tradition from the drab hippy sacks of yore, hewing more closely...
